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Retired Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, who was the head of the U.S. Central Command from 2019-2021, tells "Face the Nation" that with levels of al Qaeda at historic lows in Afghanistan and Pakistan, ISIS is more of an "enduring" threat.
One group puts the number as high as 23. ISIS sleeper cells still carry out deadly attacks in parts of Syria despite the group's defeat in 2019.
The attack targeted a political rally for a pro-Taliban cleric, and that group's rival, the local ISIS affiliate, is based just over the border in Afghanistan.
The deadly drone strike was carried out the same day and by a drone that the Defense Department said was being "harassed" by Russia flying over the western part of Syria.
Three MQ-9 drones were conducting a mission against ISIS when they were engaged by three Russian fighter jets, according to the U.S. Air Force.
The Supreme Court has issued an opinion favoring social media companies in the case of Twitter v. Taamneh. The case centered around the issue of whether a social media platform can be liable for "aiding and abetting" a terrorist attack. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.
Turkish President Erdogan said Turkey's MIT intelligence agency has killed Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, who became the leader of ISIS in November 2022.
The Defense Department says the Taliban has killed the ISIS-K leader behind a 2021 attack at Afghanistan's Kabul airport. Officials say the U.S. was not involved in the operation. CBS News anchors Errol Barnett and Roxana Saberi spoke with former national security adviser and CBS News contributor H.R. McMaster about why the U.S. was not involved.
Senior administration officials tell CBS News the ISIS-K leader behind the deadly 2021 attack at the Kabul airport has been killed by the Taliban. The bombing, during the U.S. withdrawal of Afghanistan, killed 13 Americans and more than 100 Afghan civilians. Brett Bruen, president of the Global Situation Room and former director of global engagement at the White House joined Anne-Marie Green on "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the development.
The Taliban killed an ISIS leader who planned the Aug. 26, 2021 suicide bombing at Kabul International Airport. Thirteen U.S. service members were killed in the attack and 45 were wounded. At least 170 Afghan civilians were killed. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
U.S. confirms ISIS leader's death in Afghanistan; Remembering Harry Belafonte.
The Taliban has killed the ISIS leader who orchestrated the suicide bombing at Kabul Airport in 2021, killing 13 U.S. military officials and roughly 170 Afghans. CBS News has confirmed the Taliban is responsible for the ISIS takedown. David Martin has more on this development in what was a haunting moment in America's haphazard Afghanistan withdrawal.
The ISIS leader responsible for the 2021 Kabul airport attack that killed 13 U.S. service members has been killed by the Taliban, according to Biden administration officials. David Martin has more.
He was in charge of plotting attacks in Europe, the U.S. military said. The strike was the latest in recent years targeting ISIS members in Syria.
A suicide bomber was spotted and killed as he approached a checkpoint near the foreign ministry in Kabul, but his bomb still went off in the heart of the capital.
President Biden made his first trip to Canada as commander-in-chief to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In his opening statements Friday, Biden addressed the fatal drone attack on U.S. forces in Syria. CBS News Washington correspondent Christina Ruffini examined the president's comments and the ongoing situation in Syria.
A new attack targeted a U.S. military base in Syria on Friday, according to U.S. officials. Overnight, the U.S. military carried out precision airstrikes in retaliation for another attack Thursday that killed an American contractor and hurt six other people, according to the Pentagon. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini the U.S. does not want to escalate matters, but will defend American forces. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green with more.
U.S. troops left in 2011 but returned as the country was gripped by sectarian bloodshed and the rise of ISIS, and Iraqis struggle to believe the nightmare is over.
Western forces quickly toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, but the invasion sparked a devastating civil war and gave rise to ISIS, so optimism has been hard to come by.
Monday marks 20 years since the United States invaded Iraq. After the fall of Saddam Hussein, the rise of ISIS, and more, what does the country look like today? Charlie D'Agata, who has covered the region for decades, reports from Baghdad.
Begum was just 15 when she went to Syria to marry an ISIS fighter, but a judge found "insufficient" evidence she should be treated as a victim of exploitation rather than a threat.
A senior ISIS leader is dead after a helicopter raid led by its forces in northeast Syria. A U.S. official said the four Americans and the dog were injured during the raid. Christina Ruffini has more.
The U.S. military confirmed on Friday a senior ISIS leader, Hamza al-Homsi, was killed in a helicopter raid led by U.S. forces in northern Syria. Four American service members and a working dog were wounded during the raid, officials said. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joined Catherine Herridge to discuss.
