Most humpback whales taken off endangered species list by feds
Move applies to nine of the 14 distinct populations of humpback whales; feds say numbers have recovered through international efforts to protect the giant mammals
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N.C. authorities look for father in fatal shooting of teen son
Authorities in North Carolina say the man later posted a video to Facebook admitting to also shooting and critically wounding his ex-wife
Court: Anti-psychotic can be forcibly administered to doctor on trial for murder
Connecticut authorities can forcibly administer medicine to mentally ill doctor charged in murder of a Yale University physician so he can be competent to stand trial, court ruled
After renovations, Capitol rotunda reopens to visitors
The project to repair the dome, which was built in the 1860s, will be finished by Inauguration Day 2017
Widow of fallen Baton Rouge police officer says she is pregnant
During an interview with CBS affiliate WAFB, Dechia Gerald says she believes she conceived five days before her husband was killed
Violent Labor Day weekend adds to Chicago's historic bloodshed
Over the holiday weekend, 65 people were shot and 13 of them died; violence surpassed Memorial Day and Fourth of July numbers
Lawsuit: Juvenile detention staffer watched Kentucky girl's "last gasps"
Surveillance video allegedly shows Reginald Windham staring through a window as 16-year-old Gynnya McMillen took “her last gasps and dying breaths and final uncontrollable movements"
After clashes and protests, judge stops work on portion of N.D. oil pipeline
Members of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe say the work has desecrated burial grounds and other sacred sites
After murderer's confession in court, tearful mother of Jacob Wetterling speaks
"It is incredibly painful to know his last days, last hours, last minutes," said Patty Wetterling after hearing details of how Danny Heinrich killed her son in 1989
Fox News scandal
Sexual harassment allegations led to Roger Ailes' departure from Fox News and a reported $20 million settlement
Minnesota man confesses to 1989 assault, murder of boy
The 27-year-old cold case of Jacob Wetterling, 11, is resolving after a man led authorities to his buried remains last week and confessed today in court to killing the boy
Calif. woman on surprise baby: Thought it was "a stomachache"
"Shocked is an understatement," says woman, 35, after delivering baby boy
Calif. prospector finds steak-sized gold nugget
18-ounce chunk of gold valued at $70K – or more as a curio
Owen Labrie's attorneys "troubled" by sex assault accuser's statements
Only on "CBS This Morning," the attorneys respond for the first time since Chessy Prout revealed her identity as the accuser in the New Hampshire prep school rape case
Convict Brock Turner registers as sex offender in Ohio
The ex-Stanford swimmer's six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman sparked national outcry
SpaceX launches first-of-its-kind Starship test flight
Microsoft seeing "continued recovery" amid major worldwide outage
New congressman faces sexual harassment allegation
Never bought Nvidia stock? Its slide could still hit your 401(k).
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U.N. watchdog agency pushes for access to key Iran nuclear site
Lutnick agrees to testify as Bessent blames him for chip sales
Top doctor for Congress resigns amid misconduct allegations
Family Dollar to pay $63M after FTC says it overcharged customers
