"Fat Leonard" sentenced to 15 years in massive Navy bribery case
Leonard Glenn Francis, known as "Fat Leonard," masterminded an unprecedented bribery and fraud scheme targeting the U.S. Navy.
Leonard Glenn Francis, known as "Fat Leonard," masterminded an unprecedented bribery and fraud scheme targeting the U.S. Navy.
The State Department and the Pentagon reacted to the death of Hamas' Yahya Sinwar after an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip. Reacting to the news, the U.S. is highlighting the hopes for Israeli hostages to be released and a potential resolution in the Israel-Hamas war. CBS News contributor Sam Vinograd breaks down the importance of the operation that led to Sinwar's death.
The Pentagon says an advanced U.S. anti-missile system will be operational in Israel soon after components for the system started arriving earlier this week. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more.
The Israeli military says it has begun a "limited, localized" ground operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. The U.S. was told about the incursion before it began and the Pentagon said it is sending American troops to the region to bolster security. Chris Livesay and Imtiaz Tyab have more.
Israel carried out a series of air strikes Friday targeting Hezbollah's alleged headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon. The attack came the same day Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly and defended his country's actions. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports.
Eight Russian military planes and four navy vessels, including two submarines, have come close to Alaska in the past week.
Pentagon orders U.S. aircraft carrier groups to stay in the Middle East amid Israel-Hezbollah tension; NASA astronauts stranded at ISS to return in February 2025.
When he was arrested, Gokhan Gun was on his way to the airport for a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, according to an FBI affidavit.
Taylor Swift was forced to cancel three shows in Austria's capital over an alleged ISIS-linked terrorist plot. Authorities arrested two young men who they say wanted to commit an attack outside of the stadium where the concerts would have taken place. CBS News Pentagon reporter and producer Ellee Watson, who traveled to Vienna to see Swift, joins with more.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to announce the enhancement of U.S. Forces Japan into a three-star command that will help the U.S. more closely work alongside Japanese forces.
The $230 million pier meant to deliver much-needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza is set to be dismantled for good. The Pentagon says the pier will cease operations after just two months. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins with analysis.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took a moment Friday to honor longtime CBS News national security reporter David Martin in a place where the veteran reporter feels at home -- the Pentagon briefing room.
Russian naval ships and at least one nuclear-powered submarine entered Cuban waters Wednesday readying to conduct military exercises in the Caribbean in the coming weeks. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has more on how the U.S. is tracking the fleet.
Former U.S. Ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha spent decades spying for Cuba. Before Rocha there was Ana Montes, a Pentagon analyst who spent 17 years spying for Cuba.
First, Pope Francis: The 60 Minutes Interview. Then, a report on the Americans spying for Cuba in the United States. And, a look at a play based on Nazi’s photo album from Auschwitz
American and Nigerien defense officials say U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by its ruling junta will complete their withdrawal from the West African country by the middle of September.
The Biden administration says it paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week because of concerns that the Israeli military could use them in Rafah where more than one million civilians are sheltering. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has the details.
After a U.S. investment of about $1 billion in Niger, the welcome mat is being yanked out from under American troops' feet.
A senior Defense Department official who attended the NATO summit in Lithuania last year suffered symptoms of Havana Syndrome, the Pentagon said on Monday. The syndrome includes a series of mysterious illnesses reported by Americans who've served overseas. David Martin has the latest.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is holding a hearing Tuesday with testimony from U.S. generals who played a role in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has more.
There were no reports of commercial or naval vessels damaged in the assault, U.S. Central Command reported.
Construction of the corridor will take about 60 days, but once in place, it should be able to provide about two million meals a day, the Pentagon says.
Jack Teixeira, the former Air National Guard member charged with leaking hundreds of highly classified military and intelligence documents, intends to plead guilty.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers Thursday he did not handle his January hospitalization correctly when he failed to notify the White House about it for days. Watch his opening remarks before the House Armed Services Committee.
