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A California aquarium apologized on Wednesday for a Twitter post calling one of their otters a “thicc girl” and “chonk,” which critics slammed as racist. “Abby is a thicc girl,” the Monterey Bay Aquarium twee...

Secretary of Defense James Mattis stepped down on Thursday, notifying President Trump in a letter that he believes someone should be in the role whose "views are better aligned with yours" when it comes to international ...

The Pentagon has been ordered to begin planning a reduction of troops in Afghanistan, a senior defense official told CBS News on Thursday. There are 14,000 troops in the country now, and 7,000 will return home as part of...

Tesla Model S bursts into flames twice in one day, sparking an investigation.

The Republican-led House passed a stop-gap spending bill on Thursday night that gives President Trump $5 billion for his border wall. The vote was primarily along party lines, 217-185. The Senate, which passed its own bi...

Previously, Apple allowed gifting actual apps but prohibited in-app gifts.        

In an internal video memo leaked this week, Ikea’s U.S. president concedes the company “made several mistakes” in its ongoing restructuring. Between massive layoffs and the departure of its head of design, it has b...

Tencent Holdings Ltd's shares jumped by as much as 4.2 percent on Friday after local Chinese media reports cited a regulatory official as saying that some gaming approvals had been completed after a lengthy freeze.

CNN's Wolf Blitzer got to live out the dream of anyone who has ever wanted to tell White House senior adviser Stephen Miller to be quiet. On Thursday evening, Miller appeared on Blitzer's show to talk about all things Tr...

A look at how the president's thinking has shifted, as the government faces possible shutdown over border security funds.

Twenty years ago, Republicans rushed to impeach Bill Clinton for lying about sex. Now they are making excuses for Donald Trump: Our view        

U.S. officials have indicted two alleged Chinese hackers who are said to have carried out an extensive campaign on behalf of Beijing's main intelligence agency

Defense Secretary James Mattis' departure doesn't just sum up the major opposition to President Trump's withdrawal from Syria. It also represents a whole new "phase" in Trump's foreign policy, The Atlantic Editor-in-Chie...

This weekend's episode of "48 Hours" looks at a new twist in a the death of Florida man thought to be eaten by an alligator 18 years ago. Correspondent Richard Schlesinger joined CBSN with the stunning conclusion.

U.S. stock futures were slightly lower on Friday, cutting earlier losses after encouraging economic data, but were still pressured by worries over slowing global growth and the threat of a U.S. government shutdown.

One percent of the population controls more than two-thirds of Thailand's wealth.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia is seeking $7.5 billion in reparations from Goldman Sachs over its dealings with scandal-linked state fund 1MDB, the Financial Times (paywall) reported on Friday, citing the country's f...

SDF discusses plan to release 3,200 local and foreign ISIL fighters after US decided to pull out its troops from Syria.

Our series, A More Perfect Union, aims to show what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. For 50 years, the Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale has captivated audie...

Extinction Rebellion group calls for environment to be made 'top editorial issue' The BBC's central London headquarters has been put on lockdown due to a protest by climate change campaigners who are demanding it uses it...

Clinics reopen in country where backstreet abortions kill seven women a day and hospitalise 320 The Kenyan government has lifted a ban preventing the international charity Marie Stopes from providing any abortion service...

A leading opposition candidate in Congo announced on Friday his coalition accepts a week-long delay in the presidential election until Dec. 30 but not one day more.