Army helicopter crash leaves 3 dead after Apaches collide over Alaska
The choppers were returning from a training flight, the Army says. A fourth troop injured in the crash was hospitalized.
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The choppers were returning from a training flight, the Army says. A fourth troop injured in the crash was hospitalized.
The White House and the Republic of Korea praised 19-year-old Luther Story's "conspicuous bravery" during the battle that led to his death.
Fighting between army and paramilitary forces stretches into its fourth day in Sudan. Aid groups have said it's nearly impossible to provide humanitarian services around the capital, Khartoum. BBC News Africa reporter Mercy Juma joins "CBS News Mornings" with more about the attacks.
A twist of social media fate and an Afghanistan animal rescue brought the dog and its handler together in a "moment of hope."
While on tour in Afghanistan in 2019, platoon commander Kristen St. Pierre grew attached to a bomb-sniffing dog named Chase. After the fall of Kabul in 2021, St. Pierre feared she would never see her furry companion again. But, years later, the pair were reunited in the U.S.
On Thursday, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command said that they would "like to extend our deepest apologies" to the man.
Lieutenant Peter A. Timpo was 24 when he was assigned to the 343rd Bombardment Squadron in the summer of 1943.
The U.S. service members were flying in two HH60 Blackhawk helicopters during a routine training mission when the collision occurred, the Army said.
Nine U.S. soldiers were killed when two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Kentucky on Wednesday. A safety team from Fort Rucker in Alabama will investigate the crash. CBS News digital journalist Kila Peeples joined Errol Barnett and Lana Zak from Fort Campbell to discuss.
The aircraft were practicing a "multi-ship formation" using night vision goggles when they crashed, officials said.
"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.
With the Army falling short of its recruitment goals last year, the Pentagon is bringing back a familiar slogan in its latest recruiting efforts.
The Army has paused actor Jonathan Majors' recruitment ads following his arrest on assault charges. Senior writer for the Military Times Davis Winkie joins to discuss.
The engineer was on board an aircraft that went down in southern England during the summer of 1944.
The Army base officially changed its name from "Fort Pickett" to "Fort Barfoot" on Friday in honor of Col. Van Barfoot, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient.
While serving in Afghanistan in 2019, platoon commander Kristen St. Pierre unexpectedly fell head over heels for someone — a bomb-sniffing dog named Chase. But after the fall of Kabul in 2021, St. Pierre thought she might never see her furry companion again.
The family of Pvt. Ana Basalduaruiz. a soldier stationed at Ford Hood who died earlier this week, is demanding an FBI investigation into the circumstances of her death. The Army has said that no foul play is suspected. Janet Shamlian has more.
Sgt. Kettenhofen jumped on Monday, had a "hard landing" and died from his injuries on Tuesday, officials said.
William Montgomery steered a damaged aircraft from Germany to England so that his crew could safely parachute to land. He died in the plane crash.
In case you missed it, a daughter's TikTok helped save her family restaurant and the U.S. Army is resurrecting a once familiar slogan to garner recruits.
Only 10 women in U.S. military history have reached the rank of four-star general or admiral, the military's highest rank.
President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor on Thursday to Paris Davis, a retired U.S. Army colonel who rescued several injured soldiers amid heavy fighting in Vietnam in 1965. Davis was one of the first Black officers in the Army's Green Berets, and his nomination for the medal mysteriously vanished twice after he returned home from the war. The president called him "an incredible man" before bestowing the honor. Watch the White House ceremony.
President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to one of the first Black officers to be a part of U.S. Special Forces. The recognition for retired Colonel Paris Davis comes after a nearly 60-year delay. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more on the ceremony, plus Mr. Biden's meeting today with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Davis was one of the first Black officers in the Army's elite Green Berets. His nomination for the nation's highest combat decoration vanished twice at the height of the civil rights movement.
Pfc. Amanda Gonzales was killed at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, a former U.S. Army base in Hanau, where she was stationed as a cook at the time of her death, the FBI said.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
In June, the FBI quietly lowered some of the standards it uses when it conducts background checks on would-be federal agents and other personnel.
