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GOP says White House ignored Libya warnings
Several threats and incidents should have caused U.S. officials to increase security in Benghazi, GOP leaders say; State Dept. promises review
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Several threats and incidents should have caused U.S. officials to increase security in Benghazi, GOP leaders say; State Dept. promises review
Investigators collect whatever evidence they could from destroyed U.S. Consulate where 4 Americans were killed
Fmr. Libya U.S. security leader: 34 security personnel left Libya before Benghazi assault
Former head of U.S. "Site Security Team" claims embassy staff wanted more personnel, but were told "to do with less"
Senior officials will face lawmakers on allegations that State ignored or rejected pleas for "more, not less" security in Libya
Military officer reveals State Department had ignored requests to increase security and opted to decrease support instead
John Brennan to meet Libyan leaders as State Dept. officials brace for questions over alleged refusals to boost security
Security official for Libyan diplomatic mission said he warned of "fragile" security situation ahead of deadly consulate attack
CBS News revisits the U.S. Consulate in Libya where Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed
As Sept. 11 attack began, the ambassador was taken to a safe room while guards went to fetch heavy arms
State Dept. now says it never believed Benghazi attack was protest gone bad; Capitol Hill hearing to focus on security measures
Military officer says U.S. knows where militants suspected in consulate attack are, but cautions against going after them alone
Lawmakers scrutinize whether security at Benghazi consulate was adequate; Officials defend security staffing
Even if American intelligence officials know where the Benghazi attackers are, a direct strike could backfire
Longtime diplomat Laurence Pope announced as U.S. Charge d'Affairs in Libya; Questions over return to Benghazi
The Republican nominee says questions for President Obama's administration about the Sept. 11 terrorist strike are real
In the one-and-only vice presidential debate, Joe Biden and Paul Ryan went head-to-head over issues ranging from Iran, to job creation, to Medicare
Newt Gingrich, Jennifer Granholm spar over who won the vice presidential debate, Obama response to Libya
White House seeks to clarify vice president's remark on security request
No response from secretary of state to questions of what she was doing during attack on consulate in Benghazi
S.C. Republican says Obama admin. is "trying to sell a narrative" that al Qaeda is on the decline; Accuses White House of either "misleading" Americans or being "incredibly incompetent"
His counterpart, Rep. Issa said Libya is President Obama's "mission accomplished" moment
President Obama will likely be forced in Tuesday's debate to defend his response to the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya
A round-up of the news made on the October 14th edition of "Face the Nation"
The U.S. Secretary of State attempted to take the blame for the attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi in interviews
Macklemore said he canceled a concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates' role "in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis" in Sudan.
Officials said the hotel was hit by an Iskander-M Russian ballistic missile, leaving reporters with blast injuries, concussions and cuts on the body.
The village reopened on Aug. 21, transformed to meet the specific needs of the 4,400 para-athletes.
Pakistani officials said at least 35 people are dead and dozens more injured after two bus accidents that happened hours apart.
A 26-year-old man turned himself in to police, saying he was responsible for the knife attack that left 3 dead and 8 wounded at a festival, German authorities announced.
Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah have launched their heaviest exchange of fire after months of strikes and counterstrikes, raising fears of an all-out war.
Pavel Durov is suspected of failing to take action to curb the criminal use of his platform, Telegram.
Five people, including the rabbi, who were present in the synagogue complex at the time of the attack were unharmed.
Meanwhile, in Cairo, mediators were working to pave the way for high-level talks on Sunday on a possible cease-fire mediated by the U.S. Egypt and Qatar.
Chenoa Nickerson was swept away when flash flooding hit Havasu Creek in the Grand Canyon on Thursday.
Caden Tellier, a 16-year-old junior at Morgan Academy in Selma, was hurt following a tackle in the third quarter of the school's game Friday night.
Longtime CBS News correspondent Phil Jones has died at the age of 87. He was well known for his tenacious political reporting.
Michael Herzog, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., said the Israeli strikes into Lebanon were a "success."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his third-party presidential bid last week.
Houston seeks to be a national model for plastic recycling. But a program that started in 2022 hasn't yet found its footing.
The woman had had several items stolen from her mailbox at the Los Alamos Post Office already when she thought of the idea.
The deal, available through Subway's app and website for a limited time, is aimed at inflation-weary consumers.
The DOJ alleges RealPage colluded with landlords to inflate rental housing prices, harming millions of Americans.
The World Bank has halted all paid advertising on X after CBS News found its promoted ads under racist posts.
Michael Herzog, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., said the Israeli strikes into Lebanon were a "success."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his third-party presidential bid last week.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Israeli ambassador Michael Herzog and former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster join Margaret Brennan.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Aug. 25, 2024.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Summer Lee, Democrat of Pennyslvania, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Aug. 25, 2024.
COVID cases are growing or likely growing in 27 states, according to the CDC. This week, newly approved boosters from Moderna and Pfizer will be made available. Jeff Nguyen reports.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former FDA commissioner, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that despite the summer surge of COVID, the "timing is about right" for the rollout of the new COVID booster and free tests that will be available in the winter.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a former FDA commissioner and Pfizer board member, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that Americans are "not at risk right now" for the new mpox variant seen in Democratic Republic of Congo. But he said the variant appears to "spread a little bit more easily and maybe is potentially more dangerous."
Americans will be able to get free virus test kits mailed to their homes, starting in late September.
Fauci said he was hospitalized after experiencing a fever, chills and severe fatigue.
Macklemore said he canceled a concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates' role "in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis" in Sudan.
Officials said the hotel was hit by an Iskander-M Russian ballistic missile, leaving reporters with blast injuries, concussions and cuts on the body.
The village reopened on Aug. 21, transformed to meet the specific needs of the 4,400 para-athletes.
