Previously unknown language found hidden in "cultic ritual text" of ancient tablets
The cuneiform tablet was excavated from Boğazköy-Hattusha, the former capital of the Hittite Empire.
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Turkish cave rescue survivor recounts ordeal
Mark Dickey, an American researcher who was rescued more than a week after getting trapped over 3,000 feet underground in a Turkish cave, spoke to CBS News' Ramy Inocencio about his harrowing experience and remarkable rescue.
Caver rescued in Turkey opens up about his underground brush with death
"Caving is not inherently a dangerous sport," Mark Dickey told CBS News. "It's a dangerous location." It's one he's lucky to have escaped, but can't wait to get back to.
American caver on his near-death experience
Mark Dickey was rescued from thousands of feet underground in Turkey after he fell gravely ill. CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio speaks to Dickey in his hospital room where he explains why exploring the extremes of the Earth is his calling.
American rescued from cave in Turkey
American researcher Mark Dickey is safely out of a Turkish cave, more than a week after becoming seriously ill over 3,000 feet underground. He became trapped after suffering life-threatening stomach bleeding and it took an international team of rescuers three days to move him through narrow passages. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest.
"I'm still alive": American caver rescued
American Mark Dickey fell gravely ill while mapping one of the world's deepest caves in southern Turkey. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio was there as rescuers hoisted Dickey out of the ground, and he described his near-death experience.
American explorer rescued from cave in Turkey
Mark Dickey, who got trapped in a cave in Turkey after suffering a medical emergency, has been rescued. He was stuck in the cave for 10 days. Ramy Inocencio has the story.
U.S. explorer rescued from cave in Turkey
An American explorer who got stuck more than 3,000 feet underground in a Turkish cave over a week ago is finally out. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports. Plus, National Cave Rescue Commission instructor Carlos Lao joins "Prime Time" to unpack the rescue.
U.S. caver rescued in Turkey says it's "amazing to be above ground"
Cave expert Mark Dickey was hit with internal bleeding as he helped chart the Morca cave system, leaving him stuck more than 3,200 feet underground.
Cave rescuers bringing explorer to surface
Rescuers are continuing the arduous task of freeing a stranded American researcher who fell seriously ill over 1,000 metres underground in a Turkish cave. There are 190 personnel from eight countries taking part in the rescue operation of American Mark Dickey. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports from Mersin, Turkey.
High-stakes rescue for man in Turkish cave
The dayslong delicate rescue operation focused on rescuing an American researcher who fell ill while exploring a Turkish cave may begin today. Mark Dickey has been 3,000 feet below the Earth's surface for over a week. Chris Livesay has more.
Cave rescue underway for trapped American
An urgent international rescue effort is underway in southern Turkey for American researcher Mark Dickey, who became trapped in a cave about 3,000 feet below ground after suddenly getting sick, European authorities say. New York Times reporter Safak Timur joined CBS News to discuss the rescue.
Friend explains the challenges of rescuing U.S. man from Turkish cave
A healthy caver could climb out of Turkey's Morca cave in about 15 hours, but it could take weeks to get Mark Dickey out after he suffered internal bleeding.
Cave rescue mission looms to help American
Rescue workers from around the world are rushing to help American caver Mark Dickey, who is stuck in a Turkish cave after falling ill. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.
Rescuers rush to American in Turkish cave
Rescue workers in Turkey are rushing to save an American man trapped in a cave several thousand feet underground. Ramy Inocencio reports. Plus, Gretchen Baker, national coordinator at the National Cave Rescue Commission, joins to discuss the logistics of the operation.
Rescue planned for ill American stuck 3,000 feet inside a Turkish cave
U.S. speleologist Mark Dickey, described as "a highly trained caver and a cave rescuer himself," suffered gastrointestinal bleeding deep underground.
Putin says no grain deal until demands met
Vladimir Putin says a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea safely will not be restored unless the West meets his demands. Retired Brig. Gen. Peter Zwack joins CBS News to assess the situation.
Ukraine's defense minister resigns
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov submitted his resignation Monday after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced politician Rustem Umyerov as his replacement. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joins to discuss what this shake-up means for Kyiv's counteroffensive.
DNA from 5,000-year-old glacier mummy traces his roots
New research takes another look at the DNA of the famous glacier mummy to paint a better picture of the ancient hunter.
Turkish investigative reporter ordered to jail — by text message
Baris Pehlivan's new book accuses Turkey's last interior minister of having links with organized crime.
