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Buoyed after breaching the city limits of Mosul for the first time two years, Iraqi troops are engaged in hard-fought battles with militants to liberate the easternmost neighborhoods of the ISIS stronghold.

CBS News elections director Anthony Salvanto lays out the latest Electoral College picture and what each candidate needs to win

Government officials believe Russia may try to unleash a wave of cyber attacks against the US on election day — and steps are now being taken to prepare for possible worst-case scenarios, including blackouts and intern...

Two Americans were killed and four others wounded in a separate incident

An activist covering the protest gets shot while conducting an interview.

The co-chairs of the main Kurdish opposition party were also detained

Counterterrorism officials being told three states could be targets but credibility of the intelligence hasn't been confirmed, sources say

Voters head to the polls Tuesday, but race's outcome won't be official until January

Donald Trump may fashion himself the world’s toughest negotiator, but federal officials are having to drag him to the bargaining table to face off with some housekeepers. After months of stonewalling from Trump and his...

More than 800 migrants have been cleared from a makeshift camp outside a Paris metro station, many of whom had arrived last week from the closed "Jungle" camp in Calais.

Cartoonist Barry Blitt’s New Yorkercovers never fail to amuse and next week’s is no exception. An early look at next week's cover, "Anything But That," by Barry Blitt: pic.twitter.com/GYNa3xR1JM — The New Yorker (...

A Canadian fertility doctor is accused in a lawsuit of using his own sperm to impregnate his patients. An Ottawa couple claims Dr. Bernard Norman Barwin is the biological father …

Iraqi special forces began their assault into more urban neighborhoods of Mosul from its easternmost district on Friday, the military's latest push to drive Islamic State fighters from the city. …

China says its plans for a permanent space station remain on track with the successful launch of its new heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket. The towering rocket that blasted off …

Oscar-winning "Gravity" director Alfonso Cuarón's film crew members say they were attacked and robbed by city workers while shooting his latest project in Mexico City on Tuesday. But the city says the incident was a "br...

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has taken personal responsibility for the abuse of power scandal engulfing her administration and vowed to cooperate with any investigation.

Donald Trump on Thursday mocked the idea of Hillary Clinton leading the armed forces, suggesting it was laughable that she would ever be a capable commander in chief. “When I look at these great admirals and these grea...

Anti-Hillary Clinton sentiment inside the FBI is prompting leaks meant to damage her campaign before the election, several current and former bureau employees told The Guardian. "The FBI is Trumpland," one agent told The...

By Tania F. Cohen Peaceful political transition and acceptance of defeat are hallmarks of American democracy. As one of the world's oldest democracies and a global superpower, the United States has long strived to set an...

Democrats are building an early voting lead in North Carolina and Nevada, but Republicans maintain an edge in Florida and Ohio, according to a CNN analysis.

The new emails, which prompted the FBI's announcement last week, came from former congressman Anthony Weiner's laptop