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New York National Guard member Vincent Scalise started a mission to bring Republicans and Democrats together, one picture at a time. His progress was tracked on social media as he used his downtime to snag selfies with senators on both sides of the aisle. Kris Van Cleave has the details.
Three people were killed and 13 injured in eastern Ukraine as pro-Russian separatists fought with Ukrainian national guard troops outside their base in Mariupol. It was the worst violence in eastern Ukraine since the insurgency began. Holly Williams reports from inside Ukraine.
A family that had become adrift in the Pacific Ocean, necessitating a rescue from the California Air National Guard and U.S. Navy, has returned to shore. The family called for help after its boat became disabled and one of the two little girls aboard became seriously ill. KFMB-TV's Greg Kang reports.
A sick one-year-old child named Lyra Kaufman is recovering after being rescued aboard her family's sailboat when she got a fever and became unresponsive to medication. The California Air National Guard dispatched four medics who parachuted into the water and reached the boat. Don Dahler reports.
The U.S. Navy and National Guard are on a mission to rescue a 1-year-old child sickened with salmonella more than a thousand miles off Mexico's pacific coast. How the baby and her parents came to be there in the first place is raising questions. Marlee Hall reports.
The California Air National Guard stabilized a 1-year-old baby named Lyra when she became seriously ill aboard her family's sailboat more than a thousand miles off the coast of Mexico. Betty Yu of KPIX-TV reports.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this week approved for guardsmen to remain on Capitol Hill through May 23.
The current mission was set to end on March 12.
National Guard troops have supported the Capitol since the January 6 riot.
Several top U.S. intelligence, military and security officials testified before a joint Senate committee hearing on the breakdown of communication surrounding the January 6th attack on the Capitol. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge and former California Representative Jane Harman joined CBSN to explain the major takeaways from the hearing.
Law enforcement officials are warning lawmakers about a new threat against the Capitol on March 4. The warning came on the same day that the head of the D.C. National Guard testified about why it took so long for Guard troops to be deployed to Capitol Hill on January 6. Jacqueline Alemany, a political reporter for the Washington post and author of the Power Up newsletter, discusses the precautions being taken against this new threat and how lawmakers responded to testimony about the January 6 attack.
The letter said guardsmen have reported being served meals that are "badly undercooked, raw, moldy, and even filled with metal shavings."
Architect of the Capitol Brett Blanton, who could have approved a request for the National Guard during the January 6 riot, said he was never consulted before or during the attack. Kris Van Cleave reports.
The weather system is moving into the Midwest and Northeast, causing major problems on the roads.
The crash in Idaho comes less than two weeks after three National Guard members were killed in a helicopter crash in New York.
Approximately 25,000 National Guard troops were sent to Washington, D.C., to provide security for President Biden's inauguration after a violent mob assaulted the Capitol while Congress was counting electoral votes. Officials said Monday that about 13,000 troops remain in the district, a figure that will drop to 7,000 by the end of the week and then remain at 5,000 into March. Watch the officials brief reporters.
One-fifth of the 25,000 troops sent to the capital in the wake of the violent riot at the Capitol will remain until March.
Sergeant Jacob Kohut is a member of the National Guard and a band teacher in Virginia. So when he was activated to help secure the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, he found a way to balance both jobs. He still teaches his virtual classes — only he's doing it in the back of a military vehicle, parked outside the federal building, in his fatigues.
About 7,000 National Guard troops are currently stationed in the capital.
"There are National Guard troops here from every state in the union, probably, young individuals who are most likely to have asymptomatic infection if they do get infected," Birx said on "Face the Nation"
The chairman of the union that represents Capitol police, told CBS News that cases have "spiked" since the January 6 attack.
Sergeant Jacob Kohut taught like he would any other virtual class – only he was in the back of a military vehicle, in his fatigues.
The Guard members were asked by Capitol Police to relocate to a parking garage to rest during their shifts. That drew swift condemnation from lawmakers.
