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A pioneer of British nature writing, Richard Mabey has always been years ahead of his time. So how does he think the pandemic will change our relationship to the natural world? After a year of virus-plagued humans observ...

The Department of Homeland Security released its report into the mistakes made by the Secret Service in September's White House fence jumping incident. Among the findings was that a guard was making a phone call instead ...

A CBS News investigation traced the birth of the ISIS terror group to Camp Bucca, a U.S. military prison in Iraq. At least 12 of ISIS's top officials, including leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, served time there. Clarissa Wa...

Federal agents arrested three wanted criminals in 12 hours this week at the overwhelmed US-Mexico border. US Border Patrol and Customs agents arrested a driver and passenger at a border checkpoint near Hebbronville after...

Chunk of space rock was once the 'poster child for hazardous asteroids' but it will be a while before humans need to worry about it again Nasa has given Earth the all clear on the chances of an asteroid called Apophis hi...

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration, an event the U.S. hopes will help shape, spe...

The initial probe into the blockage by the Ever Given focuses on a seasonal sandstorm and a sudden burst of wind.

PHILADELPHIA -- Gunfire on Friday evening killed an 11-year-old boy and wounded a teen who were riding a dirt bike in Philadelphia, police said in a statement. The 11-year-old was shot once in the neck and died at a hosp...

A Philadelphia woman whose abduction was captured on surveillance video over the weekend has been found safe in Maryland, and a suspect is in police custody. The arrest ends a three-day search, and is the answer to a mot...

"It's always an angry white man. always," ex-editor Hemal Jhaveri had said Monday in her offending tweet -- which she admitted in a Medium post on Friday had been "careless."

The U.S. wasted both lives and money in its jumbled approach to COVID-19, economic researchers find.

James Dye, a 64-year-old Kansas resident, was charged Thursday with the 1979 murder of Evelyn Kay Day in Greeley, Colo.

Harsh warning signals military is determined to prevent disruption of its annual parade Myanmar's ruling military junta has warned that pro-democracy protesters risk being shot in the head or back as activists called for...

Some of the members had been installed under former President Donald Trump.

A Lear jet crashed in Freeport while attempting to land at Grand Bahama Airport. The accident killed all nine people on board, including Myles Munroe, a prominent minister. Norah O'Donnell reports.

CBS News was there as an undercover officer posed as a heroin addict and arranged a buy. Dealers selling it aren't hanging out on street corners; they use a modern sales model. Anna Werner reports.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, says the presidential ambitions of some of his members won't hinder the Senate's functioning.

Tennessee's transgender students will be required to compete in school sports according to their birth sex after Gov. Bill Lee signed the bill Friday.      

Former President Trump is applauding a Republican-led election reform bill in Georgia, a state he narrowly lost in November in a defeat he falsely chalked up to voter fraud. "Congratulations to Georgia and the Georgia St...

The 9-year-old twins didn't flinch as each received test doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine — and then a sparkly bandage to cover the spot. "Sparkles make everything better," declared Marisol Gerardo as she hopped off ...

The three arrivals at Caenhill Countryside Centre in Wiltshire have become social media stars.

For six decades Ann Roth has been designing costumes for stars of the stage and screen. A Tony Award- and Oscar-winner, she's considered the top of her craft, and a favorite of actors. Rita Braver takes us backstage with...