Gimme shelter: Rebirth of a Cold War relic
With the tide of war in Ukraine turning against Putin and Russia, worries about a nuclear attack have increased interest in a fixture of the Cold War: underground bunkers.
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With the tide of war in Ukraine turning against Putin and Russia, worries about a nuclear attack have increased interest in a fixture of the Cold War: underground bunkers.
Scott Pelley spoke with President Biden about Ukraine's recent battlefield success and the dangers it could bring as Russian President Vladimir Putin becomes embarrassed. Watch more of the interview on Sunday on "60 Minutes."
The Washington Post is reporting documents with the highest confidential restrictions were found at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, some of which included details on a foreign nation's military and nuclear capabilities. Catherine Herridge reports from Washington.
The drills could draw an angry response from North Korea, which has dialed up its weapons testing activity to a record pace.
Just the soot from a week-long nuclear war would cause a "global catastrophe," researchers said.
Former President Donald Trump is encouraging the Justice Department to release the warrant related to the FBI's search of his Mar-a-Lago home on Monday. Attorney General Merrick Garland asked a judge Thursday to unseal that warrant. CBS News chief national affairs and justice correspondent Jeff Pegues has more.
FBI agents were reportedly looking for, among other things, documents relating to nuclear weapons when they searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate this week, though it's not yet clear if any such documents were recovered. Trump has called for the public release of documents related to the search. House lawmakers are set to vote on a landmark climate, health care and tax bill, and McDonald's says it's planning to reopen some of its 109 restaurants in Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials are trying to evacuate civilians who sought refuge in a Mariupol steel mill, which has come under continuous fire from Russian forces. The Mariupol's mayor said the situation is "dire" and people at the mill are running out of food, water and medicine. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has an update from Kyiv, Ukraine.
The U.S. and Iran have begun negotiations through intermediaries on what it would take to revive a nuclear deal. Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the indirect talks held Tuesday in Vienna.
Testifying before members of Congress about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley also explained the circumstances surrounding his calls to his Chinese counterpart during the final months of the Trump administration. CBS News senior national security correspondent David Martin joins "Red and Blue" host and CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe with the details.
"We're deeply concerned about the fact that Russia has taken over nuclear facilities in Ukraine," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at the start of a U.N. conference.
Experts say Pyongyang will likely intensify its threats against the Washington and Seoul as the allies prepare to expand summertime military exercises.
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told the visiting Russian autocrat that their two heavily sanctioned nations should maximize their "mutual cooperation."
But after Biden reaffirmed to Israel that the U.S. wouldn't let that happen, an advisor to the supreme leader says Tehran still hasn't "made a decision" to build one.
President Joe Biden's four-day trip to the Middle East comes to a close Saturday. Biden's main goal during his stay was to reaffirm U.S. engagement in the region. Ed O'Keefe has more.
Biden vows to stand against Iran's nuclear program; therapy dogs help Highland Park, Illinois after shooting.
Israel is the first stop on President Joe Biden's trip to the Middle East this week. The renewal of the Iran nuclear deal is part of his agenda while he is in the region. The president will also meet with the Saudi king and crown prince. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports from Jerusalem.
U.S. warship fires warning flare to ward off Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat coming straight at it, as IAEA says Iran stepping up uranium enrichment yet again.
The U.N. atomic watchdog agency chief says Iran's removal of dozens of surveillance cameras will worsen "a very tense situation" amid efforts to revive the pact.
After five years without nuclear testing, U.S. officials are warning that North Korea could hold a test within the next week. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer joins "CBS News Mornings" with more analysis.
America's top envoy in the nuclear standoff with the North has made it clear that Washington is taking Kim Jong Un's threats seriously, and is frustrated over China and Russia's stance.
Russian forces pounded railway facilities and other infrastructure early Sunday in Kyiv, which had previously seen weeks of eerie calm.
U.S. and allies will seek formal censure of Iran by the global nuclear watchdog, despite Iran's warning against doing so, as Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium grows.
Defense Ministry says the "accident" struck the Parchin military research center, where the global nuclear agency suspectes Iran once conducted explosives tests.
President Biden reaffirmed the U.S.-South Korea alliance as the two countries look to deter North Korean nuclear missile threats and dependence on Chinese manufacturing. Nancy Cordes has more.
The deployment dramatically increases the number of U.S. service members and ships dedicated to countering narcotics traffickers.
The government shutdown hit Day 24 with no deal in sight as the Senate stands adjourned for the weekend. Follow live updates here.
In a "CBS Sunday Morning" interview to air Oct. 26, the California governor dismisses the president's proposal to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, and says that he would sue to block any such attempt.
The U.S. sanctioned the Colombian president, an escalation of the feud between President Trump and the South American leader.
New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by the Justice Department in October on bank fraud charges.
German businessman Alexander Böcker was reading the news with his wife when she told him about a robbery at the Louvre in Paris. They soon saw an opportunity.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro gives his side of the story as he engages Trump in a war of words over mounting U.S. boat strikes.
Zhi Dong Zhang, known as "Brother Wang," escaped house arrest in Mexico in July and has now been transferred into U.S. custody, officials said.
Isabelle Tate previously shared she suffered from a progressive neuromuscular disease and her family requested memorial donations be sent to the the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association.