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20,000 foreign fighters flock to Syria, Iraq to join terrorists

A growing number of people, including at least 3,400 from Western countries, are joining ISIS and other terror groups, U.S. officials say

• ISIS Hostage

  Scott Pelley: Kayla Mueller was a light in the darkness

  

  CBS Evening News anchor says letter she wrote while being held by ISIS embodies same spirit seen in writings of some of our most remarkable humanitarians

  • Read: Obama: U.S. tried to rescue Kayla Mueller from ISIS last summer
  • Watch: Tragic end for ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller

• Discredited Theory

  Doctor blames discredited autism research for measles outbreak

  

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  Though long since proven wrong, persistence in the belief in a link between autism and the MMR vaccine is said to be behind the current spread of measles

• ISIS Atrocities

  ​ISIS responsible for mass grave, atrocities, Iraqi villagers say

  

  As Kurdish fighters renew their call for U.S. weapons, villagers in northern Iraq claim ISIS killed and covered up dozens of Yazidi men

• New Diet Dictum

  ​Everything you knew about cholesterol could change

  

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  A government panel is considering new dietary recommendations that seem to go against what doctors have been preaching for years

• ISIS Insights

  Former ISIS member explains why he left terror group

  

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  In an interview with CBS News, the former ISIS fighter explains what life was like under ISIS and why he ultimately decided to leave

  • Related: The fight against ISIS

• Cupid, 2.0

  Rules for dating in the digital age

  

  Old-fashioned etiquette needs to keep up, but not everyone agrees on the dos and don'ts for digital dating

  • Related: Valentine's Day

• Fatherhood

  Stay-at-home dads putting kids before careers

  

  Representing more than 16 percent of at-home caretakers, one organization is helping fathers find support and purpose

• Controversial Judge

  Alabama's top judge rebels against gay marriage ruling

  

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  Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Ala. Supreme Court is challenging federal authority by telling counties not to issue marriage licenses

• Dodging Taxes

  The Swiss Leaks

  

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  Bill Whitaker investigates the biggest leak in Swiss banking history and examines HSBC's business dealings with a collection of international outlaws

• Digital Defense

  DARPA: Nobody's safe on the Internet

  

  Meet the man the Department of Defense has put in charge of inventing technology to secure the Internet: Dan Kaufman, a former video game developer turned cyber warrior

  • Read: New search engine exposes the "dark web"

• Vaccination Debate

  Debate over mandatory vaccination laws

  

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  Mississippi has some of the strictest laws in the country requiring vaccines for children against measles and other diseases, but some parents think the state has gone too far

• Making History

  Where "Selma" meets Hollywood

  

  Ava DuVernay, the director of the new movie celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. and civil rights, talks to Bob Simon about filming in the same places where history was made

  • Read: 5 days, 50 miles: The march that changed history

• Missing Mom

  Gone: The search for Michelle Warner

  

  Claiming to be desperate to find the missing mother of his child, a Texas man thinks TV's Dr. Phil can help, but within 48 hours he tells police a much different story -- where's the truth?

  • Watch: Dr. Phil on Mark Castellano: "The interview's a lie"
  • Watch: "48 Hours" goes one on one with Mark Castellano

• Inked

  ​Tattoos: Fine art for the masses

  

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  More and more Americans have turned their flesh into an artist's canvas, turning an old phenomenon into a multi-billion dollar industry

Latest News

• February 10 7:14 PM

  Jon Stewart announces retirement from "The Daily Show"

  

  Comedy Central confirms Stewart, "whose comedic brilliance is second to none," will leave its satirical news program later this year
• February 11 2:54 AM

  Suspect in sportcaster's shooting surrenders

  

  Kyle Kraska, of CBS San Diego affiliate KFMB-TV, was shot outside his home in ritzy part of town
• February 11 2:27 AM

  Third death sentence sticks for Missouri man

  

  Walter Storey executed for fatally slitting neighbor's throat; two prior death sentences for same crime had been tossed
• February 11 1:52 AM

  3 shot in head in North Carolina condo complex

  

  Chapel Hill community near UNC campus is normally very quiet, residents say
• February 10 3:52 PM

  NYPD rookie cop indicted in shooting of unarmed man

  

  Akai Gurley, 28, was shot and killed in the hallway of a public housing complex in November by NYPD cop Peter Liang

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  New England in winter's icy grip

• February 10 12:52 PM

  Boston Police commissioner: "We hope it snows every day!"

  

  As Boston digs out from yet another snowstorm, the city's police commissioner sheds light on one advantage that comes with crippling winter weather
  • Read: Boston digs out from storms as more snow threatens
• February 10 2:19 PM

  Bobby Brown's family gives update on Bobbi Kristina

  

  Bobbi Kristina Brown's aunt and cousin say she's "getting better" and ask for the public's continued prayers
• February 10 7:05 PM

  Alabama slow to begin issuing licenses for same-sex couples

  

  With some counties refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, being able to get married is a matter of location
• February 10 11:06 PM

  Putin and Egypt's president Sisi: A new international bromance?

  

  As Russian president visits his counterpart in Cairo, Egypt rolls out the red carpet in a welcome fit for royalty
• February 10 6:00 AM

  3 mistakes to avoid on your 2014 tax return

  

  Beyond the usual errors, this year has some new potential gotchas that can trip you up and cost you money
• February 10 4:02 PM

  New twist in mystery death probe of Argentine prosecutor

  

  Investigators make discovery while probing death of prosecutor who had written draft document requesting arrest of Argentina's president

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  Held by ISIS

• February 10 6:51 PM

  Apple Watch coming this April: What you need to know about Apple's first smartwatch

  

  Get ready for Apple's biggest release since the iPad
• February 10 4:56 PM

  Where does the U.S. rank when it comes to retirement security?

  

  Rising inequality is making life even more financially precarious for many of America's seniors
• February 10 10:51 AM

  100 ancient cult sites discovered in Israel

  

  Featuring stone structures symbolizing male and female reproductive organs, the sites were used for fertility and death rituals
• February 10 2:55 PM

  The march of the job-destroying robots

  

  A new report finds almost one-half of the U.S. workforce is at risk of losing their jobs to automation
• February 10 10:25 PM

  SpaceX scrubs rocket launch, cargo ship comes home from ISS

  

  Despite another launch delay for Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down off successfully off California coast
• February 10 1:30 PM

  Cornell sophomore charged with fatally shooting CEO dad

  

  Charles Tan, 19, was arraigned Tuesday morning on a second-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of Ling Tan, 49
• February 10 11:25 AM

  Scientists using sunlight to make liquid fuel

  

  The process could one day produce an energy source that is carbon neutral and avoids the pitfalls of biofuels
• February 10 8:33 AM

  France baby-swap families awarded about $2 million

  

  Two 20-year-old girls were switched at birth, and even though error was discovered 10 years ago, neither family wants to switch back
• February 10 9:33 AM

  Former IMF boss at trial: I didn't know women in orgies were prostitutes

  

  Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrival at courthouse for pimping case is disrupted by topless protesters
• February 10 6:16 PM

  Bitcoin firm goes dark, and funds are missing

  

  An apparent theft involving the virtual currency has experts warning investors to beware
• February 10 10:32 AM

  "Serial stowaway" arrested again in Fla.

  

  63-year-old woman, involved in dozens of stowaway arrests, reportedly said she flew from Minn. to Fla. without a ticket
• February 10 7:28 PM

  Caught on tape: Epic car chase in Los Angeles

  

  Los Angeles police chased down a suspected car thief determined to escape, no matter who or what got in his way