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Between the bloody Syrian civil war and the complaints about Iraq's leaders, the violence in Iraq may prove difficult to unwind. Michael Crowley, James Jeffrey, and CBS News' Margaret Brennan discuss.
CBS News' Charlie D'Agata reports from Baghdad on the ongoing fight between the Iraqi government and militants with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., says Islamic militants in Iraq pose a "direct threat" to the U.S., and he discusses how the violence there might end.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., says the U.S. must protect its embassy in Baghdad, but it should not get drawn into a sectarian war.
The latest on the violence in Iraq and the indictment of Benghazi suspect Ahmed Abu Khatallah, with Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and others.
American military forces are stepping up activity in Iraq as the sectarian crisis escalates. Mark Albert reports from Washington.
The Iraqi military is battling to retake the city of Tikrit, which has been seized by the militant group ISIS. Charlie D'Agata reports from Baghdad.
The White House is asking Congress for new arms and aid for moderate Syrian rebels as ISIS militants make gains in Iraq. The $500 million request would fund U.S. training of rebels in neighboring countries and supply small arms, but not the anti-aircraft missiles rebels are seeking. Bill Plante reports.
CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss the influx of foreign fighters aiding ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria, and what it means for regional and global security.
A new study finds the ISIS army massacred nearly 200 people in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit. Charlie D'Agata reports from Baghdad with details.
CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss what options the United States has to help deescalate the sectarian bloodletting spawning horrific violence in Iraq, and what threat the crisis poses to the West.
U.S. officials are claiming there is evidence to suggest that Syrian war planes have bombed ISIS targets in the Al Qa’im area. If the reports are accurate, it puts the U.S. in an awkward position – on the same side as Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Clarissa Ward reports.
CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss the escalating danger of Iraq being swept up again by sectarian bloodletting.
Secretary of State John Kerry returned to Iraq for a second day of crisis talks. Asked in an interview with CBS News if the U.S. is willing to strike militant safe havens in Iraq and Syria, he said it would be a "complete and total act of irresponsibility for the President just to order a few strikes." Margaret Brennan reports.
While Iraqi government forces are trying to show they’re on the offensive against ISIS militants, there is no denying they are increasingly relying on Shiite volunteers who answered a call to jihad by the country's top Shiite cleric. Clarissa Ward reports.
Reports from Iraq say the ISIS army and other Sunni Muslim forces captured an oil refinery in Baiji that produces one-third of Iraq's fuel. Clarissa Ward reports from Baghdad.
Secretary of State John Kerry met with Kurdish leaders in Iraq and spoke to CBS News' Margaret Brennan about why any attack by U.S. forces right now wouldn't do any good.
Iraqi forces have lost control of all the main border crossings in the West, as well as four towns along the Euphrates River to ISIS militants. With the Iraqi army in disarray, Shiite militias are stepping in. Clarissa Ward traveled to the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, home to one of the most powerful militias in Iraq.
Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Baghdad Monday, as the country is tearing itself apart. In a nearly two-hour meeting with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Kerry said the U.S. will continue to work with the Iraqi government. Margaret Brennan reports.
The first teams of U.S. military personnel have arrived in Iraq to assess what action needs to be taken in the country. If the advisors can identify insurgent targets worth hitting without causing civilian casualties, air strikes could be launched from an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. David Martin reports.
Iraq's army is staggering under pressure from Islamic militants who seized more territory along Iraq's western border. Clarissa Ward reports from Baghdad and says the insurgents are one step closer to their ultimate goal.
In an interview with Norah O'Donnell, President Obama addresses the threat that the extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) poses directly to American citizens.
ISIS appears to be taking their fight to Jordan -- a problem that has caught the attention of Secretary of State John Kerry. So, what does he plan on doing about it? Margaret Brennan reports.
Miss the second half of the show? The latest on the violence in Iraq and the American response. Plus a panel of experts.
David Ignatius, Robin Wright, Tavis Smiley and CBS News Political Director John Dickerson discuss Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to push the Middle East to address the instability in Iraq.