Rescuers pulled out survivors and helicopters ferried people to safety as Nepal and China raced to respond after catastrophic flash floods killed hundreds of people.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Milo Yiannopoulos "chose to overstay his welcome."
President Trump insists Iran is "begging to make a deal" to end the war, but Tehran, and crucially China, say his economic warfare tactics will fail.
The ruling marks a blow to the federal government's long-delayed effort to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is accused of developing the plot to crash planes into the Pentagon and World Trade Center.
The Lindsay Clancy trial jury continued their deliberations Friday and it could be days before they reach a verdict, a legal expert says.
He was placed on unpaid leave from his job at the White House after it was determined he used his position to make bets on what President Trump would say in speeches.
The international airport in Nashville, Tennessee, would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal by Tennessee's governor.
The ruling marks a blow to the federal government's long-delayed effort to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is accused of developing the plot to crash planes into the Pentagon and World Trade Center.
He was placed on unpaid leave from his job at the White House after it was determined he used his position to make bets on what President Trump would say in speeches.
On a path in Austin, Texas, a chance meeting changed the lives of two men with one thing in common.
The White House said President Trump will "pay tribute to the brave first responders who put their lives on the line."
The international airport in Nashville, Tennessee, would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal by Tennessee's governor.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Juul plans to market the new device under the brand name Juul2, along with updated versions of its tobacco- and menthol-flavored cartridges.
Trading of sports event contracts on Kalshi constitutes gambling, appeals court rules in siding with Nevada officials.
New federal labor figures forecast the fastest-growing U.S. job sectors over the next decade.
David Booth, the founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, says the key to investing — and life — is to stay calm in the face of uncertainty.
The ruling marks a blow to the federal government's long-delayed effort to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is accused of developing the plot to crash planes into the Pentagon and World Trade Center.
He was placed on unpaid leave from his job at the White House after it was determined he used his position to make bets on what President Trump would say in speeches.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
A federal judge has again blocked President Trump's bid to erase his hush money conviction in New York.
The White House said President Trump will "pay tribute to the brave first responders who put their lives on the line."
Juul plans to market the new device under the brand name Juul2, along with updated versions of its tobacco- and menthol-flavored cartridges.
Caused by parasites spread via Anopheles mosquitoes, malaria can cause symptoms including nausea, headache and intense waves of fever and chills.
U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states: Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
Dr. Laura Cox, an assistant professor at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, explains how our dietary patterns play a significant role in our gut and long-term brain health.
A California couple were in a Nepali village when an avalanche of powerful waters ripped down from the high Himalayas toward them.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family.
Anil Goel sent his family in the U.S. a photo of his tour group at the Nepal-Tibet border just before the area was hit by a wall of mud and water.
Caused by parasites spread via Anopheles mosquitoes, malaria can cause symptoms including nausea, headache and intense waves of fever and chills.
In the days since her death, Dolly Parton has become the most-streamed artist in the world and might be getting an airport named after her. Nicole Valdes has more.
The international airport in Nashville, Tennessee, would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal by Tennessee's governor.
Closing arguments in the trial of a man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur's murder are expected on Monday. CBS News' Jared Ochacher spoke with one of Shakur's former collaborators, rapper E-40, about the late artist.
Zac Brown of the Zac Brown Band joins "CBS Mornings" to reflect on his friendship with Dolly Parton and her enduring legacy.
Tributes pour in for country music icon and humanitarian Dolly Parton. Thousands of fans signed a petition asking officials to name Nashville's airport after her. Plus, her family is sharing more information.
Employee attitudes toward AI are closely tied to their age and generational concerns, according to Glassdoor.
Hospitals, technology firms and other companies could soon be at risk from AI-enabled cyberattacks, according to a new open letter from more than 100 signatories.
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.
Microsoft founder and computer pioneer Bill Gates changed the world forever with his technological innovation. Now, Gates is warning that the development of artificial intelligence without strong oversight and regulation could threaten society as we know it. MIT professor Max Tegmark shares his concerns.