Biden to meet with Zelenskyy at NATO summit
President Biden is in Lithuania meeting with NATO leaders. He praised Turkey's decision to back Sweden's bid to join the alliance, calling the expansion of NATO "consequential" and said the countries would continue to stay united. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports from Vilnius, Lithuania.
Breaking down the stakes of the NATO summit
John Sullivan, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, joined CBS News to break down the high-level talks happening at the NATO summit this week and what world leaders are hoping to accomplish.
Breaking down Sweden's NATO membership bid
Sweden is one step closer to joining NATO. Turkish President Erdogan has agreed to forward Sweden's application to his parliament for approval, clearing a key roadblock. George Beebe, director of grand strategy at the Quincy Institute, joins CBS News to discuss the importance of the move.
What to expect from Biden's NATO trip
President Biden has arrived in Lithuania to attend the NATO summit on the heels of news from the group's secretary general that Turkey will back Sweden's entry into the alliance. It was one of the top issues to be discussed among the leaders meeting in Vilnius this week, as the war in Ukraine continues. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports from London.
Turkey agrees to Sweden's NATO bid
The announcement came hours after Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a surprise move, said that European Union should first consider his country's admission to the EU.
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Watch Live: Top House Republicans hold first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing
The first impeachment inquiry hearing into President Biden is taking place days before the government is set to shut down.
COVID vaccine during pregnancy still helps protect newborns, CDC finds
The findings are just the latest to show benefits from COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
Biden honors John McCain, highlighting battle for the "soul of America"
President Biden used the remarks to speak about the state of democracy, which he said "all of us are being asked right now to maintain."
McCarthy vows to move forward with House stopgap bill despite GOP holdouts
"Does that mean you just don't want to govern?" House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said of GOP holdouts who are against passing a short-term measure to keep the government open.
How to see the harvest supermoon
September's full moon, also known as the harvest moon, will be the last of four consecutive supermoons.
Florida teen struck by lightning while hunting with her dad has died
Baylee Holbrook, 16, and her father were hit after lightning struck a tree late Tuesday afternoon, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said.
Actor Michael Gambon, who played Harry Potter's Dumbledore, dies at 82
Michael Gambon, the British-Irish actor who portrayed Dumbledore in the latter 6 of the 8 "Harry Potter" movies, has died after a bout of pneumonia.
2 bodies found in search for pilot instructor and student after crash
The bodies were found Thursday morning after a drone located a debris field, Trooper Corey King said in a tweet, after the plane was reported missing on Wednesday.
Costco is selling gold bars, and they're selling out within hours
Costco said it's now selling 1-ounce gold bars, but can't keep them in stock because of strong demand.
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Yelp sues Texas to keep crisis pregnancy center description labels
Yelp is suing to defend how it labels crisis pregnancy centers to indicate that they do not provide abortions.
Tropical Storm Philippe and Tropical Storm Rina could merge, NHC says
Track forecasts for Philippe and Rina were uncertain Thursday as forecasters noted the two tropical storms could potentially "interact."
Florida teen struck by lightning while hunting with her dad has died
Baylee Holbrook, 16, and her father were hit after lightning struck a tree late Tuesday afternoon, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said.
CVS pharmacists walking off the job to protest working conditions
CVS Health pharmacists are being run ragged by insufficient staff and corporate quotas that jeopardize patient safety, protest organizers claim.
McCarthy vows to move forward with House stopgap bill despite GOP holdouts
"Does that mean you just don't want to govern?" House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said of GOP holdouts who are against passing a short-term measure to keep the government open.
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Yelp sues Texas to keep crisis pregnancy center description labels
Yelp is suing to defend how it labels crisis pregnancy centers to indicate that they do not provide abortions.
CVS pharmacists walking off the job to protest working conditions
CVS Health pharmacists are being run ragged by insufficient staff and corporate quotas that jeopardize patient safety, protest organizers claim.
Top 10 internet creators, according to Forbes
Forbes has released its list of top creators – 50 internet personalities who have earned an estimated $700 million combined. Here's how much the top 10 earned.
Homes "unaffordable" in 99% of nation for average American
Home prices have jumped so much that Americans must pay a third of their income on housing, according to one study.
Costco is selling gold bars, and they're selling out within hours
Costco said it's now selling 1-ounce gold bars, but can't keep them in stock because of strong demand.
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Yelp sues Texas to keep crisis pregnancy center description labels
Yelp is suing to defend how it labels crisis pregnancy centers to indicate that they do not provide abortions.
