Trump suggests Civil War could have been avoided

Says Andrew Jackson, an oft-cited touchstone, thought there was "no reason" for conflict between states

• May 1, 2017

Crews start removing more than 300 Civil War-era cannonballs in Pa.

"Even though these things are 200-plus years old, we are using safety precautions," one of the contractors said

• Apr 26, 2017

Freed slaves' heartbreaking ads tell personal stories of slavery

A new research project is cataloging Information Wanted ads that freed slaves places in newspapers to find loved ones

• Apr 18, 2017

Miss the second half of the show? Watch our discussion on immigration with Janet Murguía, plus our panel

Miss the second half of the show? Watch our discussion on immigration with Janet Murguía, president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, and Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform. Then our panel - The Cook Political Report's Amy Walter, Reuters' David Rohde, Brookings' Michael O'Hanlon and CBS News Political Director John Dickerson. Plus a look back at the Civil War with Harold Holzer, author of "The Civil War in 50 Objects."

• Jul 7, 2013
• 23:41

Airdrops providing desperately needed food in South Sudan

As Debora Patta reports, not everyone at the drop zone can get their hands on needed food

• Mar 30, 2017

Civil War-era relics unearthed at Pittsburgh construction site

Pittsburgh police and bomb squad were called to the construction site which is nearby a Civil War-era arsenal

• Mar 28, 2017

1 million kids in peril as starvation wielded as a weapon of war

One million children in South Sudan are in desperate need of food, yet violence prevents aid from delivery

• Mar 21, 2017

Commentary: Is America still worth it?

With the country as divided as it is, perhaps it's time to come up with some solid arguments about why the United States is still a good idea

• Jan 24, 2017

Aleppo devastation

Buses that were supposed to evacuate civilians from the last rebel-held area of Aleppo left empty Wednesday morning after a ceasefire broke down, and shellings and airstrikes resumed. The U.N. Human Rights chief said the bombardment of Aleppo may constitute a war crime, reports Holly Williams.

• Dec 14, 2016
• 02:28

Civilians caught in middle as Russia enables Aleppo siege

As Russian and Syrian bombs rain down, Russian general shows CBS News aftermath of mortar attack to justify nation's key role in brutal offensive

• Dec 5, 2016

Syria’s long, brutal civil war may be reaching turning point

Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, which was taken over in 2012 by anti-government rebels, is slowly falling back into the control of the Assad regime

• Dec 4, 2016

Kerry: US, Russia studying ways to halt Aleppo fighting

Kerry said the “ideas” will be tested in follow-up discussions between U.S. and Russian diplomats next week

• Dec 2, 2016

Civilians flee as Syrian army takes chunks of Aleppo

Syrian troops punched into rebel-held eastern Aleppo and now control 40 percent of the territory held by the opposition since 2012

• Nov 28, 2016

More children killed in Aleppo as rocket and mortar attacks continue

Mortar lands in residential neighborhood, kills children walking to school amid ongoing violence in Syria's largest city

• Oct 13, 2016

Inside Syria's largest city of Aleppo as attacks continue

In Syria, there is little hope that a broken cease-fire will be revived; the number of dead and wounded has once again rocketed up

• Sep 25, 2016

Islamic extremists says they killed more than 40 Nigerian troops

It's the fourth attack in three days during a violent leadership struggle in the insurgency

• Sep 20, 2016

The two sides of Aleppo

One side of Syria's largest city is starving, while life in the government-controlled side couldn't be more different

• Sep 17, 2016

Georgetown's slave past

Georgetown University was deep in debt in 1838 and it sold 272 slaves to stay open. The school announced Thursday how it will begin to attempt some measure of repayment. Errol Barnett reports.

• Sep 1, 2016
• 02:26

Gripping image of boy in war-torn Syria draws eyes worldwide

Opposition groups released photo of 5-year-old to remind world of civilians' plight in civil war, and it quickly went viral

• Aug 18, 2016

Why Syrian kids are holding pictures of Pokemon

Opposition group highlights plight of children in besieged areas with clever use of the suddenly-recurrent popular culture phenomenon

• Jul 22, 2016

Arson destroys Civil War-era governor's mansion in Louisiana

Local preservationist: "I saw one of Louisiana's treasures in ashes"

• Jul 14, 2016

Ex-Confederate flag advocates on how hearts change

"I came to understand," said one white Southerner who descended from Confederate veterans

• Jul 13, 2016

U.S. evacuating some from embassy in South Sudan amid new fighting

5th day of heavy explosions, gunfire pushing east African nation toward renewed civil war

• Jul 11, 2016

Assad vows to "liberate" entire country from "terrorists"

Standing his ground, with a nod of thanks to Russia and Iran, Syrian leader makes it clear he sees no path forward now but war

• Jun 7, 2016

Veterans sites in 3 states damaged ahead of Memorial Day

Vietnam War mural in Los Angeles defaced, Kentucky cross display knocked down and Civil War cemetery in Virginia looted, officials say

• May 28, 2016

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