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Firefighters are trying to stop deadly wildfires burning across several states, including parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Colorado. The fires have killed at least six people. David Begnaud reports from Harper County, Oklahoma.
WikiLieaks published a cache of CIA documents codenamed "Vault 7" that appear to reveal cyberespionage tools the intelligence community can use to monitor people; Historians believe Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings, one of his slaves
A massive effort is underway to contain wildfires that are tearing through Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado. At least six people have died, more than 885,000 acres have burned and thousands have fled their homes. David Begnaud reports.
President Trump claims he recently learned President Obama ordered what Mr. Trump describes as a Watergate-style wiretap on Trump Tower in New York; In South Los Angeles, a woman turned her community's "food desert" into an oasis. Michelle Miller reports.
With a string of recent murder charges in Texas, New York and Virginia, a gang known as MS-13 appears to be surging again. First reported decades ago in Los Angeles, the gang now has as many as 10,000 members in at least 42 states, according to the FBI. Tony Dokoupil reports.
Amid mounting pressure,Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his recusal from any Justice Department investigation involving the presidential campaigns; Police officer Arthur Parker keeps the students and faculty safe at Clark High School in Plano, Texas.
A Texas high school wrestler is making headlines for winning a state championship. The transgender athlete identifies as a boy, but rules have allowed him to compete only against girls. Tony Dokoupil has the story.
New data from the U.S. census is signaling a shift in political power as more people moved to traditionally red states from blue ones. The focus now shifts to how states will redraw their districts ahead of next year's midterm elections. CBS News director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
Sid Miller, Texas' agriculture commissioner, has approved a deadly pesticide to control the state's wild hog population.
Republican lawmakers in Texas are pushing for new restrictive voting laws. One of the proposals have already passed in the state Senate, and will be reportedly taken up by the House in the coming week. Abby Livingston, Washington bureau chief for the Texas Tribune, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
Four Americans died Monday in a fiery plane crash in Australia. The victims, all from Austin, Texas, were heading to a golf outing. As David Begnaud reports, their friends back home are mourning the loss.
One of the most significant women behind the push to legalize abortion has passed away. Norma McCorvey died Saturday at an assisted living center in Katy, Texas. And while the name might not ring a bell, it was under the pseudonym "Jane Roe" that McCorvey became involved in one of the most far-reaching lawsuits of the 20th century: Roe v. Wade. Jane Pauley reports.
Bellaire High School in Houston, Texas, announced a whopping nine students in the Class of 2021 are sharing the title of valedictorian. Each of the nine seniors has a 5.0 grade point average.
Two of the nine valedictorians at Bellaire High School in Houston are twin sisters.
In 2003, Durst was acquitted of the murder of 71-year old neighbor, Morris Black. Durst admitted killing and dismembering Black, but that it was in self-defense. In a newly-released interview, he casually details the dismemberment for L.A. County Prosecutor John Lewin.
Dave Wheeler, owner of the Wheeler Boot Company in Houston, Texas, has been making custom boots for more than 50 years. It's not just what he makes in his rustic and simple workshop that keeps him in demand - it's how he makes it, using the same machines his dad used. Kristine Johnson reports.
A federal judge in Seattle has lifted President Trump's travel ban one week after it was put in place; Thirty-one years after jazz great Wynton Marsalis kicked off Super Bowl XX with a rousing rendition of the national anthem, the legendary trumpet player is teaching kids around the country about the sound of democracy
Sixty local, state and federal agencies are coordinating behind the scenes to keep everyone safe at the Super Bowl in Houston. Security has changed from previous NFL championships because technology and Houston has too. Jeff Glor reports.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is moving to withhold $2 million in state funding from Travis County, which includes Austin, because of its status as a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants. The sheriff says she will not enforce federal immigration laws. David Begnaud reports.
One Texas family was horrified to find a rattlesnake in their toilet, and then dozens more underneath their house. CBSN's Reena Ninan and Vladimir Duthiers have the story.
After a mosque in Texas burned down over the weekend, an online campaign has received close to $1 million in donations from nearly 20,000 people in over three days. David Begnaud reports on the overwhelming response.
Representative Will Hurd is against the border wall President Trump has promised to build between Mexico and the U.S. Hurd joined CBSN to explain why he thinks it's the most expensive but least effective option.
Body camera videos, not authenticated by police, show officer William Martin roughly pushing Jacqueline Craig to the ground and handcuffing her and her two daughters. They were charged with resisting arrest, but those charges were dropped. Omar Villafranca reports.
Attorney Amber Farrelly, who was on the defense teams for both Robert Springsteen and Michael Scott, takes "48 Hours"' Erin Moriarty through a timeline that she created from the night of the yogurt shop murders.
The murder of four young girls leads to two murder convictions -- but then everything fell apart; 25 years later, there's new DNA evidence. "48 Hours"' Erin Moriarty has the latest on the case she says she can't forget, Saturday, Jan. 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
One of Hollywood's leading actors, Robert Redford starred in such movies as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Way We Were."
FBI Director Kash Patel is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday for an annual hearing on oversight of the FBI.
"It was me," a Discord account belonging to accused shooter Tyler Robinson appeared to state, according to a company spokesperson.
Israel's military says troops have "begun pushing into the heart of Gaza City," renewing its call for thousands of war-weary civilians to evacuate.
President Trump is suing The New York Times for $15 billion for what he says is a yearslong pattern of defamation and libel by the paper against him.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit declined to grant the Trump administration emergency relief and clear the way for Mr. Trump to remove Cook from her position.
Technology company Oracle is among a consortium of firms that would enable TikTok to continue operations in the U.S. if a framework deal is finalized, sources say.
President Trump announced Monday the U.S. military has carried out a second strike on alleged Venezuelan "narcoterrorists."
Some ancient societies in Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has found.