Soyuz rocket launches new crew to ISS
Three new Expedition 40 crew members are on their way to the International Space Station following the successful launch of their Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
Three new Expedition 40 crew members are on their way to the International Space Station following the successful launch of their Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
Three days of fighting in Ukraine have left the people of Donetsk afraid the battles will escalate into civil war. The unprecedented scale of the Ukrainian assault is also seen as a message that the newly elected President Petro Poroshenko is determined to make good on a promise to crush the separatist revolt in the country. Charlie D’Agata reports.
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has formally responded to the charges against him. In a scathing 32-page letter to the NBA, Sterling wrote that the now infamous recording of his racist remarks did not violate NBA rules. Ben Tracy reports.
"CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King, who knew Maya Angelou for nearly three decades, speaks about why the poet and author's voice resonated with so many people
Familiar faces recite some of Maya Angelou’s most famous words, from the poem “Caged Bird,” in honor of poet and author who died Wednesday at the age of 86.
The West Point class of 2014, which entered the academy in the midst of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, heard President Barack Obama swear off fighting any more wars like those. But the president went on to outline a strategy that promises to send them to countries every bit as foreign and remote. David Martin reports.
U.S. intelligence believes an American citizen carried out a suicide bombing while fighting for al Qaeda in Syria. The terrorist group had promised an attack from an American, and the FBI says several dozen Americans have gone to Syria to join the fighting. Bob Orr reports.
Poet and author Maya Angelou died Wednesday at her home North Carolina at age 86. Angelou became an actress, a movie director, producer and won three Grammys. Her poem “On the Pulse of Morning,” read at Bill Clinton’s 1993 inauguration, became a bestseller. In 2011, President Barack Obama gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Michelle Miller reports.
A report released by internal watchdogs at the Department of Veterans Affairs confirms allegations of widespread manipulation of wait times for veterans seeking a doctor’s care. Investigators say they have spoken to dozens of VA schedulers who say they were encouraged by managers to manipulate appointment times. Nancy Cordes reports.
A college student missing for 25 years -- has a Florida sheriff’s office solved one of the state’s biggest mysteries? Tracy Smith reports Saturday, Aug. 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
"48 Hours" Live to Tell: A woman survives a brutal attack to find true love -- the real story of a survivor and the hero EMT that helped save her life and more. Watch Tuesday, June 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says it's time for the FBI to investigate the Veterans Affairs hospital scandal and calls for VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to step down.
Many people turn to the Better Business Bureau when they suspect a scam, but now there's a new twist that involves the consumer organization itself. Jericka Duncan reports.
After the government unleashed full military might against pro-Russian separatists for the first time, CBS News correspondent Charlie D'Agata says anxiety has gripped Donetsk.
Authorities say a pedestrian was injured when a circular saw blade used for cutting concrete at a New York City construction site came loose, flew about 100 feet through the air and struck her. The victim was hit in the leg as she was walking in midtown Manhattan. Jessica Schneider reports.
Kerry talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about Edward Snowden's claims of being trained by the U.S. to be a spy.
Are Kerry and President Obama on the same page? Kerry talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about whether or not withdrawing from Afghanistan is good thing.
Secretary of State John Kerry talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about America's involvement in Syria's civil war and how the president has been increasing efforts.
Kerry talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about supporting President Obama in not putting "American boots on the ground" and what the U.S. plans to do with the Syria crisis in the days ahead.
It's a mutant family reunion 14 years in the making. "X-Men: Days of Future Past" includes stars from all of the past installments in the franchise. As Suzanne Marques reports, Hugh Jackman's Wolverine goes back in time to save the future of the X-Men.
Kerry said President Obama will be announcing a new terrorism partnership fund of $5 billion. He talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the remaining troops in Afghanistan and the role of U.S. leadership in the world.
Maya Angelou, author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," died in her sleep at the age of 86. Gayle King shares about her personal relationship with Angelou, the creative who grew up in poverty and rose to great heights.
Noting the kidnappings in Nigeria, President Obama says the U.S. must do what it can to push for individual empowerment and education.
President Obama says the international response to Russia's actions in Ukraine and the negotiations over Iran's nuclear program show the U.S. can succeed when working with international institutions.
From climate change to maritime law disputes, President Obama says America cannot cannot exampe itself "from the rules that apply to everyone else."