Israel says it has sent ground troops to Gaza Israel launched a large-scale ground offensive in the Gaza Strip Thursday, escalating a 10-day military operation to try to destroy Hamas' weapons arsenal, rocket firing abilities and tunnels under the Palestinian territory's border with Israel.July 17, 2014
Deported St. Paul man killed, son wants to come back Today, CBS News profiled the children of El Salvador, including Raoul, who lived in Saint Paul for eight years. But only his father had temporary legal status. When it expired, the family was deported.July 17, 2014
White House faces broad resistance on border bill Democratic opposition is hardening to changing a 2008 anti-trafficking law to allow Central American children to be sent home more quickly, even as Republicans demand such changes as their price for supporting any part of President Barack Obama's $3.7 billion spending request.July 17, 2014
U.S. widens sanctions against Russia over Ukraine crisis The Obama administration targeted large banks, as well as energy and defense firms. The sanctions stopped short of covering entire sectors of the Russian economy.July 16, 2014
Israeli army agrees to 'humanitarian' pause Israeli war planes and naval vessels stepped up their attacks Wednesday, targeting senior Hamas leaders and bombarding a coastal area, where four Palestinian boys were killed.July 16, 2014
What's causing the latest border crisis? A brief explainer Since October, more than 52,000 children -- most from Central America and many of them unaccompanied by adults -- have been taken into custody. That's nearly double last year's total and 10 times the number from 2009.July 15, 2014
Bergdahl will return to regular Army duty The news comes more than six weeks after the soldier was released in a tense handover in Afghanistan, in exchange for the release of five Taliban prisoners who had been held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Bergdahl arrived in Texas one month ago.July 14, 2014
What the military did while Benghazi post burned One by one, behind closed doors, military officers explained what they did and didn't do the night the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, burned.July 12, 2014
63 abducted females escape extremists in Nigeria Boko Haram extremists have been waging an insurgency for five years in northern Nigeria, demanding the establishment of an Islamic state.July 7, 2014