North Korea says it tested underwater nuclear attack drone
North Korea said it tested an underwater nuclear attack drone in response to joint naval exercises by the U.S., Seoul and Tokyo.
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U.S. shrimpers can't compete with foreign imports
Imported cheap Asian shrimp, grown in pond farms and often subsidized by foreign governments, has idled many of South Carolina's roughly 300 shrimpers this year. Mark Strassmann has more.
Japan ANA plane turns back to Tokyo after man bites flight attendant
A passenger, believed to be a 55-year-old American man, sunk his teeth into a crew member's arm while "heavily drunk," leaving her mildly injured, the airline says.
Polls open in Taiwan's presidential election
Polls are now open in Taiwan and millions are expected to vote in the presidential election this weekend. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports. Then, David Sacks, fellow for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins to explain the U.S.' role in the region.
China calls looming Taiwan election a choice between peace and war
Taiwan is set to pick a new president in an election China says will see the democratically governed, U.S.-allied island choose between peace, and "war and decline."
Mystery of why world's largest ape went extinct finally solved, scientists say
Exactly why the great ape died off after flourishing for hundreds of thousands of years has been one of the lasting mysteries of paleontology.
Indian AI startup CEO arrested over killing of 4-year-old son
Police say Suchana Seth, the CEO of The Mindful AI Lab startup company in India, is suspected of killing her young son after his body was found in her luggage.
China says foreign consultancy boss caught spying for U.K.
China's spy agency says the foreign head of a consultancy entered the country several times with instructions from MI6 "to collect China-related intelligence for Britain."
Number of people missing after Japan earthquake soars over 300
The massive New Year's Day earthquake in western Japan's Ishikawa region has left residents questioning the future of one entire towns' existence.
5 dead, hundreds evacuated after fiery plane collision at Tokyo airport
All 379 occupants of the Japan Airlines flight got out safely and the pilot of the coast guard plane also escaped, officials said.
Dozens killed in Japan earthquakes as temblors continue rocking country's west
Japan's leader says workers are "fighting a battle against time" to rescue people trapped in rubble after a series of powerful earthquakes.
Powerful earthquakes off Japan's coast prompt tsunami warnings
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 prompted a tsunami warning on New Year's Day.
China's 1st domestically built cruise ship sets sail on maiden voyage
Equipped with a mahjong lounge and hotpot restaurant, the luxury Adora Magic City is aimed squarely at China's travel-hungry middle class.
Earthquake in China leaves at least 126 dead, hundreds injured
Video captured as an earthquake hit China's mountainous northwest, killing at least 126 people, shows residents running for their lives as homes crumbled in the dead of winter.
Jimmy Lai, media mogul who challenged China, goes on trial in Hong Kong
Former Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai dared for years to demand free speech from China's government. 3 years after his arrest, he's facing a possible life sentence.
South Korea scrambles jets as Chinese and Russian warplanes approach
South Korea says 2 Chinese and 4 Russian warplanes entered its air defense zone for just less than 20 minutes, but "there was no invasion of airspace."
Afghanistan no longer world's biggest opium producer, U.N. report finds
A Taliban crackdown on opium farming appears to have bumped Afghanistan from its dubious rank as the world's biggest producer.
Migrants camp out by border wall
Migrants are huddling and camping out next to the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico as they wait to be processed by American authorities. CBS News immigration and political reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports on the increase in numbers of migrants arriving at the southern border from countries in Africa and Asia.
U.S. military releases names of crew members who died in Osprey crash
The U.S. military identified all eight Air Force crew members on an Osprey that crashed on Nov. 29 off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan.
17 deaths blamed on Cyclone Michaung as it makes landfall in India
Severe Cyclone Michaung plows into India's east coast, forcing thousands to evacuate and killing at least 17 people amid flooding in Chennai.
Cars swept away, Chennai airport flooded as cyclone churns toward India
Videos from Chennai, South India, show cars being carried off and airport workers checking planes in almost knee-deep water as Cyclone Michaung bears down.
Bodies of 5 more Osprey crew found in wreckage after crash in Japan
A large part of the fuselage of a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey that crashed almost a week earlier has been found with 5 crew members' bodies inside, the Air Force confirmed.
Japan "concerned" U.S. still flying Ospreys amid search for 7 missing airmen
As the search for 7 crew members continues after a U.S. military Osprey crashed into the sea, Japan says it's "concerned" the U.S. is still flying the planes.
U.S. military aircraft with 8 on board crashes off Japanese island; 1 dead
A U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft crashed into the ocean near the Japanese island of Yakushima with 8 people on board, and at least 1 was killed.
Lightning strikes kill 24 in India amid unusually heavy rain storms
Unseasonably heavy rain storms slammed India's western state of Gujarat, packing lightning blamed for the deaths of 24 people and 3 buffalo.
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Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah event, Trump confirms; gunman still at large, sources say
Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University, President Trump confirmed.
Charlie Kirk, conservative political activist, dies at 31 in shooting
Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot in the neck at Utah Valley University.
Politics, retribution behind FBI purge, agents allege in new lawsuit
A new lawsuit filed by fired FBI agents says the bureau "tried to put the President in jail and he hasn't forgotten it."
Harris: Biden 2024 decision shouldn't have been "left to an individual's ego"
Former Vice President Kamala Harris' book, "107 Days," will detail her sprint of a race for the presidency.
Shooting at Evergreen High School leaves 3 students wounded
At least three students were wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a high school in the Denver metro area.
Poland says Russian drones downed in its airspace during attack on Ukraine
Polish and allied NATO warplanes shot down Russian drones that entered Poland's airspace in what NATO says was the first such intervention during the war in Ukraine.
Mars rover uncovers strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life.
Elon Musk is no longer the world's richest person, new ranking says
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison took the title of world's richest person from Elon Musk after stock in the software giant shot up on Wednesday.
New details emerge about turbulence that injured 18 on Delta flight
Passengers endured 2.5 minutes of turbulence that caught the pilots by surprise even though they had already altered their route to avoid the storms, the NTSB said.