Pakistani officials said at least 35 people are dead and dozens more injured after two bus accidents that happened hours apart.
A 26-year-old man turned himself in to police, saying he was responsible for the knife attack that left 3 dead and 8 wounded at a festival, German authorities announced.
Macklemore said he canceled a concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates' role "in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis" in Sudan.
The Rolling Stones' "Hackney Diamonds" was the band's first album of original music in 18 years – and their first since the death, in 2021, of drummer Charlie Watts. Correspondent Anthony Mason sat down with Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood to discuss their unique chemistry; reuniting with the Stones' original bassist Bill Wyman; and what becoming octogenarians meant to Jagger and Richards. (This story was originally broadcast on October 15, 2023.)
The Northern Catskills "book village" of Hobart, New York, home to around 400 residents, is also home to seven bookstores, making it a dream destination for bibliophiles.
By inviting singers from around the world, the non-profit Opera for Peace hopes to develop greater diversity among performers of opera, and to inspire the next generation of opera audiences. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with African American singer Hannah Jeané Jones, who traveled to Rome to participate in the program; and with soprano Forooz Razavi, who sang with an R&B group in Iran before she fell in love with opera.
Former President Donald Trump played the band's song "My Hero" when he welcomed former independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the stage at a rally in Arizona on Friday.
Commanding your device to do things you could just as well do yourself is a mark of technological progress that humorist David Sedaris finds peculiar, when your voice-activated app is not up to the job.
Advances being made in aviation technology allow a plane to be powered by batteries, promising a more environmentally-friendly, quieter and cheaper ride that may not even require a runway.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Correspondent David Pogue checks out advances being made in aviation technology that allow a plane to be powered by batteries, promising a more environmentally-friendly, quieter and cheaper ride that may not even require a runway.
What was supposed to be an eight-day trip appears to have turned into a nearly nine-month journey, as NASA announced Saturday that it will not bring two stranded astronauts back to Earth aboard the troubled Boeing Starliner. Instead, they will have to wait until February 2025 to return on the SpaceX Crew Dragon. Mark Strassmann has the latest.
This week there was a funeral for 15 glaciers that have disappeared or are in critical danger as the planet heats up. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has more.
Dramatic images from Iceland show lava spewing from a fissure almost two-and-a-half miles long as the Reykjanes peninsula sees its 6th eruption since December.
Before Ernesto was a hurricane, it was a tropical storm. But that's all it took to wipe out electricity for nearly all of the U.S. Virgin Islands and half of Puerto Rico. And it's not just an island problem. Extreme weather across the entire U.S. is taking a toll on infrastructure that is being used long past its life expectancy. As we get closer to Election Day, CBS Los Angeles' Marina Jurica tells us what to know about the intersection of climate and energy.
There are hundreds of data centers across the U.S., most of which are run by big tech firms, and their seemingly endless rows of servers are consuming huge amounts of electricity. Ben Tracy takes a look at how one of those companies, Google, is turning to renewable energy sources to power them.
Hurricane Ernesto is gaining strength in the Caribbean after drenching Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Now the storm is moving north into the Atlantic, where it's expected to continue strengthening as it heads toward Bermuda. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez and WCBS chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn have more.
Years after a millionaire mom was killed, her husband breaks his silence, offering a unique self-defense claim at his murder trial.
A 50-year-old woman vanishes and for months nobody reports her missing — then a most unlikely amateur sleuth pushes authorities to look into the case.
Two people have been taken into custody in connection with a knife attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen that killed three people and left at least eight others wounded.
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office in Georgia announced that Investigator Taylor Bristow died from his injuries from the shooting that happened on Tuesday.
Two Arizona women, ages 72 and 82, were found dead in an overturned, bullet-ridden Nissan Pathfinder in the state of Sonora, Mexican officials said.
The Starliner's two-person crew now will stay in space until next February and return to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
It's decision day for NASA as leaders of the space agency meet in Houston today to decide whether Boeing's Starliner will return to Earth with or without its two astronauts. The spacecraft experienced problems with its propulsion system on its test flight to the International Space Station in June.
After months of testing and debate, NASA is poised to decide whether or not to bring two astronauts home aboard Boeing's Starliner.
Four astronauts are set to launch on Tuesday for a groundbreaking six-day mission, "Polaris Dawn," aiming to reach a record orbit 870 miles above Earth — three times higher than the International Space Station. The mission will also feature the first-ever commercial spacewalk. Mark Strassmann met the crew, who have trained for two years for this historic journey.
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer flew past Earth on Aug. 20, capturing unique images along the way.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
A look at the evidence in "The Dexter Killer" case; plus, newly revealed letters from the man police say wanted to be like fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
The actor, recipient of a lifetime achievement Academy Award, was renowned for such films as "MASH," "Klute," "Don't Look Now," "Ordinary People," and "The Hunger Games."
Timothy Shenk, assistant professor of history at George Washington University and author of upcoming book "Left Adrift," talks about Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign and the strategy of the Democratic Party.
About one-third of the U.S. food supply goes uneaten, ending up in landfills and producing planet-warming methane gas. One organization is dedicated to grabbing food that is still good to eat but would otherwise be thrown away by grocery stores and getting the food to people in need. Itay Hod has the story.
The Paralympic Games are set to begin in Paris this week. While the newly built Olympic Village was created with accessibility in mind, it was more challenging to make the 2,000-year-old city more manageable for people with disabilities. Elaine Cobbe takes a look at those preparations.
The jersey Babe Ruth wore doing his famous "called shot" game has sold for a whopping $24.1 million at auction.
Millions of Americans are expected to travel within the country for Labor Day weekend, as the price of flights and gas have come down since last year. One of the top destinations this year is Seattle, thanks in part to a surge in Alaskan cruises. Kris Van Cleave reports.