McCarthy vows to move forward with House stopgap bill despite GOP holdouts
"Does that mean you just don't want to govern?" House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said of GOP holdouts who are against passing a short-term measure to keep the government open.
Biden honors John McCain, highlighting battle for the "soul of America"
President Biden used the remarks to speak about the state of democracy, which he said "all of us are being asked right now to maintain."
House Republicans outline basis for Biden impeachment inquiry in first hearing
Top Republicans outlined their view of the factual and legal basis for an impeachment inquiry into President Biden in a 30-page memo.
Trump criticizes Biden, Democrats, automakers over electric vehicles
Former President Trump addressed many of his remarks to UAW workers who were not in the room where he was speaking.
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CVS pharmacists walking off the job to protest working conditions
CVS Health pharmacists are being run ragged by insufficient staff and corporate quotas that jeopardize patient safety, protest organizers claim.
COVID vaccine during pregnancy still helps protect newborns, CDC finds
The findings are just the latest to show benefits from COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
Who polices cross-market hospital mergers? States differ on answers.
Hospitals are merging across separate markets within states, resulting in higher patient bills with no improvement in care, evidence shows.
FDA panel votes against experimental ALS treatment pushed by patients
Federal health advisors voted 17-1 against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease dubbed NurOwn, although the FDA is not bound by the vote.
Florida man is bitten by a rabid otter. How is rabies treated?
After the attack in Jupiter, Florida, animal control picked up the otter and it tested positive for rabies, a disease that can be fatal. Here's how it is handled.
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"Critical state": Swiss glaciers lose 10% of their volume in 2 years
Switzerland's alpine glaciers have lost as much ice in 2 years as they did in the 30 leading up to 1990, a sign of the climate's "critical state," one scientist says.
Police raids across Germany as decades-old neo-Nazi group is banned
Germany's Interior Minister called Artgemeinschaft "deeply racist and antisemitic" and accused it of trying "to raise new enemies of the constitution."
Family looking for lost earring instead finds Viking-era burial treasures
The family was looking for a lost gold earring in their garden, but instead they found artifacts dating back more than 1,000 years, officials said.
Taiwan unveils 1st domestically made submarine amid tension with China
Taiwan touts "self-reliant national defense policy" as it unveils first domestically-made submarine, while China says the island is "over-rating itself."
German police launch probe over apparent Nazi salutes at Oktoberfest
Police in the German state of Saxony are investigating after a video showed several people appear to give the Nazi "Heil Hitler" salute at an Oktoberfest event.
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Top 10 internet creators, according to Forbes
Forbes has released its list of top creators – 50 internet personalities who have earned an estimated $700 million combined. Here's how much the top 10 earned.
Ed Sheeran "pre-looked" at couple getting married before crashing wedding
Ed Sheeran is gearing up for the release of his latest album, "Autumn Variations," which is set to drop on Friday.
U2 prepares to open new Las Vegas residency at Sphere
U2 is set to make history Friday as the first band ever to take the stage at Sphere, a cutting-edge spherical venue that graces the Las Vegas skyline.
Ed Sheeran describes crashing Vegas wedding
Ed Sheeran surprised a bride and groom with a performance of "Magical" at their Las Vegas wedding. The new song is on his latest album, "Autumn Variations," which is out Friday. Sheeran sat down with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King for an exclusive interview.
Ed Sheeran describes crashing Vegas wedding
Ed Sheeran surprised a bride and groom with a performance of "Magical" at their Las Vegas wedding. The new song is on his latest album, "Autumn Variations," which is out Friday. Sheeran sat down with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King for an exclusive interview.
Technology
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Technology
OpenAI's ChatGPT gets new advancements
ChatGPT has become even more advanced in its ability to inform and interact with users. OpenAI confirmed Wednesday the artificial intelligence-powered system can now browse the internet to provide users with the most up-to-date information when previously it only used data up to September 2021. OpenAI also announced this week that ChatGPT can now "see, hear, and speak" with users through newly rolled-out features. Kyle Wiggers, senior enterprise reporter at TechCrunch, joined CBS News to talk about the updates.
GameStop appoints Chewy founder Ryan Cohen as chief executive
The billionaire will not receive compensation for serving as the company's president, CEO and chairman, GameStop said.
Meta rolls out new AI, VR technologies
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant's developer conference Wednesday, saying the company is focused on virtual and augmented reality as well as artificial intelligence technologies. Notable new additions include an AI personal assistant people can interact with using any of Meta's messaging apps. Will Knight, senior writer at Wired, joined CBS News to discuss the conference and what happened to Threads.