Senior ISIS leader Hamza al-Homsi was killed, and four American service members and a working dog were wounded, in a helicopter raid in northeast Syria, the U.S. military said Friday. David Martin has the latest.
The blast, which ripped through a mosque inside a major police facility in Peshawar, was one of the deadliest attacks on Pakistan's security forces in years.
If Congress can't pass a government funding bill by 11:59 p.m. Saturday, then the government will shut down.
The former president will be going to a non-union plant in Detroit amid the United Auto Workers strike, now in its second week.
U.S. soldier Travis King, who ran across the border from South Korea into North Korea in July, was transferred back to U.S. custody in China.
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were arraigned in U.S. district court in Manhattan.
Brooks Houck was arrested "without incident" on charges stemming from the investigation into Crystal Rogers.
A Hunter Biden attorney says the transfers were from private loans to Hunter Biden, and they referenced his father's address because it was the one on his personal driver's license at the time.
The discovery comes after another recent tragedy in which a toddler died and three others were sickened due to exposure to fentanyl at a Bronx day care.
The FDA stopped short of saying the potentially life-threatening condition was caused by the drugs, which have become popular for weight loss.
Bruce Springsteen announced he is postponing his remaining 2023 tour dates to continue treatment for peptic ulcer disease, which occurs when an open sore develops on the inside lining of the stomach.
The discovery comes after another recent tragedy in which a toddler died and three others were sickened due to exposure to fentanyl at a Bronx day care.
Google was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University, who moved the company to a garage in 1998.
The former president will be going to a non-union plant in Detroit amid the United Auto Workers strike, now in its second week.
The U.S. will keep the refugee cap unchanged at 125,000, while more than doubling the allocation for refugees from the Western Hemisphere.
"The trooper suffered injuries from the incident and is continuing to recover at home," Michigan State Police said of the Sunday incident.
A vintage banknote and an even older coin collectively sold for nearly $1 million at a multi-day bidding event in Dallas.
Kia and Hyundai are advising motorists to park affected models outside after a rash of fires linked to faulty brakes.
Plastic rings can detach from the Rainbow Road Road series board books sold at Sam's Club, Target and other retailers nationwide.
The FDA stopped short of saying the potentially life-threatening condition was caused by the drugs, which have become popular for weight loss.
According to a new survey from YouGov for Bankrate, 56% of Americans feel they are falling behind on saving up for their post-work lives.
If Congress can't pass a government funding bill by 11:59 p.m. Saturday, then the government will shut down.
The former president will be going to a non-union plant in Detroit amid the United Auto Workers strike, now in its second week.
The U.S. will keep the refugee cap unchanged at 125,000, while more than doubling the allocation for refugees from the Western Hemisphere.
A Hunter Biden attorney says the transfers were from private loans to Hunter Biden, and they referenced his father's address because it was the one on his personal driver's license at the time.
Karen Pence's recently published book, "When It's Your Turn to Serve: Experiencing God's Grace in His Calling for Your Life," gives readers a glimpse into her life as the former second lady.
An unvaccinated pet is a danger not just to other animals but also to the humans around them, an author of the study notes.
Plastic rings can detach from the Rainbow Road Road series board books sold at Sam's Club, Target and other retailers nationwide.
The FDA stopped short of saying the potentially life-threatening condition was caused by the drugs, which have become popular for weight loss.
The facility has been approved after years of debate over its legality, in a move experts hope will help Scotland reduce drug deaths.
People with higher-than-normal temperatures may have a fever, but this doesn't always mean they're sick. Doctors share what the numbers on a thermometer actually mean.
The U.S. will keep the refugee cap unchanged at 125,000, while more than doubling the allocation for refugees from the Western Hemisphere.
The launch of the military satellite comes amid ongoing tensions with Western nations over its nuclear program.
A group of six young people from Portugal have accused 32 countries of failing to tackle climate change fast enough, and therefore infringing on their human rights
Irish authorities have seized $165 million worth of cocaine from a cargo vessel in what is being called the largest drug raid in the history of the country.
The facility has been approved after years of debate over its legality, in a move experts hope will help Scotland reduce drug deaths.
Rock legend Bruce Springsteen announced that he has postponed his remaining tour dates in 2023 as he receives treatment for peptic ulcer disease.
The Writers Guild of America released the details of their tentative agreement with Hollywood studios and have unanimously voted to end the nearly 150-day strike.
"Well Trav, how does it feel that Taylor Swift finally put you on the map?" his brother Jason Kelce asked.
