Syria protests challenge Assad as he tries to put civil war behind him
Syria's Bashar Assad was just welcomed back by the Arab League, but protests echoing the uprising that led to the country's brutal civil war are gaining steam.
Syria's Bashar Assad was just welcomed back by the Arab League, but protests echoing the uprising that led to the country's brutal civil war are gaining steam.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Arab League Summit in Saudi Arabia on Friday in his first trip to the Middle East since the Russian invasion began. Syrian President Bashar Assad, who has long been closely allied with Russia, is also attending the summit. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini has more.
Syrian President Basher Al-Assad is attending the Arab League Summit in Saudi Arabia today for the first time since his country was suspended from the organization in 2011 for its brutal crackdown on protesters. Syria was re-admitted earlier this month. Steven A. Cook, a senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joined Anne-Marie Green on CBS News Morning to discuss the summit.
Quakes added to pain in war-torn NW Syria. Then, Ray Epps: The 60 Minutes Interview. And, Nicolas Cage: The 60 Minutes Interview.
In northwest Syria, earthquake survivors face a long journey to recovery. Scott Pelley headed to the war-torn country to speak with the people delivering humanitarian aid.
Life was already grim after 12 years of war in Syria. The situation worsened when earthquakes hit. Scott Pelley spoke with aid workers in the region.
In northwest Syria, earthquake survivors face a long journey to recovery. Scott Pelley headed to the war-torn country to speak with the people delivering humanitarian aid.
A U.N.-backed probe has acknowledged a "complete failure" in the emergency earthquake response, which was stymied by Syria's seemingly endless civil war.
Although it has been nearly two weeks since the devastating earthquake in Syria, rescue efforts are still being hampered by tense political circumstances which have restricted supplies and aid workers from getting into the country. Imtiaz Tyab has the details.
One harrowing video shows a dust-covered man being pulled from debris in Turkey asking to borrow a phone to check on his family.
"My heart is burning," one woman told CBS News as she sat by her young niece and nephew, whose mom, dad, brothers and sisters all died.
Life for thousands of Syrians displaced by civil war was already grim when the massive quakes struck neighboring Turkey. Many have lost everything, all over again.
A monitoring group says it was the first American raid in Syrian government-held territory, and a U.S. official confirmed that one person was killed.
The U.S. conducted its first military action under President Biden, targeting infrastructure utilized by Iranian-backed militant groups in Syria in response to recent rocket attacks in Iraq. Ed O'Keefe reports.
From 2015, Scott Pelley reports on the August 2013 Sarin nerve gas attack on Syrian residents in the suburbs of Damascus which U.S. authorities estimate killed over 1,400 civilians, including many children.
On Saturday, U.S. airstrikes were reported to have killed at least 40 members of al Qaeda, it's been intensified as Syrian rebels have launched a major counter attack against the Assad regime's efforts to recapture Idlib. CBS News correspondent Holly Williams filed this report from the embattled province.
While rebel forces in Syria grapple to hold on to the Idlib region, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad struggles to overtake ISIS for good. New York Times reporter Vivian Yee visited 5 government-held cities to speak with survivors of the 8-year war, and she joins CBSN to discuss the situation on the ground.
Republicans and Democrats alike are condemning the president's decision to withdraw U.S. forces
It was a Thanksgiving tragedy: In the confusion of a shooting at a mall in Alabama, the police fatally shot a young African-American man. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports.
U.S. and British officials mourned the loss a Syrian anti-government activist and radio host seen as a "symbol" of the uprising who was shot dead along with his colleague
Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad is gearing up to recapture the last major rebel stronghold of Idlib. The U.S. and its allies fear this battle would be a total bloodbath, and President Trump warned Assad the world is watching. Former Navy SEAL Dave Sears takes CBSN through the latest developments.
During a meeting with the emir of Kuwait, Trump weighed in on Bob Woodward's upcoming book and on Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings
What a chemical attack in Syria looks like; then, Bill Whitaker reports on how the opioid epidemic is leaving grandparents to raise grandchildren; and, Daniel Barenboim tries bridging the Middle East conflict with music
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly used internationally banned chemical weapons 200 times over seven years. Now, rare footage shows just how brutal those attacks are
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly used internationally banned chemical weapons 200 times over seven years. Now, rare footage shows just how brutal those attacks are. Scott Pelley reports.