"We don't want to see what's happening in Iran happen," President Trump said in an exclusive interview airing Tuesday on "CBS Evening News."
Information trickling out of Iran suggests a far deadlier crackdown on protesters than previously reported.
At least six career prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office have resigned as the office continues to face pressure to treat the investigation of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer as an assault on a federal officer case.
President Trump defended his tariffs at a speech in Michigan, after he visited a factory in Dearborn.
The Supreme Court heard two cases involving laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
President Trump's plans to ease the financial pressures on Americans are bold but could backfire, experts said.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs.
The couple had so many kids in their Los Angeles-area mansion a neighbor "thought it was a kindergarten." The investigation has only gotten stranger.
In 1955, at the age of 15, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks' act of defiance.
Focusing on these sectors could give your job search a boost, according to a new ranking of the best jobs for 2026.
In a video provided to TMZ on Tuesday, Timothy Busfield said the allegations "are all lies."
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
At least six career prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office have resigned as the office continues to face pressure to treat the investigation of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer as an assault on a federal officer case.
Focusing on these sectors could give your job search a boost, according to a new ranking of the best jobs for 2026.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
President Trump defended his tariffs at a speech in Michigan, after he visited a factory in Dearborn.
President Trump's plans to ease the financial pressures on Americans are bold but could backfire, experts said.
Capping credit card interest rates at 10% could save consumers billions of dollars, but potentially hurt lower-income Americans, experts said.
"We don't want to see what's happening in Iran happen," President Trump said in an exclusive interview airing Tuesday on "CBS Evening News."
At least six career prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office have resigned as the office continues to face pressure to treat the investigation of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer as an assault on a federal officer case.
President Trump defended his tariffs at a speech in Michigan, after he visited a factory in Dearborn.
The comments come ahead of Wednesday's meeting between the foreign ministers of Greenland and Denmark, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the committee's chairman, said the panel will move next week on holding them in contempt.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
The largest nurses strike ever in New York City is underway as thousands of NYSNA members walk off their jobs at major hospitals.
"Make America Healthy Again" policies driven by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have made major strides in state legislatures, with food additives among the most common targets.
Oprah Winfrey is one of the best-known, most-admired and successful people on the planet. But for years she seemed powerless to conquer her fluctuating weight problem … until new medications, and a new attitude about her weight, gave her a breakthrough, which she describes in "Enough," a new book she has co-written with Dr. Ania Jastreboff. They talk with Jane Pauley about an individual's genetically-influenced weight range, and how to reset it. Winfrey also relates the long road she traveled since she began her TV career in Nashville, facing sexism, racism, and comments about her weight.
The potential for a major nurses strike in New York City is growing by the minute, with major hospitals and the New York State Nurses Association failing to get a deal done before Sunday's midnight deadline.
Children and the elderly are among the dead, as well as a professional elephant handler, officials said.
The comments come ahead of Wednesday's meeting between the foreign ministers of Greenland and Denmark, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Information trickling out of Iran suggests a far deadlier crackdown on protesters than previously reported.
The heads of 10 central banks and other financial institutions say it's "critical to preserve" the Fed's independence, as Powell is pressured by the Trump administration.
British public broadcaster BBC wants a Florida court to throw out Trump's lawsuit, with lawyers arguing a lack of jurisdiction.
In a video provided to TMZ on Tuesday, Timothy Busfield said the allegations "are all lies."
Francois Arnaud joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about the popular series "Heated Rivalry," based on the "Game Changers" book series. It follows rising hockey stars Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. What begins as a fling between two rivals turns into a yearslong journey of love, denial and self discovery. Arnaud plays Scott Hunter, a closeted gay professional hockey player in the same league who has fallen in love with a smoothie shop worker. He talks about the message in the series and how it developed into a hit show.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Celebrities brought glitz and glamor to the red carpet Sunday at the Golden Globes. "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King spoke with some of Hollywood's biggest stars and gives a behind-the-scenes look at the awards night.
