Tony Stewart returns to NASCAR following deadly crash
NASCAR driver Tony Stewart missed three races since he struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. on a dirt track in New York. Vicente Arenas reports.
NASCAR driver Tony Stewart missed three races since he struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. on a dirt track in New York. Vicente Arenas reports.
Investors will return from the long holiday weekend eagerly waiting to see whether the August jobs report will show continued progress for the nation's labor market. Although July's results were weaker than expected, this year the economy has added 1.6 million jobs, or an average of 230,000 per month. That's the quickest pace since 1999. Jill Schlesinger has that and more in her look at the business week ahead.
Investors are looking ahead to see if recent upbeat figures can extend into September. Also, it's been less than fun and games for Toys ''R'' Us in its second quarter. Karina Mitchell reports on the day's top MoneyWatch headlines.
Stunning time-lapse video takes a beautiful and dynamic look at Scotland. Video courtesy of Roger Jackaman. Like him on Facebook and follow him on Vimeo.
The California legislature has passed the first law of its kind designed to reduce sexual assault on college campuses. The bill requires an “affirmative, unambiguous and conscious decision” before students have sex. Teri Okita reports.
Tony Stewart will be racing again this weekend after he missed three NASCAR races since hitting and killing another driver on a dirt track. The three-time NASCAR champion has a reputation as one of racing’s toughest drivers. Vicente Arenas reports.
The cost of cleaning up the mess caused by Japan’s nuclear disaster is adding up. And, as Seth Doane reports, Japan doesn’t have enough room to store the millions of tons of radioactive soil that has been scraped up.
NASA says a decision on what company will build its next generation vehicle to put astronauts in space is imminent. A $4 billion contract is at stake. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
The sophisticated campaign targeting Europeans and Americans is produced by the terror group’s multi-lingual media arm. Julianna Goldman reports.
The White House said President Obama was being “candid” when he said the U.S. doesn’t have a strategy to defeat ISIS in Syria. According to the Obama administration, the Pentagon is still working on military options. Major Garrett reports.
British Prime Minister David Cameron elevated the United Kingdom's terror threat to the second-highest level, meaning it believes an attack is "highly likely." ISIS fighters have shown they are violent, organized and trained to use weapons, and the British government is worried several hundred of those fighters are British. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
Roller skating is making a comeback; 14 new rinks have opened across the country in the past year with a new twist on the classic four-wheel fad. CBS News' Colby Thelen reports.
Discovery blasted the American space program to new heights and revived American the space program more than once. Kylie Atwood reports.
Malachi Wilson missed his first day of kindergarten because his hair was deemed too long. His family had to provide proof that he is Native American and that having long hair is part of their spiritual beliefs. He's back in school, but his mother isn't satisfied.
A new smartphone app in Britain is connecting good Samaritans to people who need help in an emergency. Alphonso Van Marsh reports.
August was a great month for stocks, but there are plenty of reasons stocks could fall when the summer fades, says CBS MoneyWatch market analyst Anthony Mirhaydari.
Thousands of spectators flocked to Newport Beach to watch surfers catch big waves on the now world-famous "Wedge." Louisa Hodge of KCBS reports.
Wild waves are still pounding the Southern California coast. In Malibu, the old lifeguard headquarters shack has been destroyed.
The body of New Jersey native Aaron Sofer was found in a Jerusalem forest Thursday after he went missing last week. Matt Kozar of CBS New York reports on how neighbors in Sofer's close-knit community reacted to the news.
An Australian sheep thought to be the world's woolliest was finally shorn on Thursday, shedding off 52 pounds.
The Wildlife Center of Virginia, a leading teaching and research hospital for native wildlife released a young bald eagle Thursday at Claytor Lake State Park. Crowds cheered on as Clark from the Wildlife Center in Virginia taught everyone a thing or two before letting the bird back into the wild.
A swallowed lithium battery damages a child's esophagus, leading to some remarkable corrective surgery. Doctors plan to use a piece of rib to reconstruct the child's esophagus. Danielle Cook reports.
A 92-year-old Kansas woman needed to get creative after a new voter registration law mandated she have a birth certificate to vote. While she did not have the certificate, an old family Bible included a record of her birth. Alan Shope from Kansas City affiliate KCTV reports.
A third of autistic children are still having difficulty speaking at age 5, even after years of early intervention. UCLA researchers are discovering that tablets and iPads can help those children learn to communicate. Danielle Nottingham reports from Los Angeles.
The drone is part of a research project called “Project Wing,” which was built by Google engineers as part of their secret research group called “X.” Google released video and details of the drone tested conducted in Australia