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The Pentagon said Friday that the Chinese Navy stole an underwater U.S. Navy drone in international waters of the South China Sea. It comes after President-elect Donald Trump's controversial phone call with the president of Taiwan and ongoing criticism of China. David Martin reports.
CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues explains how Russian hackers are believed to have breached more sectors of the U.S. government, including the Pentagon.
During a rally in Cincinatti Thursday, President-Elect Donald Trump announced his pick for defense secretary, retired Marine Gen. James Mattis. CBS News senior political editor Steve Chaggaris and Washington Post national reporter Elise Viebeck spoke to CBSN about the pick and the Trump transition.
A panel looking into the Pentagon’s handling of sexual assault cases recommended that independent authorities make the decision on prosecuting service members instead of commanders. Norah O’Donnell has more.
Early voting is underway throughout most of the United States, but that has not stopped Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump from going full throttle on the campaign trail; Shelter dogs spend most of their time in cages, with little opportunity to move around freely.
Thousands of California National Guard members might be forced to pay back enlistment bonuses -- at least $15,000 each. The Pentagon moved this week to suspend the efforts to revoke the bonuses. Carter Evans reports.
Thousands of California National Guard members ordered to return bonuses could soon get help. Soldiers were told to pay back money they got for reenlisting during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now the president, the Pentagon and Congress are all pushing for a fix. Jan Crawford reports.
While attending a 9/11 memorial service at New York's ground zero, Hillary Clinton left early, feeling "overheated"; in an iconic photo, three firefighters raised an American flag in the rubble of the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attacks
Former NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker traveled with George W. Bush on 9/11. The CBS News transportation safety analyst joins CBSN to discuss the tragic day 15 years ago.
In an iconic photo, three firefighters raised an American flag in the rubble of the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attacks. The flag later disappeared, but it's recently been returned to ground zero. Tony Dokoupil has more.
It's estimated that 3,000 children lost a parent in the 9/11 attacks. For many, the trauma has followed them into adulthood. Brook Silva-Braga caught up with one of those children and has more.
In a special sit-down interview with Paula Reid, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch talked about 9/11 and the new terror threats the United States must deal with.
On the 15th anniversary of 9/11, ceremonies across the country remembered the day and the victims lost in the attacks. Jamie Yuccas has more on the memorials.
President Obama is responding for the first time to a report about the controversial $400 million cash payment to Iran. It came up during his news conference Thursday at the Pentagon, where he also discussed America's new airstrikes against ISIS in Libya. Major Garrett reports.
President Obama holds a news conference Thursday after being briefed on the latest in the fight against ISIS. Former CIA covert operations officer Mike Baker joins CBSN with more on efforts to combat the terror group.
Transgender people can now serve openly in the armed forces after a historic decision. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made the announcement Thursday. The move lifts one of the last bans facing service members. Dr. Jon LaPook shows what this decision means for those who serve.
Transgender people were the last military service members who could be kicked out not for something they had done, but simply because of who they were; At a time when religious divisions often make the headlines, one house of worship in Washington, D.C., is a place where Muslims and Christians are coming together.
Transgender people were the last military service members who could be kicked out not for something they had done, but simply because of who they were. Defense Secretary Ash Carter ended that Thursday. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, tweeted that he visited the Pentagon to talk about a flying metal suit.
Members of the military are being used to help pull off insurance fraud, where U.S. taxpayers are the victim. Jim Axelrod has more on an insurance scam CBS News is exposing.
Police are investigating whether or not a top Pentagon official waged war on his next door neighbors and their nanny over a parking dispute. CBS News Justice Department reporter Paula Reid joins CBSN with the latest.
In the 1980's, President Reagan passed an executive order calling for all troops to look uniform -- which meant no facial hair and no religious headwear. But for one Army captain, his beard and turban are sacred articles of his faith. Don Dahler explains what happened when he challenged the rule.
Sikhs have been serving in the U.S. military since WWI, but they were banned from wearing their traditional turban and beard in the 1980's -- until Captain Simratpal Singh changed that. He spoke with CBS News about the importance of serving his country, and what he hopes for future Sikh Americans.
The FDA has declared a breakthrough for treatment against a vicious form brain cancer; In an attempt to fortify its cyber security, the Pentagon made an unprecedented and unexpected move
In an attempt to fortify its cyber security, the Pentagon made an unprecedented and unexpected move. It invited a bunch of hackers to attack, so they could locate weaknesses in the system. David Martin tells us what happened next.
The president made the dramatic move after engaging in months of public attacks against the central bank.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken into custody Monday by immigration authorities and the Department of Homeland Security said he is being processed for deportation to Uganda.
President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to go after people who burn the American flag.
Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot will be an estimated $815 million, the game's seventh biggest, with an approximate cash value of $367.9 million, after no one won Monday's $750 million grand prize.
President Trump on Monday floated returning the Department of Defense to its prior name, the Department of War, calling its current moniker "too defensive."
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer subpoenaed estate of Jeffrey Epstein, seeking over a dozen categories of documents.
Cracker Barrel badly misread its own customer base — and our culturally sensitive times — in trying to spruce up its image, experts say.
Lil Nas X has been charged with three felony counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one felony count of resisting arrest after he was arrested last week on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City.
A group of current and former FEMA officials is blasting the Trump administration for its sweeping changes to the disaster relief agency, days before the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.