U.S. Coast Guard offloads 4,800 pounds of cocaine after shootout at sea
Coast Guard officers fired at and sank a speedboat suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, officials said,
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Diver found dead in Lake Erie identified as underwater explorer
The 70-year-old underwater explorer David VanZandt died Saturday while diving to a shipwreck in Lake Erie.
6/5/2022: The Longest Running Oil Spill, Canada’s Unmarked Graves, Carnegie Heroes
Containing the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history; The dark legacy of Canada's residential schools, where thousands of children died; What's in the heads of heroes?
Barge hits bridge in Texas, damaging structure and causing oil spill
The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to the oil spill, and will determine its extent and initiate "containment and cleanup processes."
Sonar images show Key Bridge sunken remains
Crews in Baltimore opened a second, temporary channel Tuesday to help with wreckage removal and allow small boats to bypass the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has the details.
Next steps in Key Bridge recovery
Officials have peeled open a temporary passageway to let smaller vessels cross the section of the Patapsco River once spanned by the Francis Scott Key Bridge. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has more.
Navy supplying 4 cranes for bridge clean up
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and other officials gave an update Friday on the Key Bridge collapse, announcing the U.S. Navy is supplying four heavy lift cranes to help clear the wreckage. The governor emphasized the "mission isn't just about Maryland" because the economic impacts affect the entire U.S. as the port of Baltimore is responsible for more cars and farm equipment than any other port in the country.
Tourist dies, U.S. Marine missing in 2 incidents off Puerto Rico
"This month has been deadly when it comes to beach drownings in the area of Puerto Rico," the Coast Guard said.
Coast Guard: Key Bridge workers presumed dead
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday evening that the six missing workers in the Baltimore bridge collapse are presumed dead and it is suspending search and rescue efforts. Lynda Tran, former senior adviser to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, joins CBS News to examine the investigation.
Suspected smugglers throw cocaine into ocean during Coast Guard stop
The cocaine seized, valued at more than $143 million, was among the Coast Guard's largest single interdictions in the Eastern Pacific, the agency said Monday.
20 people stranded on Lake Erie ice floe back on land after rescue operation
No injuries were reported after an incident on Lake Erie spurred authorities to launch a rescue operation.
Coast Guard rescues dog
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a dog that fell from a cliff in Cannon Beach, Oregon, and they reunited it with its owner. The dog suffered minor injuries, but it's expected to recover.
Video captures Coast Guard rescue of dog that fell from Oregon cliffs
Leo, a three-year-old golden retriever, fell about 300 feet and was stuck between the high cliffs and the Pacific Ocean, but is expected to survive his injuries.
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for man who fell off cruise ship that departed from Baltimore
The man had been traveling on a Vision of the Seas cruise ship when he fell overboard on Saturday, according to a spokesperson for Royal Caribbean International.
Coast Guard sexual assault whistleblowers testify
Four women testified about sexual assault at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy during a Tuesday Senate hearing. The witnesses described a culture of abuse at the academy that they said the Coast Guard has tried to cover up. Scott MacFarlane reports.
Source of 1.1 million gallons of oil spilled into Gulf of Mexico remains mystery
Officials have yet to find the source of the oil spill, which has left chunky globules and long slicks near a 67-mile-long pipeline system off the coast of Louisiana.
Coast Guard searches for cruise ship crewmember
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 30-year-old crewmember of the MSC Seascape cruise ship who is believed to have gone overboard while the ship was north of Puerto Rico.
Coast Guard searching Gulf after man reported missing from cruise ship
A Carnival spokesperson said that security video showed the missing man jumping from the fourth deck of the ship in the early morning hours Monday.
Sailor missing for 2 weeks found alive in life raft off Washington coast
The man was found two days after the search for him and another sailor was suspended.
Coast Guard ends search for 3 missing Georgia boaters
The three missing men — Dalton Conway, Caleb Wilkinson and Tyler Barlow — failed to return from an offshore fishing trip.
Coast Guard spots endangered whales off Louisiana
Officers encountered three massive Rice's whales, one of the most endangered whale species on the planet. There are likely fewer than 100 remaining.
Coast Guard rescues 4 divers who went missing off the Carolinas
They were diving off a pleasure craft Sunday and didn't resurface, the Coast Guard said. Crews found them 46 miles southeast of Cape Fear.
3 fishermen clinging to buoy off Nantucket rescued by helicopter crew
A Coast Guard command center received an alert from an emergency radio beacon registered to the 55-foot fishing vessel Miss Kara.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver at Florida Keys shipwreck
Thomas Faulkenberry was reported missing after he was overdue returning from a dive to the wreck of the USS Vandenberg about 7 miles off Key West, Florida.
Man stranded at sea off Florida saved from partially submerged boat
Charles Gregory was adrift at sea in a small boat, part of which had filled with water by the time he was rescued.
CBS News poll finds GOP, Trump seen as getting more from shutdown deal
Many Americans are "relieved" shutdown is over but expect higher health insurance costs.
Cassidy says he's "very concerned" about possible hepatitis B vaccine schedule change
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a physician whose medical practice focused on hepatitis B, said he's "very concerned" about a potential change to the hepatitis B vaccine schedule for infants.
Dave Portnoy: "I don't go out of my way looking for fights"
Dave Portnoy talks about his digital empire catering to a young, mostly-male audience that he calls "normal guys," and about blowback from some of his site's "locker-room"-style content.
Federal immigration agents launch crackdown in Charlotte, DHS announces
DHS said it officially launched an operation dubbed "Charlotte's Web" to target immigrants living in the Charlotte area illegally.
Fetterman says he's "back home" from hospital after falling
Sen. John Fetterman's office said on Thursday that he fell to the ground after feeling lightheaded, which was due to a ventricular fibrillation flare-up.
Trump pardons Jan. 6 defendant who remained in prison on weapons charge
January 6 defendant Dan Wilson was pardoned by President Trump for a second time on unrelated gun charges.
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is receiving threats amid rift with Trump
President Trump on Friday wrote that he was "withdrawing" his "support and Endorsement" of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, indicating that he might even back an effort to primary his former longtime ally.
William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson: When stars collide
When the "Star Trek" actor and America's favorite astrophysicist share the stage, sparks can fly on an astronomical level. They talk about their bromance built on an appreciation of science and curiosity.
K-pop star fights off home intruder with her mom, Seoul police say
A man in his 30s broke into the K-pop star's home in the suburbs of Seoul to steal valuables, police said.