The NAACP Image Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in arts and entertainment. Comedian and actor Deon Cole and NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson exclusively reveal some of the nominees on CBS Mornings for this year's awards.
Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, alleges Grok generated and published sexual deepfake images of her without permission.
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is facing intense criticism, accused of allowing X users to generate sexually explicit images of real women and children. One of the alleged victims is Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Musk's children. She said she discovered people used Grok to generate and publish sexualized deepfake images without her permission and share them on X. Musk has not responded to a request for comment.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
British regulators are investigating X for lewd AI images generated by Grok, the AI arm of Elon Musk's social platform. Michael Goodyear, an associate professor at New York Law School, joins CBS News with more.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon will start using Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok. The word comes days after Grok drew global outcry for generating highly sexualized deepfake images.
Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens.
If you rang in the new year with a kiss, you took part in a tradition millions of years in the making. Scientists now say the origins of kissing go back much farther than most think. CBS News' Tina Kraus has more.
2025 was the third hottest year on record and pushed Earth past a critical climate change mark, scientists say.
The Trump administration intends to dismantle one of the world's leading climate research institutions, in Boulder, Colorado, over what it said were concerns about "climate alarmism."
The footage of a bear caring for an adopted cub was captured during the annual polar bear migration along the Western Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.
In a video provided to TMZ on Tuesday, Timothy Busfield said the allegations "are all lies."
President Trump posted on social media about the expanding Minnesota ICE raids and promised a day of "RECKONING & RETRIBUTION" is coming. CBS News' Lana Zak reports.
The state of Minnesota, and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, are suing the Department of Homeland Security and several Trump administration officials over the massive operations involving federal law enforcement. CBS News' Lana Zak has more.
Investigators say Stephen Spencer Pittman admitted to starting a fire at Mississippi's largest synagogue. Newly obtained video shows a man dousing Jackson's Beth Israel Congregation with liquid from a gas container. Jason Allen reports.
More than 1,500 pounds of methamphetamine were seized from clandestine laboratories in Mexico, authorities said.
Crew-11 is preparing for an unprecedented early return to Earth over concerns for an astronaut's medical condition aboard the International Space Station. Mike Massimino, a former NASA astronaut and engineering professor at Columbia University, joins with more.
Four members of Crew-11 are preparing to return to Earth from the International Space Station later this week after a "medical concern" prompted NASA to cancel a scheduled spacewalk. Former astronaut Dr. Scott Parazynski joins with his reaction.
Outgoing space station commander Mike Fincke, a member of the returning Crew 11, turned the station over to cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, saying the combined crew had developed deep friendships.
Mike Fincke thanked NASA for making crew health the agency's top priority.
NASA officials reported Thursday that an unidentified member of Crew 11 was dealing with "a medical situation" that would require the crew to return to Earth sooner than anticipated.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Does the evidence show a cover-up, or was Todd Kendhammer wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife?
Christy Salters-Martin dominated in the boxing ring but faced her toughest challenger at home.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
President Trump shared a warning for Iran, called Jerome Powell a "lousy Fed chairman," and defended the ICE agent who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis during an exclusive interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil.
Bill and Hillary Clinton are refusing to appear before the House Oversight Committee to testify in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
As reports out of Iran suggest the situation there is much more violent than initially thought, President Trump is threatening to take "very strong action" if Iranian authorities begin hanging anti-government protesters this week, as is feared. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports. Then, CBS News national security contributor Samantha Vinograd joins with analysis.
Two sources tell CBS News that at least 12,000 people are dead in Iran after widespread protests. The numbers are hard to verify as many means of communication have been cut off there for several days. Iranian women's rights activist Masih Alinejad joins CBS News to discuss.
The Dow Jones fell nearly 400 points on Tuesday as traders reacted to President Trump's proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year. Kristin Myers, ETF editor-in-chief at Asset TV, joins to discuss how the plan could impact borrowers if implemented.