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Arthur Barrett, a Vermont native, was among thousands of service members captured and held at prisoner of war camps.
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Arthur Barrett, a Vermont native, was among thousands of service members captured and held at prisoner of war camps.
The class action lawsuit claims the Pentagon's failure to correct "ongoing discrimination" represents a violation of constitutional rights.
Former military intelligence officer-turned-whistleblower David Grusch told House lawmakers Wednesday that he had interviewed government officials who had direct knowledge of aircraft with "nonhuman" origins, and that so-called "biologics" were recovered from some craft. Grusch, who served for 14 years as an intelligence officer in the Air Force and National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, appeared before the House Oversight Committee's national security subcommittee alongside two former fighter pilots who had firsthand experience with unidentified aerial phenomena.
Congressional lawmakers are preparing to break for their monthlong August recess Thursday night, but the Senate is still hammering out details on the bill that will set Pentagon policy. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on that and other top stories from Capitol Hill.
Reaction from Capitol Hill is pouring in following former President Donald Trump's social media post saying he's been informed by special counsel Jack Smith that he is a target of the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska joined "America Decides" to discuss the target letter and the fight over controversial amendments in the defense spending bill.
The new data, shared exclusively with CBS News, covers the years from 1980 until the federal courts lifted the ban against gay and lesbian service members in 2010.
Daniel Ellsberg copied and leaked documents that revealed secret details of U.S. strategy in the Vietnam War that became known as the Pentagon Papers.
The pilot of the Chinese jet performed an "unnecessarily aggressive maneuver" while intercepting a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane May 26, the Pentagon said.
At the Department of Defense, one division works to bring home tens of thousands of unidentified soldiers.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is asking the Department of Defense to launch an investigation into longstanding price gouging by defense contractors.
Almost half of the Department of Defense's massive budget will go to defense contractors. Experts in the field say those contractors are overcharging the Pentagon.
A six-month 60 Minutes investigation found the nation's defense budget is plagued by a military supply chain rife with price gouging.
Talks continue Tuesday between President Biden and congressional leaders as the June 1 federal debt limit deadline looms. This comes as the Office of Management and Budget says proposed cuts from House Republicans would cut at least 30% of all areas outside Defense, the Veterans Affairs department and Homeland Security. Weijia Jiang reports.
A 21-year-old Air National Guardsman charged with leaking troves of highly classified U.S. military secrets appeared in federal court Thursday for a detention hearing. In new court documents, prosecutors said that rifles and AK-style weapons were found in Jack Teixeira's bedroom. Catherine Herridge has more.
Jack Teixeira of Massachusetts is accused of leaking hundreds of classified Pentagon documents.
After evacuating U.S. diplomats and their families over the weekend, the Pentagon is examining options to help the remaining U.S. citizens in Sudan who wish to leave.
The sightings are concentrated off the East Coast and West Coast of the U.S., in the Middle East and in the area of the South China Sea.
Lawmakers received a closed-door briefing Wednesday from top intelligence officials on the leak of classified Pentagon documents. Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira was arrested and charged under the Espionage Act last week in the case. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett discusses lawmakers' reaction to the leak.
The newest branch of the armed forces in the U.S. is ready for the challenges that lie ahead in space. Maj. Gen. John M. Olson joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss how the Space Force is preparing to take on threats from China and Russia, and how they're using AI and machine learning to advance security.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the probe into classified Pentagon documents leaked online is making progress. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett spoke with intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis about the lessons learned from this leak.
Following a leak of sensitive, classified Pentagon information, the number of people with access to some information has been cut back. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is working on smoothing over ties with allies whose information may have been compromised. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the latest.
One official thinks the investigation could move quickly because the universe of suspects appears at this point not to be that large.
U.S. officials warn the leaked Pentagon documents circulating online could have serious ramifications for the war in Ukraine. CBS News anchor Lana Zak spoke with foreign correspondent Holly Williams about the potential impact.
The Defense Department is still trying to determine how apparent classified documents managed to leak on social media. The documents purport to show top-secret information on the war in Ukraine and other parts of the world. Catherine Herridge has more.
NSC spokesman John Kirby said the administration doesn't know whether the national security threat has been contained.
Trump might think Mar-a-Lago is worth $1.8 billion, but in 2020, his own company said the Palm Beach appraiser was right. That year, the county valued Mar-a-Lago at $27 million.
China "appears to have calculated that it can more aggressively pursue its interests via information manipulation," a new State Department report says.
Former Attorney General Bill Barr told Costa, that if Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin were to run, "I believe he would draw serious support and be a strong candidate."
Top Republicans outlined their view of the factual and legal basis for an impeachment inquiry into President Biden in a 30-page memo.
The shooting occurred during a protest over a plan to redisplay a statue of controversial Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate in Española, New Mexico.
Track forecasts for Philippe and Rina were uncertain as forecasters noted the two tropical storms could potentially "interact."
Eagle Produce, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is doing a voluntary recall of 6,456 cases of whole cantaloupe after the fruits were tested in a distribution center by the FDA.
Trump's attorneys have urged Judge Chutkan to move the deadline for pretrial motions by two months — to Dec. 9, 2023, citing "novel and complex legal issues" involved in the case.
"We need to do everything we can to stop this effort NOW, and not wait until they name a ticket and this becomes a runaway train," a Democratic Party official in Utah said in an email obtained by CBS News.
