As beachgoers flock to water during the busy July Fourth weekend, danger could be lurking in some areas. Researchers this spring discovered flesh-eating bacteria in water in several coastal locations across New York’s Long Island, and town officials in the Hamptons vacation destination posted an alert about the findings. Eight people in Florida have been …
From the tennis court to the soccer pitch, some elite athletes are proving that their careers don’t have to end as they get older. At the World Cup, two of the biggest stars are 39-year-old Lionel Messi and 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo. 41-year-old NBA star LeBron James is looking to add another NBA title to his …
Lahore, Pakistan — A roof collapse at a tutoring center under construction in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday killed at least 14 schoolchildren, police and rescue officials said. Eight other children were injured and being treated at a hospital, senior police official Faisal Kamran said, adding that the owner of the tutoring center …
Nearly a week after two back-to-back earthquakes struck northern Venezuelainternational rescue teams, including from the U.S., are still working around the clock to save people trapped under the rubble — like 44-year-old security guard Hernan Gil Flores. Gil Flores has been trapped under a partially collapsed 10-story building in La Guaira for six days. “It …
Longtime labor activist Dolores Huerta says President Trump’s disparaging remarks about Mexicans show he “does not know history,” and called on Latinos in California, Texas and other states to push for change in the November elections. “I just want to say that this is our moment,” the 96-year-old told CBS News. She recalled the beginning …
Challenger Melat Kiros, a democratic socialist, is the projected winner of the Democratic primary in Colorado’s First Congressional District. The upset win for Kiros means the district, which covers Denver, will be represented by someone other than Rep. Diana DeGette for the first time since the mid-1990s. Melat Kiros participated in a League of Women …
State Attorney General Phil Weiser is the projected winner of the pivotal race to be the Democratic nominee for governor of Colorado, defeating Sen. Michael Bennet. Weiser is term-limited out of the attorney general’s office and running for governor for the first time. This was also Bennet’s first run at the state’s highest office, after …
Lawyers for President Trump asked for writer E. Jean Carroll’s consent to delay the $5 million awarded to her by a 2023 jury, and signaled they plan to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider his appeal of Carroll’s sexual abuse and defamation case, according to an attorney for Carroll. Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, wrote in …
Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic said Tuesday the federal government has lifted a set of restrictions on its powerful Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, resolving a weekslong dispute between the Trump administration and the AI company. Anthropic said in a social media post that it will begin restoring access Wednesday. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wrote …
The Aspen Acres Fire burning in southern Colorado has destroyed 55 homes in Custer County and more than 100 structures in Pueblo County, authorities said. The wildfire has grown to 28,314 acres as of Tuesday afternoon and is 0% contained so far, although Pueblo County Sheriff David J. Lucero said in a news conference that …