Intelligence officials say an attempted attack by al Qaeda can be expected in the next three to six months.
The chilling warning came Tuesday during a hearing with members of the Senate Intelligence Committee
CIA Director Leon Panetta also told Congress Al-Qaeda is inspiring homegrown extremists to trigger violence on their own.
CBS News has learned that family members of the man allegedly behind the Christmas Day bombing attack have helped investigators gain his cooperation.
Officials say Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalab is providing useful information to FBI investigators.
Abdulmuttalab is accused of trying to blow up a US airliner just before it landed in Detroit.
Charges could come as early as today against Michael Jackson's physician.
Doctor Conrad Murray administered the powerful anesthetic propofol and two other sedatives the day Jackson died.
A law enforcement official says prosecutors will charge the physician with involuntary manslaughter... rather than take the case to a grand jury.
Those are some of today's top stories.
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