FBI agents fired by Patel worked in counterintelligence, including on cases involving Iran, sources say

Most of the FBI agents fired by FBI Director Kash Patel last week worked on counterintelligence cases, including cases pertaining to Iran, multiple sources told CBS News. Approximately a dozen or so FBI employees, including agents, analysts and support staff, were abruptly terminated over a two-day period last week after Patel lashed out over the … Read more

Anthropic’s Claude AI being used in Iran war by U.S. military, sources say

Two sources familiar with the U.S. military’s use of artificial intelligence confirm that the U.S. used Anthropic’s Claude AI model over weekend for the attack on Iran — and is still using it. The Pentagon has not said exactly how the AI tool is being deployed, but it’s being used despite a government-wide ban on … Read more

Iran’s Supreme Leader presumed dead after U.S.-Israel strikes, sources say

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is presumed dead after a massive U.S. and Israeli military operation Saturday, multiple Israeli official sources told CBS News.  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier Saturday that there are “growing signs” that Khamenei is “gone” after the mission. People are cheering in the streets of Tehran, according to … Read more

Convicted JFK stowaway arrested after allegedly sneaking onto flight at Newark Airport, sources say

A woman convicted of stowing away on a flight out of John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2024 has allegedly done it again, sources say. This time, she was caught at Newark Liberty International Airport. Stowaway on United flight to Milan Svetlana Dali, a Russian National, was discovered on a United flight to Milan that … Read more

About a dozen FBI staff who worked on Trump documents case fired over two days, sources say

The FBI fired more employees Thursday linked to investigations into President Trump after terminating at least 10 Wednesday, multiple sources confirmed. Overall, the rough estimate is about a dozen in total over two days.  The firings began after FBI Director Kash Patel alleged that former special counsel Jack Smith had subpoenaed his phone records as … Read more

Pentagon officials sent Anthropic best and final offer for unrestricted military use of its AI, sources say

Pentagon officials on Wednesday night sent Anthropic their best and final offer in negotiations for use of the company’s artificial intelligence technology, just ahead of a government-imposed deadline, according to sources familiar with the discussions.  It was unclear whether the offer substantially changed what the government has been seeking from the AI startup, or whether … Read more