This is the fourth round of joint coalition strikes to pressure the Houthis to stop attacking commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
Final polls before Election Day 2024 show Trump and Harris tied in key battleground states as Americans await results. See the latest updates and stream live coverage here.
Democrats and Republicans are vying to win control of the House of Representatives in the 2024 election. Follow the results here as votes come in.
Democrats are facing strong headwinds as they seek to defend their narrow 51-49 majority in the Senate. Follow live 2024 election results here.
In many key states in the 2024 election, it may take a while to know who has won — and much longer to get official, certified results.
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is projected to defeat embattled Republican Mark Robinson in the governor's race.
Throughout Election Day, the CBS News' Confirmed and investigative unit will be fact checking reports around the 2024 election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Yoav Gallant have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza.
Rafael, the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, became a hurricane on Tuesday evening as it approached the Cayman Islands.
One market strategist notes a pattern based on whether the S&P 500 rises or falls between the end of July and Halloween.
A couple in their 70s who served as election poll workers were among at least five people killed in Missouri after torrential rains caused flash flooding across the state.
Michigan is a key battleground state in the 2024 presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, with 15 electoral votes at stake. See live results here.
Throughout Election Day, the CBS News' Confirmed and investigative unit will be fact checking reports around the 2024 election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Trump Media & Technology Group's main asset is the social media app Truth Social. Here's how it's performing.
One market strategist notes a pattern based on whether the S&P 500 rises or falls between the end of July and Halloween.
Trump Media & Technology Group's main asset is the social media app Truth Social. Here's how it's performing.
One market strategist notes a pattern based on whether the S&P 500 rises or falls between the end of July and Halloween.
Homeowners in the U.S. are getting older as the dream of buying a house slips further out of reach for many Americans.
Here's how former presidents stack up against each other in terms of their peak wealth.
Home Depot co-founder Bernard "Bernie" Marcus helped launch the home improvement chain in 1978.
Final polls before Election Day 2024 show Trump and Harris tied in key battleground states as Americans await results. See the latest updates and stream live coverage here.
Nevada is a key battleground state in the 2024 presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, with 6 electoral votes at stake. See live results here.
As polls close on Election Day, data is coming in with the results of the 2024 election. See real-time updates on the presidential, Senate, House and governors' races here.
Arizona is a key battleground state in the 2024 presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, with 11 electoral votes at stake. See live results here.
Wisconsin is a key battleground state in the 2024 presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, with 10 electoral votes at stake. See live results here.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent comments on fluoride are prompting questions about its safety in drinking water. Here's what to know.
As tensions mount on Election Day 2024, here are some last-minute tips to ease stress and anxiety, according to experts.
The "Dawson's Creek" alum shared the news on Sunday and said that despite the diagnosis, there is "reason for optimism, and I'm feeling good."
Run for Recovery, a new program, offers a boot camp for people in recovery from substance use who dream of holding political office.
Experts say Southwest District Health in Idaho is the first public health department in the nation to be restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines.
The teenagers involved were on their way to secondary school, police sources said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Yoav Gallant have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza.
"There is no food or drink," one north Gaza resident fleeing from Israel's devastating offensive said. "Hunger has killed us."
See how one of the 15 finalists for Prince William's 2024 Earthshot Prize Awards is already helping people live their dreams.
A local Peruvian soccer match was called off due to weather, but as players left the field, lighting struck, killing one man and wounding five others.
Minneapolis musician Tyka Nelson, Prince's only full sibling, died Monday.
Judy Garland's iconic ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" are on the auction block nearly two decades after a thief stole the iconic shoes, an attempt to pull off "one last score."
Producer, composer and arranger Quincy Jones died Sunday, November 3, 2024, at age 91. In this "Sunday Morning" report that originally aired on March 9, 2008, correspondent John Blackstone talked with the impresario about his indelible mark on contemporary music - from being hired by Lionel Hampton at age 15, to his collaborations with icons like Frank Sinatra, to spotting the untapped potential of a young Michael Jackson.