The hostages seen on the video were identified as Omri Miran and Keith Siegel by the campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
Protesters nationwide are demanding that their schools divest from companies they say are enabling the Israel-Hamas war as officials say outside agitators "spew hate and antisemitism."
Hamas says it received the cease-fire proposal from Israel after a high-level Egyptian delegation wrapped up a visit to Israel.
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges was overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
Mr. Biden, like most of his predecessors, used the glitzy annual White House Correspondents' Association banquet to jab at his rival, former President Donald Trump.
There have been several injuries linked to tornadoes on Friday, but no fatalities have been reported.
Gabby Douglas qualified in multiple events for the U.S. Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, next month.
After a traditional autopsy, a coroner ruled Kristen Trickle died by suicide. But prosecutors in Kansas questioned if she could have fired the large-caliber revolver that killed her and ordered an autopsy of her mind.
Regulators have closed Republic First Bank's 32 branches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York and they will be taken over by Fulton Bank.
Mr. Biden, like most of his predecessors, used the glitzy annual White House Correspondents' Association banquet to jab at his rival, former President Donald Trump.
After a traditional autopsy, a coroner ruled Kristen Trickle died by suicide. But prosecutors in Kansas questioned if she could have fired the large-caliber revolver that killed her and ordered an autopsy of her mind.
Viktoria Nasyrova attempted to murder a woman with cheesecake. As one private investigator would find out, she had a list of alleged victims — including her ex-boyfriend's dog.
Bernhard Langer admitted that his injury came from playing pickleball.
Gabby Douglas qualified in multiple events for the U.S. Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, next month.
The union struck a four-year agreement with the German company on Friday evening, just before the expiration of the previous contract.
Intimacy coordination is a relatively new and growing field with movie and television productions required to make a good-faith effort to hire one if needed on set.
Under the new law signed this week, ByteDance has nine to 12 months to sell the platform to an American owner, or TikTok faces being banned in the U.S.
The income needed to join your state's top earners can vary considerably, from a low of $329,620 annually in West Virginia to $719,253 in Washington D.C.
About 7 in 10 retirees stop working before they turned 65. For many of them, it was for reasons beyond their control.
Mr. Biden, like most of his predecessors, used the glitzy annual White House Correspondents' Association banquet to jab at his rival, former President Donald Trump.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that will air on April 28, 2024.
Regulators have closed Republic First Bank's 32 branches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York and they will be taken over by Fulton Bank.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — is getting attention again.
Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York called two new witnesses to the stand on Friday, rounding out the first week of testimony.
Around 1 in 5 retail milk samples had tested positive for the bird flu virus, but further tests show it was not infectious.
The White House had been due to decide on the menthol cigarette rule in March.
The discovery of drug-resistant bacteria in two dogs prompted a probe by the CDC and New Jersey health authorities.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
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The hostages seen on the video were identified as Omri Miran and Keith Siegel by the campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer Um Fahad who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front of her home in central Baghdad.
Hamas says it received the cease-fire proposal from Israel after a high-level Egyptian delegation wrapped up a visit to Israel.
A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall in March.
Russia has launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine directed at energy facilities.
Actress Marla Adams, who spent five decades playing Dina Abbott Mergeron on "The Young and the Restless," has died at the age of 85.
Intimacy coordination is a relatively new and growing field with movie and television productions required to make a good-faith effort to hire one if needed on set.
A descendent of American folk hero Davey Crockett, Charley Crockett was raised in a Texas trailer park. He bought his first guitar in a pawn shop and taught himself how to play it. In 2015, he started releasing records independently. Fourteen albums later, Crockett has established himself as one of the leaders in traditional country music's revival. From his new album "$10 Cowboy," here is Charley Crockett with "Solitary Road."
A descendent of American folk hero Davey Crockett, Charley Crockett was raised in a Texas trailer park. He bought his first guitar in a pawn shop and taught himself how to play it. In 2015, he started releasing records independently. Fourteen albums later, Crockett has established himself as one of the leaders in traditional country music's revival. From his new album "$10 Cowboy," here is Charley Crockett with "America."