On Thursday, the U.S. Capitol police told National Guard troops to rest in a nearby parking garage instead of the Capitol. Photos of those troops caused outrage and the order was quickly rolled back overnight. Catherine Herridge reports.
Authorities say the Army National Guard members were on a routine training flight on a medical evacuation chopper when it went down outside Rochester.
Explosions boomed across Kyiv for hours as ballistic missiles and drones hit the city in an attack that began early in the morning.
Millions of Americans live in areas under winter storm alerts stretching from northern Minnesota to the Eastern Seaboard.
President Trump said he won't quickly follow Mideast ally Israel in recognizing Somaliland, saying he needed to "study" it.
Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday after weeks of deadly fighting along their border.
After a teen didn't return from walking her dog, her dad used cell phone data to find her in a secluded area two miles away.
The Telluride Ski Resort in Mountain Village, Colorado, was shuttered Saturday, with no date set for reopening, due to a labor dispute with the ski patrol union over wages.
Several lanes of the 5 Freeway were closed and a shelter-in-place order was issued to residents in Castaic, California, after a gas line ruptured on Saturday.
The university fired ex-coach Sherrone Moore on Dec. 10 for having an "inappropriate relationship" with a female staffer.
The Spanish soccer club Valencia said that a coach for its women's reserve team, Fernando Martín, and three of his children were among the victims.
Todd Kendhammer said his wife Barbara was killed in a freak accident, but a Wisconsin jury didn't believe him. Can his new attorneys upend the case with what they say is critical new evidence?
The victim was sitting with her family under a covered porch several blocks away when she was hit by a bullet, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Jeffrey R. Holland was next in line to lead the Mormon church under a long-established succession plan.
The boy, identified by police as Coco, was found in chest-deep waters but was not injured.
After a teen didn't return from walking her dog, her dad used cell phone data to find her in a secluded area two miles away.
Several major retailers are now charging customers to return items even if they are unopened and in perfect condition.
Stocks are mostly flat in quiet morning trading on Friday as investors return from the Christmas holiday.
With President Trump declaring Dec. 26 a federal holiday, here's what's open and closed on Dec. 26.
As many Americans head into 2026 with mounting money worries, reviewing your finances now could help put you on firmer footing next year.
Most major retail stores and grocery chains are closed on Christmas Day, with some exceptions.
As prosecutors contend with a massive trove of Epstein files, President Trump suggested Friday the Justice Department is spending too much time on the issue — but said Democrats should be named.
Karoline Leavitt and her husband, Nicholas Riccio, welcomed their first child, also named Nicholas, in July 2024.
The Veterans Affairs Department is reimposing a near total ban on abortions for veterans and their families that was modified in 2022.
Strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria come after President Trump spent weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.
The message, aired on Channel 4 on Christmas Day, reflected on the impact of President Trump's second term in office thus far.
Nearly five million flu cases have been reported nationwide, the CDC estimates, and at least 1,900 people have died from the virus. "CBS Saturday Morning" has more on why this year's strain is breaking records.
Suze Lopez, a 41-year-old nurse who lives in Bakersfield, California, didn't know she was pregnant with her second child until days before giving birth.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a pill version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy.
A federal judge has approved a preliminary agreement for a class action lawsuit requiring Aetna to cover fertility treatments for same-sex couples as they do with heterosexual couples.
Doctors and scientists say this year's influenza season could be tougher than usual, with a new version of the flu virus, called H3N2, spreading quickly.
The Spanish soccer club Valencia said that a coach for its women's reserve team, Fernando Martín, and three of his children were among the victims.
President Trump said he won't quickly follow Mideast ally Israel in recognizing Somaliland, saying he needed to "study" it.
Explosions boomed across Kyiv for hours as ballistic missiles and drones hit the city in an attack that began early in the morning.
Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday after weeks of deadly fighting along their border.
