Obama's decision a blow to Syrian opposition, relief to regime

Updated 4:25 PM ET Following President Obama's announcement Saturday that he has decided the U.S. should take military action against ...

France to await U.S. congressional decision on Syria

PARIS Mirroring U.S. policy, France will wait for its parliament to consider possible military action against Syria before President Franc...

Obama's call for Syria strike draws protests at home

(CBS News) WASHINGTON - President Obama spoke to the American people Saturday afternoon pressing his case for military action against the Sy...

Exhumation of graves begins at Fla. reform school site

MARIANNA, Fla. University of South Florida researchers began exhuming dozens of graves Saturday at a former Panhandle reform school where h...

What will fuel the next thousand years?

When you hear the term nuclear energy, images of Fukushima or Three Mile Island may come to mind. But harnessing nuclear power isn't lim...

New York City's taxi of the future

NEW YORK Shrewd New Yorkers may have spotted some sleek silver and yellow cabs racing around the city's streets. They're the newest...

Inside Diana Nyad's new Cuba-Florida swim strategy

(CBS News) Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad is eager to catch her last hurrah of summer. On Saturday, she will try to swim across the treach...

Syrian rebels: Missile strikes of limited use to us

Several members of the Syrian opposition told CBS News that because there is currently no coordination between the U.S. and the rebels on po...

U.N. inspectors pull out from Syria

Updated at 11:50 a.m. ET DAMASCUS, Syria The last of the U.N. weapons inspection team pulled out of Syria before dawn Saturday after four ...

Pope taps veteran Vatican diplomat to be his No. 2

VATICAN CITY Pope Francis on Saturday tapped a veteran diplomat as the Vatican's No. 2 to replace the Holy See's secretary of state...

Helplessness in Syria as potential U.S. strike looms

(CBS News) DAMASCUS, Syria - The United Nations weapons inspectors have finished their work in Syria . The last of the group was supposed to...

U.N. inspectors move up Syria exit amid strike signals

DAMASCUS, Syria The remaining U.N. weapons inspectors on the ground in Syria investigating last week's purported chemical weapons attac...

High-school student in custody after N.C. school shooting

Students leaving Carver High School in Winston-Salem, N.C. Friday, Aug. 30, 2013 in a single-file line following reports of a shooting there...

Film provides glimpse into life of autistic teen killed by his mother

(CBS News) Chicago mom Dorothy Spourdalakis was ordered to be held without bond early this week, on the charge that she and her 14-year-old ...

U.K. out of Obama's Syria coalition, but not France

PARIS French President Francois Hollande said his country could go ahead with plans to strike Syria for allegedly using chemical weapons d...

Would a Syria strike be legal?

New York International law requires that the United Nations Security Council authorize military action, but that avenue has been blocked by...

Obama administration set to release Syria intel report

Updated 5:20 a.m. ET Aug. 30, 2013 WASHINGTON The administration will release on Friday a declassified version of its intelligence report ...