A descendent of American folk hero Davey Crockett, Charley Crockett was raised in a Texas trailer park. He bought his first guitar in a pawn shop and taught himself how to play it. In 2015, he started releasing records independently. Fourteen albums later, Crockett has established himself as one of the leaders in traditional country music's revival. With the title track from his new album, here is Charley Crockett with "$10 Cowboy."
NYU Langone Health and Meta have developed a new type of MRI that dramatically reduces the time needed to complete scans through artificial intelligence. CBS News correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports.
The Federal Communications Commission voted to adopt net neutrality regulations, a reversal from the policy adopted during former President Donald Trump's administration. Christopher Sprigman, a professor at the New York University School of Law, joins CBS News with more on the vote.
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.
Are you using your smartwatch to the fullest? Here are 4 metrics doctors say can be useful to track beyond your daily step count.
Local and federal authorities face challenges in investigating and prosecuting romance scammers because the scammers are often based overseas. Jim Axelrod explains.
Bats have often been called scary and spooky but experts say they play an important role in our daily lives. CBS News' Danya Bacchus explains why the mammals are so vital to our ecosystem and the threats they're facing.
Pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, whose work has spurred official action on the Flint water crisis, told CBS News that it's stunning that "we continue to use the bodies of our kids as detectors of environmental contamination." She discusses ways to support victims of the water crisis, the ongoing work of replacing the city's pipes and more in this extended interview.
Ten years ago, a water crisis began when Flint, Michigan, switched to the Flint River for its municipal water supply. The more corrosive water was not treated properly, allowing lead from pipes to leach into many homes. CBS News correspondent Ash-har Quraishi spoke with residents about what the past decade has been like.
According to the University of California, Davis, residential energy use is responsible for 20% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. However, one company is helping residential buildings reduce their impact and putting carbon to use. CBS News' Bradley Blackburn shows how the process works.
Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff's office asking why they can hear a "noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar." CBS News' John Dickerson has details.
After a traditional autopsy, a coroner ruled Kristen Trickle died by suicide. But prosecutors in Kansas questioned if she could have fired the large-caliber revolver that killed her and ordered an autopsy of her mind.
Viktoria Nasyrova attempted to murder a woman with cheesecake. As one private investigator would find out, she had a list of alleged victims — including her ex-boyfriend's dog.
Angel Gabriel Cuz-Choc was found hiding in a wooded area after his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter were found dead in Florida.
Dramatic bodycam footage shows the moment Florida deputies and K-9 dogs close in on a double murder suspect hiding in a thickly wooded area.
A new "48 Hours" investigation is looking into the death of a Kansas woman after she was found dying from a gunshot wound in 2019. The coroner initially ruled Kristen Trickle's death a suicide, but the local prosecutor said evidence on the scene didn't add up. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty has the story.
Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams say they have complete confidence in the Starliner despite questions about Boeing's safety culture.
In 1961, Ed Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy to enter an Air Force training program known as the path to NASA's Astronaut Corps. But he ultimately never made it to space.
The creepy patterns were observed by the European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.
The Shenzhou 18 crew will replace three taikonauts aboard the Chinese space station who are wrapping up a six-month stay.
In November 2023, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft stopped sending "readable science and engineering data."
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
When Tiffiney Crawford was found dead inside her van, authorities believed she might have taken her own life. But could she shoot herself twice in the head with her non-dominant hand?
We look back at the life and career of the longtime host of "Sunday Morning," and "one of the most enduring and most endearing" people in broadcasting.
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
A Kansas woman is found dying from a gunshot wound. Evidence at the scene doesn’t add up, so a prosecutor gets creative. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Viktoria Nasyrova is accused of using cheesecake as a murder weapon. Her motive was to steal the identity of Olga, who looks a lot like her. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Over the decades, the annual White House Correspondents Dinner has allowed presidents to go into a more informal setting, let their hair down a bit, and poke fun at themselves. But some critics say the dinner is proof of a cozy relationship between the White House and the media. Mark Strassmann has more.
For several dozen Vietnam War veterans from Texas, a journey to visit memorials in Washington, D.C., saw five decades of emotion slowly begin to surface. Doug Dunbar has more.
The United Auto Workers union reached a last-second labor agreement Friday night with Daimler Truck just ahead of a midnight deadline, averting a possible strike that would have impacted 7,000 workers.