Paul Rodgers released his latest solo album, "Midnight Rose," earlier this month.
McDaniel was the first Black person to ever win an Oscar, which was displayed at Howard University until the late 1960s when it mysteriously disappeared.
Google was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University, who moved the company to a garage in 1998.
Amazon is facing antitrust claims from the Federal Trade Commission and states including New York and Pennsylvania, alleging the retailer is a monopoly.
A group of rabbis, academics and activists said the behavior of owner Elon Musk has allowed "a new stage in antisemitic discourse" to "spread like wildfire" on the social media site.
A new generation of high-tech thieves are attacking vulnerable vehicle computer systems to steal cars in seconds.
Anthropic will use Amazon's cloud services and machine-learning chips to train and deploy its ChatGPT rival, Claude.
"People didn't think it could really be done," Marc Friedländer, an associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, told CBS News.
For the first time, scientists in Sweden have analyzed an extinct animal's RNA. They're studying the Tasmanian tiger which has been extinct since the 1930s. Marc Friedländer, associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, joins CBS News to discuss what the breakthrough means for science.
What could soon be Tropical Storm Ophelia is moving closer to the U.S. East Coast, the National Hurricane Center said, and a tropical storm warning is in effect from Cape Fear, North Carolina, to Fenwick Island, Delaware. CBS News Baltimore's Janay Reece has an update on how locals there are preparing for the storm. And Lynette Charles, meteorologist for The Weather Channel, has a forecast for where the storms could be most severe.
Since 2016, wildfire smoke in the U.S. has reversed roughly 25% of air quality improvements made from the 2000 Clean Air Act, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. That figure doubles to roughly 50% when looking specifically at the impact on many western states. For more on this, CBS News was joined by Marshall Burke, an associate professor at Stanford's Doerr School of Sustainability and a co-author of the study.
Homeowners living in areas at risk for natural disasters are seeing higher home insurance premiums -- for some, coverage has been dropped completely. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
The discovery comes after another recent tragedy in which a toddler died and three others were sickened due to exposure to fentanyl at a Bronx day care.
Multiple groups of looters hit retail stores and at least one small business in different Philadelphia neighborhoods Tuesday night.
Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann spoke in court Wednesday, telling a judge he spends 2-3 hours a day reviewing evidence in the case.
Brooks Houck was arrested "without incident" on charges stemming from the investigation into Crystal Rogers.
The gruesome discovery was in the industrial hub of Monterrey and its suburbs, including some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the country.
Descent from the International Space Station closed out an unexpected 371-day stay, the longest flight in U.S. space history.
September's full moon, also known as the harvest moon, will be the last of four consecutive supermoons.
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is finishing up the longest single flight in U.S. space history at 371 days.
NASA is celebrating the successful end of a 7-year, $1 billion mission to collect and return a sample from the asteroid Bennu. CBS News' Mark Strassmann has more on the mission. And Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss the significance of the samples.
A capsule containing rubble from an asteroid landed in the Utah desert Sunday. It may contain material leftover from the creation of the solar system, scientists say.
Inside South Carolina's "trial of the century" — how investigators built their case
What Angelina Fernandes saw the night her mother was accused of murder.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
How prosecutors made the case that the Wisconsin man killed his parents Bart and Krista Halderson in July 2021.
On Nov. 11, 2012, Jake Nolan accompanied his psychiatrist cousin to a NYC Home Depot where she purchased a sledgehammer; 24 hours later, it became a key piece of evidence in a crime that ended with Nolan and her ex-lover in the hospital.
In a 1974 report for 60 Minutes, Morley Safer spoke with U.S. Air Force Captain Mike Rose, the author of a controversial article which criticized the honor code system of U.S. military academies.
House Republicans have taken to messaging this week saying they won't pass any spending bill without legislation to address the crisis at the southern border. Dr. Victor Trevino is the mayor of the nation's largest inland point of entry in Laredo, Texas. He joined CBS News to discuss how detrimental a government shutdown would be to his city.
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges at their arraignment Wednesday in New York. Menendez's arraignment comes amid growing calls for his resignation from several members of his own party. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
The vocal anti-vaccine movement in the U.S. doesn't just stop with people. A new Boston University study finds many dog owners are skeptical of having their pets vaccinated, even though that puts the animal — and their humans — at risk. CBS News' Danya Bacchus has the details.
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges as he was arraigned Wednesday in a New York City courtroom. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more on the case.