Actor Cole Hauser joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the return of the hit series "Yellowstone," the Dutton family's fight to protect their land, and his role as Rip Wheeler.
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music legend who collaborated with everyone from Michael Jackson to Frank Sinatra, has died at 91, his family announced.
Three top government agencies are calling out two fabricated videos spreading lies about early voting, and they say a familiar foe is to blame. Nicole Sganga has more.
Elon Musk is encouraging X users to report instances of voter fraud in a new group on the platform. Many of the posts are unsubstantiated or false.
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.
Reddit's stock leaps nearly 40% after the social media company reported a quarterly profit amid strong user growth.
While scam phone calls have slightly decreased in the last three years, scam texts have tripled. A consumer report found that phone companies need to do more to prevent robocalls and texts for customers. CBS News correspondent Nancy Chen has more.
The presidential race and high-profile congressional contests may be dominating election coverage and fundraising, but many local and state elections are poised to affect the nation's progress on climate action and the shift toward clean energy. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has more.
East Coast and southern U.S. states experienced high temperatures this Halloween, with the heat forecast set to break records. CBS News 24/7 anchor Lana Zak reports on the weather and how New Yorkers celebrated the festivities.
A new report from the World Weather Attribution group has found that the 10 deadliest weather events of the last 20 years were intensified by manmade climate change. CBS News climate correspondent David Schecter has more.
Transportation is a lifeline, but experts say it's aging, underfunded and unable to withstand more frequent and intense extreme weather events. And if changes aren't made quickly, the EPA says the costs will be "steep," with hundreds of billions of dollars of damage every year.
Hurricane Helene is one of the deadliest hurricanes to make landfall in the mainland U.S. For many places across Florida, Tennessee and the Carolinas, recovery could take months or even years — and the next president will play a vital role in what that process looks like when they take office in three months. Here's what to know about Project 2025, former President Donald Trump's and Vice President Kamala Harris' stances on extreme weather, disaster recovery, and the root of the increasing frequency and power of storms — climate change.
Several polling locations in Georgia have received bomb threats throughout Election Day. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said some appear to have originated from Russia. Nikole Killion has more
The teenagers involved were on their way to secondary school, police sources said.
Skyler Philippi, 24, has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy an energy facility.
Colombia's foreign ministry said that all of the victims were migrants who had been "caught in the crossfire."
A Kenyan man was convicted Monday of plotting a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab.
With an Election Day docking, the cargo ship delivered 3 tons of supplies and equipment, including an unusual wooden satellite.
Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart.
NASA confirmed its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas broke into chunks this week as it passed close to the sun.
A Chinese spacecraft carrying a three-person crew, including the country's first female space engineer, has successfully docked with China's orbiting space station. The launch comes as Beijing works to expand its space exploration and put a person on the moon by 2030.
A new crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer, entered the Tiangong space station following an early morning launch into orbit.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
A look at the evidence in "The Dexter Killer" case; plus, newly revealed letters from the man police say wanted to be like fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
CBS News projects that former President Donald Trump will win Utah and Montana, while Vice President Kamala Harris is projected to win Illinois and Delaware. CBS News' Anthony Salvanto and Major Garrett report on Georgia, North Carolina and Michigan's latest election models.
Georgia's 2024 presidential election results are trickling in. Earlier Tuesday, false bomb threats at some poll sites delayed voting. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger joins CBS News to discuss.
CBS News projects that Vice President Kamala Harris will win New York and Rhode Island. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump is projected to win Louisiana. CBS News' Major Garrett and Robert Costa also give an update on Virginia's race.
CBS News projects that former Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will win the Delaware Senate seat, making her the third African American woman elected to the Senate. Though too early to project, Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks is leading in the Maryland Senate race. If both win, they could double the number of Black women elected to the U.S. Senate. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.
CBS News projects a Florida ballot measure that would have enshrined the right to abortion will fail, keeping in place a six-week ban put in place by Gov. Ron DeSantis.