[ad_1] New York — They are animals without eyes or the ability to speak, but if the live corals at the New York Aquarium could talk, they would have quite a story. Aaron Brett, a coral expert with the aquarium, can tell their story for them. Earlier this year, somewhere in Indonesia, about 200 coral…
[ad_1] A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots. U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued the preliminary approval in San Francisco federal court Thursday after the two sides worked to address his…
[ad_1] An Alabama man convicted of killing a woman during a 1997 gas station robbery was put to death Thursday after apologizing to his victim’s family and pleas from the woman’s son to spare his life. Geoffrey Todd West, 50, was executed at William C. Holman Correctional Facility by nitrogen gas, a method Alabama began…
[ad_1] Overdose deaths, fueled mostly by fentanyl, have been on a steady decline since 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but now the Drug Enforcement Agency is warning of a new synthetic drug hitting the streets. CBS New York’s Jennifer Bisram reports. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] As two deadly wildfires raged through Southern California in January, burning entire neighborhoods, the emergency response was lacking, according to a new independent report. Carter Evans reports. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] While sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, syphilis in newborns continued to rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the provisional data from 2024, released Wednesday, the total number of cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis declined 9% from 2023, down a third…
[ad_1] Tropical Storm Humberto, the eighth named storm to emerge this hurricane season, is currently swirling over waters just north of the Caribbean. Although forecasts as of Thursday predict that Humberto won’t ever touch land, there is a possibility it could interact with another system developing nearby in the western Atlantic. That’s an unlikely outcome,…
[ad_1] The Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Hosted by Jane Pauley COVER STORY: Catching the Unabomber“Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with David Kaczynski, whose tip…
[ad_1] After 85 years of sending out paper checks to retirees, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is transitioning to electronic payments in what it says is an effort to modernize its services and improve efficiency. Starting Sept. 30, the SSA will no longer issue paper checks to its nearly 70 million recipients, instead sending benefits…
[ad_1] Delta Air Lines said it is replacing auxiliary power units (APUs), a type of engine, on its Airbus aircraft to address toxic fume incidents that can harm airline crew and passengers. The airline confirmed to CBS News Thursday that its replacing engines on more than 300 of its A320s in an initiative that began…
