Kids who learn how to play musical instruments may have an easier time paying attention and focusing. And, why using your smartphone may give your thumb “super powers.” Omar Villafranca has some of the day’s top medical stories
Starting January 1st it will rise to $9.47 an hour. Also, airstream sales have set records for three years straight, they say they have a 3 month backlog of orders. Wendy Gilette reports on the day's top MoneyWatch headlines.
CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr talks with CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate about the issues that commanded global attention in 2015 -- and the likelihood that we'll see more of the same in 2015.
Janet Bodnar, editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, offers consumers ideas to help save money this holiday season. CBS News' Heba Kanso reports.
The Pakistani government has reportedly complained to Showtime about how the critically acclaimed series “Homeland" portrays the country.
The Jerusalem Nano Bible company has managed to print the smallest original version of The New Testament, legible only by microscope. Allen Pizzey reports.
Congress recently passed "prize-linked" savings accounts. These accounts do not pay you interest directly; instead, the interest earned is pooled and then distributed periodically as "prizes." Jill Schlesinger reports.
After 13 years, the U.S. held a ceremony in Kabul to formally end the war in Afghanistan on Sunday, as leadership of the war transitions to Afghan forces. Chip Reid reports.
Thousands turned out for NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos' funeral yesterday, among them hundreds of police who turned their backs when Mayor Bill De Blasio spoke. NYPD Commissioner William Bratton condemned the officers' actions this morning. Don Dahler reports.
Officials say 162 people were on board AirAsia Flight 8501, which has now been missing for more than a day. Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia are all taking apart in the search for the flight, which left from Indonesia for what should have been a quick two-hour trip to Singapore. Debora Patta reports on the search.
The missing AirAsia plane is an Airbus A320, the same aircraft that Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger landed in the Hudson River in 2009. Sullenberger spoke with Jeff Glor about the aircraft and best techniques for handling it in dangerous weather.
The AirAsia flight disappearance adds one more case to a year of tragedy and mystery for Southeast Asian airlines. More than 500 lives were lost in the March disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and the July crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine. Jeff Pegues reports on a tragic timeline.
A fire killed one passenger and stranded everyone on board a ferry off the coast of Greece. The ferry was bound for Greece from Italy. In the last 14 hours, more than 100 passengers have been rescued by helicopter, but winds and waves have slowed down the evacuation. Carter Evans reports.
We’ve all encountered many of those “agree & continue” prompts while browsing the Internet, but as we half-consciously click to proceed, what exactly are we agreeing to? Slate Contributor Seth Stevenson discusses how companies benefit from our indifference to the fine print.
A ceremony in Kabul marked the official end of combat operations for U.S.-led coalition forces after 13 years.
CBS News correspondent Debora Patta provides the latest details on AirAsia Flight 8501, which was reported missing Sunday while traveling out of Indonesia to Singapore.
Passengers are being evacuated off a crippled ferry stranded in the Adriatic Sea after a fire broke out.
CBS News aviation and safety expert Captain Chelsey “Sully” Sullenberger joins CBSN with CBS News transportation correspondent Jeff Pegues to discuss challenges in the search for AirAsia Flight 8501, which disappeared on Sunday near Indonesia.
The latest on the missing passenger plane in southeast Asia, New York City braces for more anger and possible attacks against the police, and an update on the nation's Ebola preparedness with Captain Sully Sullenberger, Rudy Giuliani, Commissioner William Bratton, Ron Klain and others.
Miss the second half of the show? Watch. Robin Wright and David Rohde discuss the battle against ISIS.
Laura Hillenbrand, the author of "Unbroken," tells "Face the Nation" about her experience with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Robin Wright and David Rohde make sense of some troubling events across the world in 2014, from North Korea to Iraq and Syria, and what they might mean for 2015.
From Pharrell Williams' "Happy" to "Guardians of the Galaxy," these are the top music, movies, books, and online content of 2014.
This week's moment of nature takes you to the Mississippi - Old Man River - which just keeps rolling along.
North Korea charges President Obama with being behind the release of the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy, "The Interview," after Sony took their controversial film off the shelf and opened it to sold-out crowds at a small number of theaters this weekend. Ben Tracy has the latest.