Search News and Events
Enter your zip code below to view news and events relevant to your location.
National News



National CBS News Feed

Five issues to watch in the GOP debate
The debate in Mesa, Arizona gives the candidates one last chance to broach key issues before a round of crucial nominating contests


Lawmakers receive suspicious letters
Senate official says letters contained white powder, which was tested and found to be harmless; Stewart, Colbert received letters issuing threats


Syria escalates siege while outrage grows after journalist deaths
Activists report regime shelling of Homs continues as helicopter gunships strafe rebel bases elsewhere  Colleague pays tribute


U.Va. lacrosse player guilty of killing girlfriend
Former University of Virginia lacrosse player faces up to 40 years in prison in slaying of girlfriend; Jury deliberated for nine hours


School sued over "Occupy" pepper-spray
Police used large canister of spray on students involved in seated, non-violent "Occupy" protest; Video went viral on YouTube


8 more bodies found on Concordia
Three of the bodies, including that of young girl, recovered; Another 7 people still missing


Va. gov. calls for amendments to ultrasound bill
Gov. McDonnell says ultrasound bill should be amended to explicitly say "no woman in Virginia will have to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound involuntarily"


1 hurt in Wash. elementary school shooting
Third-grader shot in the abdomen at an elementary school in Washington state; One of her classmates was detained


Pakistan fires health workers tied to bin Laden kill
Pakistani official says 17 workers fired for taking part in CIA's fake vaccination program meant to get bin Laden DNA


Romney proposes across-the-board income tax cuts
The Republican presidential candidate today laid out a plan to cut all income tax rates by 20 percent


Capitol bomb sting suspect waives court hearing
Amine El Khalifi, charged with plotting a bombing in the Capitol, waived his rights to preliminary and detention hearings


Geithner presses for revamp to corporate taxes
White House would cut the top corporate rate to 28 percent, eliminate loopholes, and offer tax relief to manufactures


Indiana lawmaker defends slam on Girl Scouts
State Rep. Bob Morris has been ridiculed for saying group promotes abortion, homosexuality


Tom Brady's longtime mentor dies
Tom Martinez, life-time personal coach to Patriots star quarterback, suffers heart attack while receiving dialysis treatment


Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits case
Judge rules that Defense of Marriage Act discriminates against same-sex married couples


FDA panel backs weight loss drug, despite risks
The FDA previously rejected the drug, Qnexa, because component drugs were tied to heart problems and birth defects


Ex-"Survivor" producer speaks out from prison
Bruce Beresford-Redman, accused of killing his wife in 2010, speaks out for the first time to "48 Hours Mystery" from his prison cell in Mexico