Man accused of running naked in jet, knocking down flight attendant
Police said "officers arrested a man after he allegedly ran naked through the aircraft mid-flight and knocked a crew member to the floor."
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Ex-U.S. Marine pilot can be extradited, Australian judge says
Daniel Duggan has spent 19 months in maximum-security prison since he was arrested in 2022 at his family home.
Mysterious origin of the "tree of life" revealed
The trees have been called both "grotesque" and "one of the most charismatic species on our planet" – and now we know where they came from.
New details released in deaths of surfers
Officials are releasing new details in the deaths of two Australians and an American who were found dead near a camping site in Mexico with gunshot wounds last week. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has more.
Woman accused of killing 3 with poisonous mushrooms pleads not guilty
Erin Patterson, who is accused of serving her ex-husband's family death cap mushrooms with lunch, pleaded not guilty to eight charges of murder and attempted murder.
Australian police shoot armed teenager after stabbing attack
The incident occurred in the parking lot of a hardware store in Willetton, a suburb in the west coast city of Perth, on Saturday night.
Where pro-Palestinian university protests are happening around the world
College campus protests in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip are spreading far beyond the U.S.
29 whales dead after stranding in Australia; over 100 rescued
A mass stranding of long-finned pilot whales in Western Australia led to the deaths of 29 of the creatures that beached near a tourist town.
Police solve mystery of cocaine bricks washing up on beaches
The man faces seven charges related to drug importation and dealing and 12 other charges. He faces life in prison, officials said.
Efforts to revive extinct Tasmanian tiger
Thylacines — marsupials known as Tasmanian tigers — were declared extinct decades ago, but efforts to find one in the wild are thriving. Scientists are also working to bring back the species.
Teen suspect held over stabbing attack inside Australian church
A teenager has been arrested after a stabbing attack in a church in a Sydney suburb that officials Monday called "a terrorist incident."
6 dead after stabbing attack in Australia; suspect killed
New South Wales Assistant Police Commissioner Anthony Cooke said that he believed that the suspect acted alone.
Tasmanian Tiger I Sunday on 60 Minutes
Jon Wertheim reports from the Australian island of Tasmania on the mysterious thylacine or Tasmanian tiger - an apex predator not seen since last century, but renowned through local folklore. Sunday.
U.S., Japan reinforce military relationship
The U.S., along with Japan and Australia, will create a new joint air defense system in response to the growing aggression from China across the Indo-Pacific. The Japanese prime minister plans to address Congress Thursday.
Century-old vessel found in "ship graveyard" off Australia coast
The area holds dozens of historically significant vessels that have been scuttled over the decades, including navy ships and secretive submarines.
Australia races to save last few earless dragons in the wild
The critically endangered dragons will likely be extinct in the next 20 years without conservation efforts, experts say.
Actor Simon Baker on new thriller, “Limbo”
Actor Simon Baker is getting rave reviews for his role in the new movie "Limbo." Baker is known for "The Devil Wears Prada," and for seven seasons on the CBS series "The Mentalist." In "Limbo," Baker returns to his Australian roots as Detective Travis Hurley, who's investigating the unsolved murder of an Aboriginal woman.
Man dies after being bitten by snake at child care center
Jerromy Brookes was bitten while trying to remove the brown snake "to keep the children safe," local media and emergency services said.
Man falls to death from hot-air balloon; passengers "traumatized"
A man fell to his death from a hot-air balloon as it passed over suburban Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city.
See the "behemoth blueberry" named the world's heaviest
Guinness World Records declared the record for the "behemoth blueberry" that's as big as a ping pong ball.
Oceanographer on search for flight MH370
Friday marks 10 years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 mysteriously disappeared en route to Beijing. Charitha Pattiaratchi, coastal oceanography professor at the University of Western Australia, joins CBS News to discuss the search for the wreckage.
Great Barrier Reef again undergoes mass coral bleaching event
The mass bleaching event comes as the world saw record-high sea surface temperatures and the hottest February ever recorded.
Australia man accused of restraining young Indigenous kids with zip ties
An Australian man is facing aggravated assault charges after allegedly zip tying the hands of young Indigenous children he found in a neighbor's pool.
"Traitor" politician accused of working with spies of foreign regime
Australia's director-general of security said a spy team from an unidentified country had cultivated and recruited a former Australian politician.
Bodies of ex-TV reporter, partner found after alleged killer gives location
Australian police say they found the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies after a police officer lover who allegedly killed them told investigators where to look.
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Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah event; sources say gunman at large
Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University.
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.