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Leonard Francis, nicknamed "Fat Leonard," admitted to buying off dozens of officers with booze, sex, lavish parties and gifts. Prosecutors say he bilked the Navy out of more than $35 million.
Four U.S. Navy warships were dispatched to the Aleutian Islands after 11 military vessels jointly operated by China and Russia were spotted in American waters last week. Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan called the move by Russia and China "unprecedented." Weijia Jiang explains what the show of force means amid heightened tensions between the U.S., China and Russia.
"It could be used to manufacture bombs, as well as mines and other explosive artifacts that would be capable of damaging highly armored vehicles," the Mexican navy said.
Two members of the U.S. Navy have been arrested for allegedly giving sensitive military information to the Chinese government. Ed O'Keefe reports.
The Justice Department announced the separate charges Thursday, saying each sailor provided photos and videos to a Chinese intelligence officer.
If her nomination is confirmed by the Senate, Adm. Lisa Franchetti would become the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The Navy's commander of the Pacific Fleet told 60 Minutes which parts he thought Hollywood got right in "Top Gun: Maverick"
One expert said implosion would have happened in a "thousandth of a second" — so fast that passengers didn't have "time to realize what happened."
The Titan submersible went missing Sunday while on a journey to see the wreckage of the Titanic. On Thursday, a U.S. Navy official said the Navy detected "an acoustic anomaly consistent with an implosion" shortly after the sub, named Titan, lost contact with the surface Sunday. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi reports from Boston.
A U.S. Navy ship was cut off by a Chinese warship in the Taiwan Strait days after a Chinese fighter jet crossed in front of a U.S. surveillance plane. Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.
Video showed the Chinese warship speeding towards the USS Chung-Hoon.
Retired Master Sgt. Andrea Motley Crabtree's portrait was recently displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
The report was prompted by the suicides of three sailors within a single week in April 2022.
The search covered more than 300 square miles and involved the Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Joshua Barnwell, U.S. Navy veteran and city operations administrator for New Fairview, Texas, shares how he tried to help victims after the mass shooting Saturday at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas.
A sailor assigned to the nuclear-powered submarine was found unresponsive on the pier earlier this week in Newport News, Va.
"We didn't know anything about drinking water contamination or consider that the people that I worked for, dedicated my life and risked my life...would lie to us," Army Major Amanda Feindt told CBS News.
The U.S. Navy is preparing in case of a possible Chinese offensive against Taiwan. "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell takes a look at what some of that training looks like aboard the USS Nimitz.
The Navy's commander of the Pacific Fleet told 60 Minutes which parts he thought Hollywood got right in "Top Gun: Maverick"
China has spent the last 20 years building the biggest navy in the world. As tensions with that country continue to rise, Norah O'Donnell boarded the USS Nimitz to report on the U.S. Navy's readiness.
U.S. Navy responds to China’s naval buildup; Rocco Commisso: The 60 Minutes Interview.
Only 10 women in U.S. military history have reached the rank of four-star general or admiral, the military's highest rank.
Only 10 women in U.S. military history have served as four-star generals or four-star admirals, the military's highest ranks. Four of them took part in an exclusive interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell to discuss their experiences.
The four-fighter jet flyover will have an all-woman team of seven as the U.S. Navy commemorates 50 years of female pilots.
CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joins Errol Barnett and Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest information revealed about the Chinese spy balloon. She also previews Sunday's episode of "Face the Nation," during which lawmakers will further discuss the surveillance aircraft.
Giuliani and Costello have frequently acknowledged accessing the hard drive's data.
"What we're saying is we support the auto workers," the White House press secretary said Monday.
A new generation of high-tech thieves are attacking vulnerable vehicle computer systems to steal cars in seconds.
The first U.S.-made M1 Abrams tanks are rolling out on Ukrainian soil as Moscow refutes a claim that its Black Sea fleet commander was killed in a strike.
The men were accused of threatening and using a paintball gun to shoot at the victim, whom police identified as Alexa Negrón Luciano.
With days until a government shutdown, which would furlough and stop paychecks to federal employees nationwide, the major federal government employee unions are trying to convince Congress to cut a deal.
Americans still have ways to get vaccinated at no out-of-pocket cost. Here's what to know.
House Republicans' efforts to pass four spending bills would not avert a government shutdown.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation lauded Zoleka Mandela for "raising awareness about cancer prevention and her unwavering commitment to breaking down the stigma" around the disease.
A new generation of high-tech thieves are attacking vulnerable vehicle computer systems to steal cars in seconds.
Giuliani and Costello have frequently acknowledged accessing the hard drive's data.
"What we're saying is we support the auto workers," the White House press secretary said Monday.
Only about 1 in 10 Americans understands the basics of longevity, or how long they'll live in retirement. Can you pass the test?
Americans still have ways to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at no out-of-pocket cost. Here's what to know.
A new generation of high-tech thieves are attacking vulnerable vehicle computer systems to steal cars in seconds.
"What we're saying is we support the auto workers," the White House press secretary said Monday.