A series of lawsuits accused tech giant Meta of purposefully designing social media apps to entice users and cause social media addiction. Meta will pay out $17 billion in a landmark settlement. CBS News' Jarred Hill reports.
Marmots, not bears, are the largest "true" hibernating mammal, UCLA marmot researchers Katie Adler and Emily Renkey say. The two share more fun facts about these cute creatures and explain how to vote for the fattest marmot.
NASA's new telescope could change the way we see space. With a wide-field camera that will reveal an area up to 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, and an orbit a million miles from Earth, the Nancy Grace Roman telescope is expected to find tens of thousands of unknown exoplanets.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park told visitors Tuesday that invasive Joro spiders "may be hanging in a web near you."
July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States – another escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet, where extreme weather events – such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes – will become more common and more extreme.
July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States, breaking a record last set during the Dust Bowl – just another step in the escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti talks with climate journalist Jeff Goodell and atmospheric scientist Maria Molina about how changes in Earth's climate are increasing the likelihood that extreme weather events – such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes – will become more common and more extreme.
Attorneys finalized jury instructions with the judge Friday after witness testimony wrapped Thursday in the trial of Duane Davis, also known as "Keefe D," who's accused of orchestrating the drive-by shooting that killed Tupac Shakur in 1996. Davis has denied the allegations. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more.
The jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the woman accused of murdering her three young children, is still deliberating on whether to accept her postpartum psychosis defense. Shanelle Kaul reports and Caroline Polisi provides legal analysis.
British right-wing political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, who supported President Trump's agenda, is being held by ICE for allegedly overstaying his visa. Nancy Cordes has the details.
Jurors went home for the weekend Friday with deliberations set to resume Monday morning in the trial of Lindsay Clancy. Clancy has admitted to killing her three young children, but is arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more.
The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial went home Friday after asking questions about Clancy's medication and the knife used in her suicide attempt. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul reports.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
The mission to save NASA's sinking space telescope has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.
A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket.
The newly discovered object looks like a star the size of our solar system, but produces 100 billion times more energy than any star.
The only total solar eclipse of 2026 crossed the Northern Hemisphere Wednesday, with a path of totality across parts of Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain. See photos and video from the best viewing locations.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dolly Parton, the country music legend who became a feminist icon, has died at the age of 80. Here is a look back at her life in pictures.
Sylvie Cachay was found dead in an overflowing bathtub at the exclusive Soho House in New York City on Dec. 9, 2010. A water leak at the hotel gave away a timeline that may have revealed her killer.
Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
Milo Yiannopoulos placed in ICE custody; Clancy jury still undecided after 9 hours.
Coming up on 25 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks, the effort to bring to justice the alleged mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has hit a major obstacle. CBS News has learned a military judge ruled this week that his confessions made to FBI agents at Guantanamo Bay were not voluntary and cannot be used at his trial, now set for June of 2028. Those FBI agents are featured in an upcoming CBS documentary, "Daughters of 9/11," which airs Friday, September 11, on CBS and Paramount Plus.
Amy and Jamie Shinneman plan to run their fifth marathon together in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 30 as part of their mission to race all eight Abbott World Marathon Majors. But what sets them apart from other individual runners is that they compete together as a team. Amy has Bethlem myopathy, a rare form of muscular dystrophy, so Jamie pushes her in a racing wheelchair. They hope their story can inspire others with disabilities to chase big dreams, too.
Dan Wolken, senior writer for Yahoo Sports, joins CBS News to preview the upcoming U.S. Open tennis tournament.
Sixty-three years after the March on Washington, thousands gathered Friday in the nation's capitol for a Defend the Vote rally and warned that voting rights are under attack again. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it harder for people to challenge voting maps they argued were racially discriminatory. Tylik McMillan, national director of youth and college for the NAACP and one of the speakers at Friday's march, joins CBS News to talk about the day.