The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog is sharply criticizing conditions at the Florida immigration detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” finding that detainees at the now-closed facility were held in “cramped conditions” — in dozens of cases, people were held for up to two hours in 18-square-foot enclosures. The DHS Office of Inspector General issued…
David Sacks, a key adviser to President Trump on technology, told CBS News he believes that fears about artificial intelligence’s potential threat to humanity are overblown and that, while caution is warranted, development of AI should continue. “I think this is becoming a panic,” he told CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling…
Kansas City, Missouri — Attorney General Todd Blanche vowed that the federal government will continue releasing records related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, doubling down on U.S. assertions that documents still being withheld are not being kept secret to protect Saudi Arabia or any other government. “The one thing that we are not…
Dr. Shefali Tsabary joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss her latest book, “Raising Conscious Daughters,” where she offers ways to build your child’s confidence in a frantic, social media-centric world. Source link
The U.S. economy has remained resilient over the past two years despite a slowing labor market, trade wars and resurgent inflation, but economists are now warning that a convergence of new and lingering threats could test its strength. The “worry list is growing more worrisome,” Ed Yardeni, president and chief investment strategist of Yardeni Research,…
The AI bubble that has propelled U.S. stocks to record highs is starting to deflate, according to some Wall Street analysts. “There are plenty of signs that we are now in the late stages of a bubble in AI,” John Higgins, chief economic adviser for financial markets at Capital Economics, said in a report on Monday. …
Legendary fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie is known for his glamorous designs, dressing stars such as Cher, Tina Turner and Madonna for everything from red carpets to concerts. Recently, Taylor Swift wore one of Mackie’s creations in several of her photos for her album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” “It was kind of a…
Baby formula maker Abbott Laboratories agreed to pay nearly $385 million to resolve a civil False Claims Act case with the Justice Department and some states stemming from a Cronobacter bacterial contamination at one of its plants in Michigan that manufactures powdered baby formula, the department announced on Monday. Earlier this year, the Justice Department…
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to repeal rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action that Administrator Lee Zeldin has said would remove billions of dollars in costs for the industry and help “unleash” American energy. The rule change, proposed last year, could be…
Bob Mackie, the legendary fashion designer whose exuberant style defined Hollywood glamour for decades, died Monday. He was 87. He died in Palm Springs, California, from pneumonia, his publicist Jenelle Hamilton confirmed to CBS News. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Mr. Bob Mackie passed away today,” a post…