How to stay safe online, according to CISA
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency -- or CISA -- has launched its first nationwide public service announcement. The PSA aims to teach Americans basic cybersecurity habits in order to stay safe online. Jen Easterly, CISA director, joins CBS News to share tips on how you can protect yourself while using the internet.
Amazon Alexa becoming more humanlike with AI
Amazon's Alexa is getting an upgrade. The so-called Alexa LLM will be able to understand body language, including gestures and eye contact, and should be smarter and more conversational thanks to AI. Jon Swartz, senior tech reporter for MarketWatch, joined CBS News to discuss the new version of Amazon's virtual assistant.
Science
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Family looking for lost earring instead finds Viking-era burial treasures
The family was looking for a lost gold earring in their garden, but instead they found artifacts dating back more than 1,000 years, officials said.
Scientists take step toward "being able to resurrect extinct species"
"People didn't think it could really be done," Marc Friedländer, an associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, told CBS News.
Scientists recover RNA from extinct species
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.
Tropical storm warnings along East Coast
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.
Wildfire smoke reversing U.S. air improvement
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.
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Remains of missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew found in Moffat
The remains of missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew have been found more than 3 years after she was last seen.
Feds: Man hauled more than 30 pounds of fentanyl through NYC subway
Authorities announced Thursday the seizure of more than 40 pounds of the deadly drug fentanyl in the Bronx.
Man arrested in Baltimore tech CEO's killing
Authorities have arrested a man accused of murdering Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere. Officials took Jason Billingsley, a convicted sex offender, into custody Wednesday night. LaPere's body was discovered Monday in her apartment complex after she was reported missing. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has more.
6 bodies, 1 wounded survivor found after 7 youths kidnapped in Mexico
Six bodies were discovered in an area of Mexico where seven youths were kidnapped days earlier, authorities said.
Arrest made in murder of Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere
Police say they're going to hold a news conference to announce the arrest of Jason Billingsley in the killing of the 26-year-old.
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Investigating space tourism safety regulation
As new space tour companies change the way we can see our world, a moratorium on spaceflight regulation and participant safety has come to the forefront. In the latest CBS Reports documentary, Mark Strassmann takes a close look at the next great leap for humankind -- and whether regulators and industry stakeholders are striking the right balance between encouraging innovation and ensuring safety.
3 space station crew members back on Earth after U.S.-record year in space
Descent from the International Space Station closed out an unexpected 371-day stay, the longest flight in U.S. space history.
How to see the harvest supermoon
September's full moon, also known as the harvest moon, will be the last of four consecutive supermoons.
NASA astronaut closing out record-setting yearlong space station flight
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is finishing up the longest single flight in U.S. space history at 371 days.
Why NASA retrieved samples from an asteroid
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.
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Space Tourism: The Next Great Leap | CBS Reports
In the aftermath of the Titan submersible tragedy, extreme travel has come under fresh scrutiny. But one industry stands out for both its allure and the lack of regulation protecting participants' safety: space tourism. CBS Reports explores the next great leap for humankind and whether regulators and industry stakeholders are striking the right balance between encouraging innovation and ensuring safety.
OpenAI's ChatGPT gets new advancements
ChatGPT has become even more advanced in its ability to inform and interact with users. OpenAI confirmed Wednesday the artificial intelligence-powered system can now browse the internet to provide users with the most up-to-date information when previously it only used data up to September 2021. OpenAI also announced this week that ChatGPT can now "see, hear, and speak" with users through newly rolled-out features. Kyle Wiggers, senior enterprise reporter at TechCrunch, joined CBS News to talk about the updates.
Tracking the impact of interest rate hikes
The average interest rate on a credit card in November 2021 was 16.4%. As of September, the average credit card interest rate is nearly 24.5%. Javier David, managing editor at Axios, joined CBS News to discuss other ways rising interest rates are putting pressure on Americans.
Man arrested in Baltimore tech CEO's killing
Authorities have arrested a man accused of murdering Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere. Officials took Jason Billingsley, a convicted sex offender, into custody Wednesday night. LaPere's body was discovered Monday in her apartment complex after she was reported missing. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has more.
UAW threatens to expand strike again Friday
The United Auto Workers union could expand its strike against Detroit automakers on Friday, with the decision hinging on whether negotiators are able to make significant progress on getting its union members new contracts. Neal Boudette, an auto reporter for the New York Times, joined CBS News to discuss how talks are going.