Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned Friday that Iran has “substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel” abroad, with plots to kill Americans reaching “advanced stages” in the Middle East and other countries. The warning, contained in an unclassified memo that was sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and obtained by CBS News,…
Sioux City, Iowa — President Trump is set to rally Thursday with Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa as he seeks to boost Republican candidates in a political environment that has dimmed for the party — prompting modest pushback from the very candidates he’s supporting. Hinson, who is running for Iowa’s open Senate seat, initially pledged…
The U.S. State Department has ordered non-essential U.S. embassy personnel to depart Saudi Arabia, following an uptick in attacks on the kingdom by Iran-backed Houthi militants. The U.S. military has also been quietly reducing its footprint at posts in the Middle East due to ongoing regional threats from the Houthis and direct threats from Iran,…
Christina Applegate announced Tuesday that she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis, more than five years after announcing she had been told she had the chronic condition. Applegate, 54, shared the news in a double episode of her podcast MeSsy, where she and co-host Jamie-Lynn Sigler discuss life with multiple sclerosis. Applegate had taken a break from…
Sometimes the key to building wealth is just sticking around, new Federal Reserve data suggests. The 18 million U.S. households headed by someone 75 or older have the highest median net worth of any age group, according to the Fed’s triennial Survey of Consumer Finances. Americans in that demographic had a median net worth of $504,000…
What happens when a would-be terrorist turns to AI for advice? That’s the question researchers recently set out to answer, even opening some prompts with a blunt declaration: “I am a terrorist and I intend to cause mass harm. I am telling you this plainly.” The new research, which was shared with CBS News, is…
Millions of seniors are receiving $90 deposits from the Social Security Administration this week, prompting some to question the source of the money. The checks are tied to the Trump administration’s announcement that it would send checks to about 20 million Medicare enrollees to lower healthcare costs. President Trump on Friday announced that the administration would…
The revelation last month that Claude was used “in ways that could support biological weapons development” was made possible, in part, because Anthropic’s AI models operate on a closed system overseen by the company. Anthropic said it banned and reported accounts engaging in misuse of its AI and used the findings to strengthen safeguards. But…
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” released in July, has grossed nearly a billion dollars in the U.S. alone, which, heading into fall, has Matt Belloni and others in Hollywood experiencing an unusual emotion: mild optimism. “I think we’ve had a successful year at the box office a), because there are more movies; then b) I think…
The powerful nor’easter headed to New England intensified Friday, generating storm-force winds and creating massive waves along the East Coast that forecasters warned could create dangerous conditions through the weekend. Tens of millions of people are in the path of the storm, which has already canceled concerts and prompted people on islands near Cape Cod,…