House Republicans subpoenaed the personal and business banking records of President Biden's son and brother.
"We need to do everything we can to stop this effort NOW, and not wait until they name a ticket and this becomes a runaway train," a Democratic Party official in Utah said in an email obtained by CBS News.
The shooting occurred during a protest over a plan to redisplay a statue of controversial Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate in Española, New Mexico.
The unlikely reunion happened when an animal shelter in Durango, Colorado, worked to track down the microchipped cat's owner after finding her on a road in a nearby town.
China "appears to have calculated that it can more aggressively pursue its interests via information manipulation," a new State Department report says.
Black workers were called "boy" and "monkey," a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claims.
Trump might think Mar-a-Lago is worth $1.8 billion, but in 2020, his own company said the Palm Beach appraiser was right. That year, the county valued Mar-a-Lago at $27 million.
Yelp is suing to defend how it labels crisis pregnancy centers to indicate that they do not provide abortions.
CVS Health pharmacists are being run ragged by insufficient staff and corporate quotas that jeopardize patient safety, protest organizers claim.
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.
House Republicans subpoenaed the personal and business banking records of President Biden's son and brother.
"We need to do everything we can to stop this effort NOW, and not wait until they name a ticket and this becomes a runaway train," a Democratic Party official in Utah said in an email obtained by CBS News.
China "appears to have calculated that it can more aggressively pursue its interests via information manipulation," a new State Department report says.
Eugene Peltola Jr. died when his plane ferrying moose meat and antlers crashed shortly after takeoff in Alaska on Sept. 12.
Former Attorney General Bill Barr told Costa, that if Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin were to run, "I believe he would draw serious support and be a strong candidate."
CVS Health pharmacists are being run ragged by insufficient staff and corporate quotas that jeopardize patient safety, protest organizers claim.
The findings are just the latest to show benefits from COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
Hospitals are merging across separate markets within states, resulting in higher patient bills with no improvement in care, evidence shows.
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.
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.
China "appears to have calculated that it can more aggressively pursue its interests via information manipulation," a new State Department report says.
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.
Germany's Interior Minister called Artgemeinschaft "deeply racist and antisemitic" and accused it of trying "to raise new enemies of the constitution."
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 touts "self-reliant national defense policy" as it unveils first domestically-made submarine, while China says the island is "over-rating itself."
On a September day in 1998, 177 of the greatest artists in hip-hop gathered together on a city block in Harlem.
On a September day in 1998, 177 of the greatest artists in hip-hop gathered together on a city block in Harlem for what would be one of the most iconic moments in music history. Jericka Duncan has more.
Acclaimed British actor Michael Gambon, known to millions for playing the character of Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" films, has died at the age of 82 after contracting pneumonia.
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 is gearing up for the release of his latest album, "Autumn Variations," which is set to drop on Friday.
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.
The government's antitrust case against Google is now entering its third week, but efforts by the tech giant to close off testimony to the public are raising questions about transparency in the Justice Department's biggest monopoly trial in more than 20 years. Nico Grant, a technology reporter at the New York Times, joined CBS News to discuss the case.
The government's antitrust case against Google is now entering its third week, but efforts by the tech giant to close off testimony to the public are raising questions about transparency in the Justice Department's biggest monopoly trial in more than 20 years. Nico Grant, a technology reporter at the New York Times, joined CBS News to discuss the case.
The billionaire will not receive compensation for serving as the company's president, CEO and chairman, GameStop said.
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.
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.
"People didn't think it could really be done," Marc Friedländer, an associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, told CBS News.
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.
Investigators say they've uncovered yet another drug mill in the Bronx, again involving fentanyl.
The shooting occurred during a protest over a plan to redisplay a statue of controversial Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate in Española, New Mexico.
A suspect has been arrested in a shooting that wounded a protester Thursday in Española, New Mexico. The protest was against a planned monument for a Spanish conquistador.
A suspect accused of running a drug mill out of a Bronx apartment was arrested Tuesday after authorities said he rode on the New York City subway with 40 pounds of fentanyl. Lilia Luciano has more.
A convicted felon and registered sex offender suspected in the Baltimore murder earlier this week of Pava LaPere, a co-founder and CEO for the tech company EcoMap, was captured Wednesday at a train station outside Baltimore, authorities said. Nicole Sganga has the latest.
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.
Descent from the International Space Station closed out an unexpected 371-day stay, the longest flight in U.S. space history.
September's full moon, also known as the harvest moon, will be the last of four consecutive supermoons.
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is finishing up the longest single flight in U.S. space history at 371 days.
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.
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.
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.
Chronic absences in U.S. schools have nearly doubled compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to a recent Stanford University study. Professor Thomas Dee, who authored the study, joins CBS News to discuss possible causes behind the spike and what can be done about it.
Seven Republican presidential hopefuls took aim at former President Donald Trump for skipping Wednesday night's debate as they made their case for the Oval Office. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has the analysis.
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have subpoenaed the banking records of President Biden's son and brother -- Hunter and James Biden. The subpoenas request all documents or communications in the bank's possession from the beginning of 2014 to now. Criminal defense attorney Joseph Tully joins CBS News to unpack the move.
On a September day in 1998, 177 of the greatest artists in hip-hop gathered together on a city block in Harlem for what would be one of the most iconic moments in music history. Jericka Duncan has more.