The attack began Friday afternoon in the northern city of Beit Shean, where the Palestinian man crashed his vehicle into people, killing one man and injuring a teenage boy.
Peter Turnley, an American and French photographer known for documenting the human condition, finds comfort in Paris. His new book "PARIS Je t'aime" showcases 50 years of photographs from his favorite city.
Samara Joy burst onto the jazz scene in 2021, earning major praise as a "classic jazz singer from a new generation," and gaining popularity on TikTok. The young artist has already won five Grammy Awards, and her album "Portrait" is now up for Best Jazz Vocal Album of the Year. Here's Samara Joy performing "Now And Then (In Remembrance Of...)."
Samara Joy burst onto the jazz scene in 2021, earning major praise as a "classic jazz singer from a new generation," and gaining popularity on TikTok. The young artist has already won five Grammy Awards, and her album "Portrait" is now up for Best Jazz Vocal Album of the Year. Here's Samara Joy performing "Three Little Words."
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
Instacart says its ending its controversial system of using AI price tests for retailers. Earlier this month, an investigation by Consumer Reports and progressive think tank Groundwork Collaborative found that Instacart's algorithmic pricing charged various prices for the same item from the same store. Jo Ling Kent reports.
Massive tech companies wanting to build more data centers in the U.S. are lobbying for support among Americans, according to a recent report by POLITICO. Gabby Miller joins CBS News with more on her reporting.
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.
Timothy Werth, a tech editor at Mashable, joins "CBS News 24/7" to discuss the best gadgets of 2025.
Instacart had drawn criticism for testing an AI-based system that enabled retailers to charge different prices for the same grocery items.
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.
Most of the footprints are elongated and made by bipeds. The best-preserved ones bear traces of at least four toes.
NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.
Paleontologists have discovered and documented 16,600 footprints left by theropods, the dinosaur group that includes the Tyrannosaurus rex.
Todd Kendhammer said his wife Barbara was killed in a freak accident, but a Wisconsin jury didn't believe him. Can his new attorneys upend the case with what they say is critical new evidence?
The victim was sitting with her family under a covered porch several blocks away when she was hit by a bullet, according to a probable cause affidavit.
After a teen didn't return from walking her dog, her dad used cell phone data to find her in a secluded area two miles away.
Lawmakers may take action against the Department of Justice for the delayed release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson weighs in.
Police were called to a shopping center late Friday morning. Two officers were shot and are in critical condition.
NASA astronauts took their first drive on the moon 54 years ago. Now, three companies are competing for a NASA contract to build a new lunar rover for use starting with the Artemis 5 mission in 2030. Kris Van Cleave reports.
NASA is gearing up to send four Artemis astronauts on looping test flight around the moon in 2026.
A German aerospace engineer made history Saturday, becoming the first wheelchair user to go into space when she took a 10-minute trip aboard a Blue Origin rocket.
German engineer Michaela Benthaus is the first person with a significant physical handicap to reach space.
President Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination for NASA administrator in April, before nominating him again in November.
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.
Todd Kendhammer says his wife was killed in an accident -- a pipe flew off a truck and crashed into their car. Authorities say the scene was staged. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Perry Bamonte, a guitarist and keyboardist for the alternative rock band The Cure, died at his home in England following a "short illness," the band announced Friday. He was 65.
Nestled deep in the mountains of South Korea, in a remote part of the country's east, is one of the world's largest deposits of tungsten, a critical mineral the U.S. desperately needs for its defense. As Anna Coren shows, a newly reopened mine in South Korea could soon fill that need.
During his first year back in power, President Trump has used American military might to send messages to adversaries abroad. On Christmas Day, Mr. Trump ordered a strike on ISIS militants in Nigeria, which came about one week after the U.S. also struck ISIS targets in Syria. Willie James Inman reports from Mar-a-Lago.
The National Retail Federation estimates that 17% of holiday purchases will be sent back. Andres Gutierrez reports on what happens to unwanted gifts after they're returned to retailers.