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• CBS commentator Andy Rooney dies at 92

  November 5, 2011 11:28 AM

  NEW YORK - Legendary CBS News commentator Andy Rooney, known to millions for his witty essays on mundane topics, died Friday night in New York. He was 92. He had been hospitalized after suffering complications following minor surgery last month. "It's a sad day at '60 Minutes' and... more »

• Katie Couric announces CBS Evening News departure

  April 26, 2011 5:17 PM

  NEW YORK - News anchor Katie Couric has confirmed that she is leaving her anchor job at the "CBS Evening News." Couric also told "People" magazine in a story published Tuesday on its website that she has not decided what she is doing next. But she said she is... more »

• Would you buy organs from a living donor?

  April 26, 2011 12:54 PM

  NEW YORK - Lots of products these days say "Made in China." Might human organs be next? According to a Reuters report , the Chinese government is considering offering compensation for people to voluntarily sell their organs. Cash and prizes could include tax rebates, tuition for your kids and... more »

• 500 machines left at world's last typewriter factory

  April 25, 2011 6:27 PM

  NEW YORK - If you can remember how to change a typewriter ribbon - even if you have since forgotten but once could - this news is about to leave you feeling, well, old. Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company , the world's last manufacturer of office typewriters, is putting... more »

• 'Three Cups of Tea' author Greg Mortenson could face $20M in back taxes

  April 20, 2011 10:53 PM

  NEW YORK- The Greg Mortenson "Three Cups of Tea" controversy has now spilled into his home state. The Montana attorney general announced he's "looking into...the management and financial affairs" of the non-profit behind its leader's storybook success, the Central Asia Institute (CAI). "The issues with charities and with people... more »

• Mortenson defends 'Three Cups of Tea,' Bozeman reacts

  April 19, 2011 10:33 PM

  BOZEMAN - Montana's Attorney General announced the launch of an inquiry into the charity run by "Three Cups of Tea" co-author Greg Mortenson Tuesday, a day after the founder of the Bozeman based Central Asia Institute stepped forward to defend his organization and his words. Last Sunday a "60... more »

• Cold sores linked to Alzheimer's: Self-defense?

  April 5, 2011 7:16 PM

  NEW YORK - Painful, yes. Embarrassing, maybe. But new research gives scientists a clear picture of how cold sores can lead to a health concern that's a bit more serious: Alzheimer's disease. That's right. The same herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) that causes cold sores on the... more »

• Facebook sued by family of murder victim after grisly picture posted

  March 29, 2011 10:44 PM

  NEW YORK - The outraged family of New York murder victim Caroline Wimmer is taking on Facebook. A paramedic took a cell phone photo of the crime scene and posted it on the site in a case of what parents Martha and Ronald Wimmer are calling "disrespecting the dead."... more »

• U.S. solider pleads guilty to Afghan murders

  March 23, 2011 6:31 PM

  JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA - A 22-year-old U.S. soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to the murders of three unarmed Afghan civilians in a war crimes probe that implicates a dozen members of his platoon and has raised some of the most serious criminal allegations to come from the war in Afghanistan.... more »

• U.S. gas prices hit 28-month high

  February 16, 2011 11:15 PM

  NEW YORK - Gasoline pump prices reached a 28-month high Wednesday even though oil and gas supplies in the U.S. continue to grow and demand for gas is weak. The national average for regular gasoline rose to $3.133 a gallon. That's about $1.20 more than the price at the... more »

• E-Books turning page on paper book sellers

  February 16, 2011 11:08 PM

  NEW YORK - At printing presses all over the country, the e-book is the enemy. The same goes for chains of bookstores. Borders filed for bankruptcy Wednesday. It will close 200 of its more than 600 stores. Six thousand employees could lose their jobs. One reason for Borders' troubles:... more »

• CBS News' Lara Logan assaulted during Egypt protests

  February 15, 2011 4:41 PM

  CBS News says that correspondent Lara Logan was attacked and sexually assaulted last Friday in Cairo's Tahrir Square while filming a piece for "60 Minutes." From the CBS News statement: On Friday February 11, the day Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, CBS Correspondent Lara Logan was covering... more »

• CBS correspondent Says President not fully tested on foreign affairs

  April 22, 2010 12:49 AM

  BILLINGS - CBS News radio correspondent Dan Raviv - told a Billings audience Wednesday night that President Obama looked super popular at last week's Nuclear Security Summit in Washington DC, but has yet to be fully tested on his foreign relations skills. Raviv, has worked for the past 32 year... more »

• Ranchers question CBS stories on antibiotics

  February 11, 2010 1:10 AM

  CBS News ran two stories this week on the use of antibiotics in the livestock industry and some ranchers in Montana have concerns with report. The stories stated a human health problem with the overuse of antibiotics, stating that "drug resistant infections have sky-rocketed over the last several decades, killing... more »

• And you thought second-hand smoke was bad? Study finds that "third-hand smoke" sticks around & produces new carcinogens

  February 10, 2010 10:32 PM

  You might not be a smoker yourself, but hanging around people who are smoking can cause you to inhale noxious cigarette fumes. For years, scientists have cautioned against the ill-effects of such second-hand smoke. Now they're warning about the dangers of "third-hand smoke"-the chemical traces that cling to a smoker,... more »

• Massive crib recall set, sources say

  November 23, 2009 9:31 AM

  (CBS) CBS News has learned that the Consumer Product Safety Commission is about to announce one of the largest crib recalls in United States history, involving cribs with dropdown sides, fearing they may be unsafe, even deadly. And now, reports "Early Show" Consumer Correspondent Susan Koeppen , there is a... more »