Vietnam-aligned hackers attempted to hack US lawmakers and journalists
Hackers aligned with Vietnam tried to use social media platforms X and Facebook to install spyware on the phones of dozens of high-profile targets, including US lawmakers, United Nations officials and CNN journalists, Amnesty International said Monday.
2023-10-10 06:56
Charles Feeney, retail entrepreneur who gave $8 billion to charity, dies at 92
Charles "Chuck" Feeney, a retail entrepreneur and investor who amassed a multibillion-dollar fortune and then gave it all away, has died. He was 92.
2023-10-10 06:45
California governor vetoes bill that would ban caste discrimination
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have explicitly banned caste discrimination in the state.
2023-10-10 06:28
Democratic divisions over Israel policy heat up as Biden tries to keep his coalition together
The deadly surprise offensive by Hamas militants on Israel over the weekend threatens to ignite tensions between moderate and progressive Democrats already divided over the Jewish state's treatment of Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
2023-10-10 04:54
Arnold Schwarzenegger acknowledges he's a mere mortal when it comes to aging
Arnold Schwarzenegger is talking about aging.
2023-10-10 04:29
Will Ferrell's weekend DJ set is giving 'Old School' vibes
Will Ferrell is back on campus.
2023-10-10 03:55
The Midwest US could be a hotspot for deadly 'moist heat stress' as global temperatures climb
Large parts of the world, including China and the Midwest US, are on track to become too hot for humans to handle as accelerating global temperatures expose billions to heat and humidity so extreme their bodies will no longer be able to cope, according to a new study.
2023-10-10 03:23
Multiple airlines cancel flights across Israel after government declares war
Multiple airlines have canceled flights in and out of Tel Aviv, home to Israel's largest international airport, after Israel formally declared war on Hamas.
2023-10-10 02:54
Mother killed while shielding her son from Hamas gunmen among US victims in Israel
Ilan Troen was on the phone with his daughter in Israel as she was shot and killed by Hamas gunmen while shielding her son from their bullets, he said.
2023-10-10 02:51
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces independent run for president, ending Democratic primary challenge to Biden
Environmental lawyer and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday his independent candidacy for president, officially ending his effort to defeat President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary in favor of a long-shot general election bid.
2023-10-10 01:24
GOP braces for messy fight over speakership as McCarthy doesn't rule out a return to power
House Republicans remain badly divided over their two choices for speaker in the aftermath of the ouster of Kevin McCarthy from the speakership -- and are bracing for the possibility that neither House Majority Leader Steve Scalise nor House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan can get the 217 votes needed to be elected speaker.
2023-10-10 01:20
Elon Musk's X adds to fog of war at outset of Israel-Hamas conflict
Misinformation has run rampant on Elon Musk's social media platform X in the 48 hours since Hamas militants' surprise attack on Israel, with users sharing false and misleading claims about the conflict and Musk himself pointing users to an account known for spreading misinformation.
2023-10-10 00:47