After a week of extreme heat and scattered storms across the country, the unsettled weather pattern continues. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. About 20 million people are under flood watches Monday morning, stretching from central and southern Texas to Louisiana and central Mississippi. Flood watches … Read more
Ford is recalling more than 250,000 vehicles that were incorrectly repaired under a previous recall meant to fix a problem that caused the engine to stall while driving, according to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. The recall includes 255,404 Ford Focus automobiles, model years 2012-2018. Ford said the canister purge valve may stick … Read more
WASHINGTON — A rare lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad is growing more likely after President Donald Trump resisted calls from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill to immediately name a permanent head of the nation’s intelligence agencies. Trump has doubled down on his temporary pick for director of … Read more
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill have lobbied President Donald Trump to immediately name a permanent director of national intelligence to make it easier for Congress to renew a key surveillance authority before it expires. But Trump has so far resisted. Trump has instead doubled down on his temporary pick to lead the … Read more
Memories of the horrific wildfires of 2025 are not enough to overcome eco-bureaucracy. Source link
Social Security’s trustees report said the program is on track to become insolvent by the end of 2032, when the program’s beneficiaries will get a 22% cut in their monthly checks. Social Security guarantees income to over 70 million Americans. Across-the-board benefit cuts would significantly impact retirees, disabled workers and survivors, especially amid rising living … Read more
CBS News contributor Chris Krebs, who ran CISA in the first Trump administration, and Ben Buchanan, who advised President Biden and is now a professor at Johns Hopkins and an adviser to Anthropic, joined “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” to discuss whether the government should regulate AI — and if so, how it should … Read more
SpaceX is going public this month, and it could be the largest-ever stock market debut. As it plans this move, SpaceX has amended the language in its IPO filing to address the company’s growing need for water, particularly to expand its data centers. CBS News’ Kelly O’Grady reports, and University of California, Riverside, associate professor … Read more
A new study suggests a link between ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of dementia in older adults. Researchers found that a group of people who reported eating diets high in ultraprocessed foods had a 58% higher risk of developing dementia later in life and a 46% increased risk of developing cognitive impairment. CBS News … Read more
You should know if you’re exposing yourself to risk before you add a second name to your bank account. Getty Images/iStockphoto Federal law treats your Social Security benefits, whether they’re retirement benefits, disability benefits or otherwise, as some of the hardest money in the country for a creditor to touch. A debt collector who wins … Read more