Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook referred to a condominium she purchased in June 2021 as a “vacation home” in a loan estimate, a characterization that could undermine claims by the Trump administration that she committed mortgage fraud. President Donald Trump has sought to fire Cook “for cause,” relying on allegations that Cook claimed both the…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has apologized to members of a Canadian community where a mass shooting took place earlier this year for not flagging the ChatGPT account of the shooter to law enforcement. “The pain your community has endured is unimaginable,” Altman wrote in a letter shared Friday on social media by the British Columbia…
A French citizen on a repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus after being evacuated from the cruise ship that was hit with the deadly outbreak, the country’s prime minister said Sunday afternoon. Passengers began disembarking Sunday morning after the ship docked in Spain’s Canary Islands. Officials previously said that no one aboard the ship was…
President Trump warned Iran that the nation has 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating consequences. “Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Time is running out – 48 hours before all Hell will reign…
Geneva — The World Health Organization on Wednesday said the risk of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak was currently high at the national and regional levels but low worldwide. WHO experts said that while investigations into its origins were ongoing, given the scale of the situation in the eastern DRC, the outbreak probably…
CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook speaks at length with former CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky about the hepatitis B vaccine and last week’s vote by the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel to change the recommendation for when children should get their first dose of the vaccine. Source link
How teenagers, McDonalds and a cellphone added up to a life-changing moment – CBS News Watch CBS News Three South Florida teenagers helped a 65-year-old having a heart attack. Matt Gutman has the story. Source link
Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments in January on whether President Trump can fire Lisa Cook from her position on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The high court said in a brief unsigned order that it is not yet acting on Mr. Trump’s request for emergency relief. The…
There have been nearly 1.5 million reports of fraud so far this year, which is up from 1.3 million for the same period last year. Ash-har Quraishi got a behind-the-scenes look at VISA’s high-tech cyber fusion center in Virginia to see how it’s fighting fraud. Source link
There’s heightened security around festivities in Washington, D.C., for America 250 celebrations, which include a fireworks display that is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people. The main events on the Fourth of July are deemed a “national special security event,” which is the highest possible designation. It’s a rare status that is usually…
