President Obama, who was in Southern California for a fundraising trip, shared his brand of comedy with late night host Jimmy Kimmel Thursday. But not everyone in Los Angeles was laughing. Omar Villafranca reports.
ISIS is expanding from the Middle East to new territory in West Africa. The extremist group accepted a pledge of allegiance from Nigeria-based Boko Haram. CBS News senior security contributor and former CIA deputy director Michael Morell joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the impact of this pledge.
Iraqi forces are closer to recapturing the ISIS stronghold of Tikrit. The city fell to ISIS last year, but Iraqi forces have been working for nearly two weeks to enter it. Holly Williams, who has been traveling with the Iraqi fighters along the front lines, reports from Baghdad.
The jury in the Boston Marathon bombing trial gets a break after a difficult day in court Thursday. Prosecutors introduced video that brought jurors inside a scary carjacking. In it, the victim, Dun Meng, makes a daring escape and alerts police. Don Dahler reports with the evidence.
It was an emotional day for jurors in the Boston Marathon bombing trial as graphic evidence was presented to jurors. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the impact of carjacking victim Dun Meng's testimony and the defense's case for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Nick Dietz compiles some of the week's best viral videos, including a lion opening a car door, a flight attendant dancing and a magic door prank. Plus, female comedy trio SketchShe pays homage to a Queen classic. To see these videos in their entirety, click HERE.
The AMA and CDC team up for a big push to stamp out one of the nation’s most debilitating chronic diseases. And, new statistics released on surviving cancer. Eboni Williams has some of the day's top health stories.
Following the recent scandal, Lumber Liquidators says it will pay for safety testing of its Chinese-made laminate floors. And, a new study finds that raising the legal smoking age would reduce the number of teens who start smoking. Jill Wagner reports on the day's top MoneyWatch headlines.
The Duchess of Cambridge visits the set of "Downton Abbey." Plus, boxing champs hit the red carpet. Suzanne Marques has your Eye on Entertainment.
Mindy Walker, Executive Editor of American Baby Magazine, explains the importance of a full-term pregnancy and gives strategies for making it to the end.
It's been a week since the Department of Justice's report came out and several personnel changes in the Ferguson Police Department have been made. Paula Reid, CBS News Justice Department Reporter, tells how the firings impact the Department of Justice investigation.
An attorney for Bruce Beresford-Redman said Thursday the former reality TV producer was convicted on murder charges by a Mexican court. Authorites said Beresford-Redman killed his wife, Monica, during a 2010 vacation in Cancun.
Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's eight-year search led to the rediscovery of one of the biggest warships ever built.
After just 7 episodes, Kathy Griffin announced she will be leaving the E! Entertainment show "Fashion Police." The comedian said her style "does not fit with the creative direction of the show."
Smiley, an adorable golden retriever born without eyes, is putting a smile on the faces of the people he visits during regular trips to hospitals, nursing homes and schools.
Attorney General Eric Holder condemned the shooting of two cops in Ferguson, Missouri. An officer was shot in the shoulder, and a second in the face; and, according to a recent survey, 2 out of 5 young adults don't think about saving for retirement. But when faced with the realities of the future, that sentiment appears to change.
Arizona lawmakers have moved to pull all state funding from 2 of the state's largest community college districts. If approved, the schools will lose tens of millions of dollars.
A new study from the University of Southern California finds even though people know texting and driving can be deadly, they still do it.
Do you know the rules for using the American flag? If not, here's a refresher.
Time Magazine's cover story this week is called "The Clinton Way." Alex Altman, who covers Washington D.C. for Time, gives CBSN details on the ways Bill and Hillary Clinton play by their own rules.
The first "Star Wars" stand-alone film will be called "Rogue One." It's the first film in a planned series that explores characters and events beyond the core "Star Wars" saga.
A Navy prosecutor says a group of male sailors on board a nuclear submarine traded videos of female officers, secretly recorded as the women undressed.
Robert Downey Jr. presented a young superhero fan who was born with a partially developed right arm one of the coolest gifts you could get: A fully functional bionic arm stylized like Iron Man.
According to a recent survey, 2 out of 5 young adults don't think about saving for retirement. But when faced with the realities of the future, that sentiment appears to change. A computer algorithm that shows people what they'll look like in the future has been found to spur people into saving. Anthony Mason reports.
He's only been a U.S. Senator for two months, but has already managed to convince 46 other Republican Senators to sign a controversial letter to Iran. The letter, which warns the Islamic Republic that any nuclear deal reached with the Obama administration could be undone with the "stroke of a pen," has put Sen. Tom Cotton on the map. Nancy Cordes charts his rise.