Only about 1 in 10 Americans understands the basics of longevity, or how long they'll live in retirement. Can you pass the test?
Costco partners with online marketplace in selling health care services to the uninsured or those who prefer to pay cash.
A U.S. government shutdown would underscore the impact of "intensifying political polarization," the credit agency said in a new report.
"What we're saying is we support the auto workers," the White House press secretary said Monday.
With days until a government shutdown, which would furlough and stop paychecks to federal employees nationwide, the major federal government employee unions are trying to convince Congress to cut a deal.
A U.S. government shutdown would underscore the impact of "intensifying political polarization," the credit agency said in a new report.
House Republicans' efforts to pass four spending bills would not avert a government shutdown.
With just days until the deadline to keep the government open, here's a look at the 14 shutdowns that have occurred since 1980.
Americans still have ways to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at no out-of-pocket cost. Here's what to know.
The plant produces anesthesia and other drugs as well as nearly one-fourth of the sterile injectable medications Pfizer supplies to U.S. hospitals, the company said.
The new CDC campaign to back the shots is called "Wild to Mild."
Vibrio vulnificus, known as flesh-eating bacteria, can cause necrotizing fasciitis — and typically kills 1 in 5 Americans who get an infection.
RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization among infants, according to the CDC.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation lauded Zoleka Mandela for "raising awareness about cancer prevention and her unwavering commitment to breaking down the stigma" around the disease.
The U.N. refugee chief tells CBS News a small pilot program in Mexico is helping settle migrants and refugees into new lives before they reach the U.S. border.
A man allegedly threw two Molotov cocktails at Cuba's mission in the U.S. on Sunday night. No one was injured.
The first U.S.-made M1 Abrams tanks are rolling out on Ukrainian soil as Moscow refutes a claim that its Black Sea fleet commander was killed in a strike.
London police said that it had "received a number of allegations of sexual offences" regarding Russell Brand.
"Survivor 45" will feature 90-minute-long episodes — a change host Jeff Probst had long pushed for behind the scenes.
David McCallum died Monday of natural causes.
Perhaps the biggest story from the NFL on Sunday wasn't any of the scores, but the fact that Taylor Swift attended the Kansas City Chiefs game with the family of tight end Travis Kelce. Jo Ling Kent has more.
The Writers Guild of America has reached a tentative agreement with the major Hollywood studios on a new contract. If the contract is ratified, it would end a four-and-a-half month long strike. Elise Preston reports.
NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" could return to the air as soon as early October.
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.
Tech giants Microsoft and Google say they're moving toward building more generative artificial intelligence into their products. Microsoft has already been adding AI assistants to apps and now plans to unify all of them into a single source. And Google is launching new AI features to make video editing and publishing easier on YouTube. Emma Roth, news writer at The Verge, joined CBS News to discuss the increased use of AI.
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.
Consumers are snatching up the iPhone 15 as they look to swap their old devices for something newer and more powerful, analysts said.
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 tarantula's coloring resembles "electrical sparks," researchers said.
Police said they discovered a woman with stab wounds and a 14-year-old girl with head trauma. They also found a dog with a bag over its head that had been suffocated.
Leticia Gonzales' sons, Jerome III, 4, Jeremiah, 3, and Josiah, 1, drowned while strapped into child-restraint seats.
The men were accused of threatening and using a paintball gun to shoot at the victim, whom police identified as Alexa Negrón Luciano.
Home security video released by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in the summer of 2022 shows how quickly thieves were able to hack into a car.
Thieves are hacking into modern car computer systems to steal vehicles in seconds. CBS News Consumer Correspondent Ash-Har Quraishi reports.
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.
In a dramatic 13-minute plunge back to Earth, the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule safely landed in Utah after seven years in space.
A small saucer-shape capsule carrying a half-pound of rocks and dust collected from an asteroid called Bennu is expected to slam into Earth's atmosphere at a blistering 27,650 mph on Sunday and then parachute down to the ground. NASA senior scientist Amy Simon joined CBS News to discuss the purpose and logistics of the mission.
The OSIRIS-REx sample return in Utah will bring a seven-year, four-billion-mile journey to a close, providing insights into the birth of the solar system.
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.
School districts across the United States with more Black and low-income students are able to invest significantly less in their buildings and students are feeling the impact on their education. CBS News and Stations investigative correspondent Stephen Stock reports.
Americans can once again order free COVID-19 tests from the federal government. The program returns as officials are encouraging the public to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine amid rising hospitalizations. Dr. Celine Gounder joins "CBS Mornings."
Some Lahaina residents returned to their devastated properties Monday for the first time since the Hawaiin town was destroyed by wildfires nearly seven weeks ago. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Writers Guild of America members are expressing optimism that a tentative agreement for a new three-year contract will address their concerns over pay, working conditions and the use of artificial intelligence. CBS News' Elise Preston reports.
Amid growing calls from fellow Democrats to resign, New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez on Monday made his first public comments since he was indicted on bribery charges. He refused to step down from his seat, vowing he will be exonerated. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane is on Capitol Hill with the latest.