Pieces of the jet that crashed in Palm Beach County on Sunday, killing nine people, were found nearly 4 miles away from the crash site, investigators said Tuesday. National Transportation Safety Board member Tom Chapman said during a news conference that the discovery of a part of the tail located that far from the impact…
The legal challenges to President Trump’s proposed memorial arch are mounting, with the District of Columbia and Virginia suing in federal court Saturday as the administration says construction could begin as early as next week. There are now three lawsuits calling for a halt to potential work on a monument that would rise 250 feet…
A new study from Boston University estimating that nearly 75% of NFL players who died over a 15-year period had signs of CTE in their brains is raising concern, and experts say it demonstrates the need to collect more data on the condition. CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is a degenerative brain disease found in people…
The Energy Department designated helium as a critical material Friday, days after a 60 Minutes report that examined the impact of the Iran war on the world’s helium supply. The designation, which makes more federal financing available for helium producers, cited its “essential role in semiconductor manufacturing and advanced energy technologies.” Even though the U.S….
Over the past week, Ukraine has received a stark reminder of its growing dependence on uninterrupted access to Elon Musk’s Starlink and Starshield networks in its drone-heavy war against Russia, now in its fifth year. Ukraine has a fraction of Russia’s resources, but its aggressive development of drone warfare on defensive and offensive fronts has…
The Justice Department’s inspector general has declined to investigate allegations of misconduct against the prosecutors who brought an indictment against Olympian David Hearn that falsely accused him of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool. In an Oct. 21 letter seen by CBS News, lawyers for Hearn revealed that DOJ’s Inspector General Don Berthiaume determined the allegations fell…
Financial markets slumped on Friday as investors bailed on technology stocks amid concerns that companies exposed to artificial intelligence are starting to wobble. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled 573 points, or 2.1%, to end at 26,140, closing out its worst week since June. The broader S&P 500 and blue-chip Dow Industrial Average sank 1.1% and…
Washington — Katie Zacharia, President Trump’s new White House press secretary, is being removed from the role after her first week on the job, two U.S. officials told CBS News on Friday. Some White House staff learned about the change from news coverage. The New York Times first reported that she had been fired. One…
More than half of the top holders listed as competing for seats at President Trump’s next meme coin dinner have used cryptocurrency exchanges that prohibit U.S. customers, indicating that many of the buyers are based overseas, according to a CBS News analysis. The gala, set for Nov. 22 at the Trump National Golf Club outside…
Google on Thursday unveiled a new AI agent tailored for workplace tasks, positioning it to compete with other technology giants racing to offer their own virtual office assistants. Called Gemini, the AI is a “universal agent” that can write and run code, create images and media and integrate with Google products like Gmail, Docs, Drive…
