Actor Christina Applegate announced Tuesday that she had been misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis after years of believing she had the condition — and experts say her experience is more common than many people realize. Applegate shared the news on her podcast, MeSsy, where she and actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler discuss life with MS. In a follow-up…
Inflation accelerated across the U.S. in September, rising at an annual rate of 3.7% as energy costs jumped, according to new government data. The latest Consumer Price Index shows that stubborn price pressures persist just weeks before Americans vote in the midterm elections. By the numbers CPI tracks changes in prices over time for a basket…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 11, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning, and welcome to Face the Nation. We’ve got a lot of politics ahead, but we want to start with a quick update on the…
To find a little wilderness in West London, take a left at the shopping mall and head under the highway. Near a McDonald’s and within reach of the city’s busy transport network, a family of beavers is reshaping a wetland and helping protect nearby streets and a Tube station from flooding. Five Eurasian beavers were…
The U.S. Air Force has removed all of its bombers from a U.K. air base following a security incident that led to the arrest of five British men last month, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to CBS News on Sunday. All U.S. bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been returned to their home stations in the…
Money famously can’t buy you love, but be prepared to pay up for those Valentine’s Day flowers or chocolates this year. The average consumer is expected to spend roughly $200 — an all-time high and up from $188.81 last year — on the annual day of romance, according to the National Retail Federation. Virtually every…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 27, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re back now with Connecticut Democratic Congressman Jim Himes. Congressman, you sit on the House Intelligence Committee. We are 37 days out from the…
On the very first day of the war, Iran targeted the Navy’s Middle East headquarters in Bahrain — before the U.S. government had evacuated all the military families based there. Some had to wait about a week or more to reach safety, according to multiple families who spoke to CBS News. “You’re definitely scared,” one…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 20, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by Republican Senator Bill Cassidy. He is the chairman of the Health Committee, and he joins us from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Good…
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. …
