Major drug tunnel found on U.S.-Mexico border; 3 arrested

Updated 8:40 PM ET SAN DIEGO A sophisticated border tunnel was discovered connecting San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, U.S. authorities said,...

Book: Obama considered swapping Biden with Hillary Clinton

A forthcoming book about the 2012 election contains several previously unknown revelations, including the fact that President Obama seriousl...

Israeli airstrikes target Syria military bases

Israeli warplanes conducted two strikes on military bases in Syria, U.S. officials tell CBS News national security correspondent David Marti...

Children rescued after bus topples into Kan. creek

DOUGLASS, Kan. Ten Kansas children and a school bus driver were pulled to safety from a fast-moving creek Thursday after the bus toppled in...

A-Rod accuses MLB of "gross, ongoing misconduct"

NEW YORK With the World Series over, Alex Rodriguez resumed his criticism of Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig for its inves...

Teen's parents believe gym-mat death was no accident

(CBS News) A federal prosecutor in Georgia said Thursday he will conduct a formal review into the death of a teenager whose body was found i...

Video shows Iran aiding Syrian regime's fight against rebels

(CBS News) Iran has long denied that it is directly involved in the Syrian civil war , but that is a lie. CBS News has photographic proof th...

Teen's parents believe gym-mat death was no accident

(CBS News) A federal prosecutor in Georgia said Thursday he will conduct a formal review into the death of a teenager whose body was found i...

Court blocks ruling on NYPD stop-and-frisk policy

NEW YORK A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a judge's order requiring changes to the New York Police Department's stop-and...

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: "I have no reason to resign"

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford addresses media outside his office in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. / AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Dene...

U.S. Atty to reopen Kendrick Johnson gym-mat death case

Kendrick Johnson in an undated photo / CBS Atlanta (CBS) MACON, Ga. - The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia announced Thurs...

Police say they have alleged drug video of Toronto's mayor

Rob Ford / AP Graphics (CBS/AP) TORONTO - Toronto's police chief says they have recovered an alleged drug video involving Mayor Rob Fo...

Major drug tunnel found on U.S.-Mexico border

SAN DIEGO A sophisticated border tunnel was discovered connecting San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, U.S. authorities said, the latest find by ...

More than a foot of rain falls in Central Texas

Last Updated 11:15 a.m. ET AUSTIN Strong storms dumped more than a foot of rain in Central Texas, prompting officials to rescue people fro...

What are they so scared of?

What are they so scared of? Visitors to Nightmares Fear Factory in Niagara Falls, Canada should expect to be shocked. Seeing the frightened...

Police: NYC subway photo not of missing autistic boy

NEW YORK Police are investigating whether a photo of a boy riding a subway train is that of an autistic boy missing for nearly a month. A 1...

FAA approves air passengers using gadgets on planes

WASHINGTON Government safety rules are changing to let airline passengers use most electronic devices from gate-to-gate. The change will le...

Flash flood warnings across South Central Texas

AUSTIN Flooding has prompted evacuations and high-water rescues in Central Texas. The National Weather Service has issued flash flooding wa...

Amid Obamacare controversies, states keep up Medicaid debate

At a congressional hearing Wednesday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., a steadfast supporter of the Affordable Care Act, reminded her Republica...

Watchdog: Syria has destroyed its chemical weapons making ability

Updated 5:30 a.m. ET THE HAGUE, Netherlands A global chemical weapons watchdog says Syria has completed destruction of critical equipment ...

Obamacare website failed in tests just before launch date

(CBS News) WASHINGTON - One of the mysteries of the problems with the Obamacare website is why Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathle...

Obama invokes the ghost of Mitt Romney

This post originally appeared in National Journal . BOSTON Defensive and deluged by skepticism and criticism, President Obama on Wednesd...