Greenland, a nation of glaciers

Greenland, a nation of glaciers The village of Ilulissat is seen near the icebergs that broke off from the Jakobshavn Glacier in Ilulissat, ...

With a bit of drama, Senate OKs Obama nominee for ATF

WASHINGTON The Senate voted in dramatic fashion Wednesday to approve one of President Barack Obama's nominees. For Democrats to prevail...

Nuptials at midnight as same-sex marriage hits Minn.

MINNEAPOLIS Dozens of Minnesota gay couples made last-minute preparations Wednesday for midnight marriages, determined to exchange vows at ...

Philadelphia Eagles' Riley Cooper apologizes for racial slur

PHILADELPHIA Saying he was "ashamed and disgusted" with himself, Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper apologized repeatedly for maki...

Lawyer: No harassment training provided for San Diego mayor

SAN DIEGO The attorney for San Diego's embattled mayor says the city failed to provide Bob Filner state-required sexual harassment trai...

Cause of salad-linked outbreak remains a mystery

LINCOLN, Neb. Nearly 400 people across the country have been sickened by cyclospora, a lengthy intestinal illness usually contracted by eat...

After delays, student loan fix clears Congress

A bill that would lower the cost of student loans has passed the House and is heading to President Obama for his signature. The House on Wed...

Prosecutor: Kidnapped Ohio women kept diaries

CLEVELAND Three women held captive in a run-down home for a decade kept diaries documenting the physical and sexual abuse they suffered on ...

Accounting disagreement delays construction of veterans' clinics

(CBS News) WASHINGTON -- As far as the government is concerned, the war in Iraq is over. Afghanistan is winding down. But the battle is not ...

After War: Eye on Veterans Affairs

In June, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans' unemployment rate fell below national rate, but female vets in particular struggle On July 24, ...

Accounting disagreement halts clinic care for vets

(CBS News) WASHINGTON -- As far as the government is concerned, the war in Iraq is over. Afghanistan is winding down. But the battle is not ...

Can Egypt's most popular man bring stability?

(CBS News) Cairo -- For weeks, Morsi's supporters from the Muslim Brotherhood have been staging sit-ins. On Wednesday, Egypt's new l...

Wife donates kidney to save husband, ends up saving dad instead

(CBS News) MYERSVILLE, Md. -- Nine years ago, Chuck Stitt's kidneys began to fail, but he refused his wife Julie's offer to donate h...

FDA warns of massive diabetes test strip recall

WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients with diabetes about the recall of 62 million glucose test strips used to me...

Fed: U.S. economy growing at "modest" pace

WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve says the U.S. economy is growing modestly, a slightly more pessimistic view than its June assessment. The Fe...

Report: George Zimmerman, armed, stopped for speeding in Texas

George Zimmerman smiles after a not guilty verdict was handed down in his trial at the Seminole County Courthouse, Saturday, July 13, 2013, ...

More NSA surveillance documents declassified

Ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper declassified and released a trio...

Boston hospital shootout wounds deputy, prisoner

Updated at 1:29 p.m. ET BOSTON A deputy sheriff and a prisoner were shot at a Boston hospital Wednesday, the police said. Boston police sa...

Tiny mice could be environmental saviors

Tiny mice could be environmental saviors Reintroduction biologist Allison Sacerdote-Velat prepares to adjust a radio collar that was put on ...

5 scariest cybersecurity threats

Las Vegas An annual show-and-tell of some of the most alarming security breaches currently known is underway at two hacker conferences being...

N.J. bus driver to be charged for infant's death

WEST NEW YORK, N.J. Authorities say a bus driver in northern New Jersey was talking on his cellphone when he crashed, triggering a chain re...

Lessons from $18 million credit-reporting suit

(MoneyWatch) Oregon resident Julie Miller tried very hard, for two solid years, to get Atlanta-based Equifax Corp. to correct errors in her ...

Edward Snowden's dad thanks Russia for protecting son

MOSCOW The father of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden said on Russian television that he is grateful to the Kremlin for prote...

Powering the future: The benefits of battery recycling

Did you know that the protective sunscreen you're applying to your nose may come from recycled batteries? Batteries are re-used in a var...