CIA says Covid 19 probably leaked from Chinese laboratory

Israeli strikes kills 19 in southern Gaza, health officials say

Eight children were reportedly among those killed in the al-Mawasi area and Khan Younis city overnight.

BBC News - Jan. 8

Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation

Thai police say a Chinese actor who disappeared and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking

ABC News - Jan. 8

Indonesia says $1bn offer from Apple not enough to lift iPhone 16 ban

Minister says proposed AirTag factory would not help US tech giant meet local content rules on smartphone sales

Financial Times - Jan. 8

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala freed from Iran prison, Italy says

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been freed from detention in Iran and is flying home, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office said in a statement.

NBC News - Jan. 8

Indian stocks will benefit from the Trump 2.0 era, portfolio manager says

Investors eyeing up firms with the potential to become the "blue chip companies of the future" should look to India, according to investor Kunal Desai.

CNBC - Jan. 7

Ohio's COVID-era health director becomes first Dem to file for governor

Former Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton announced Tuesday that she’s running for governor, becoming the first Democrat to enter the race to replace term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine (R). ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

License Plate Readers Are Leaking Real-Time Video Feeds and Vehicle Data

Misconfigured license-plate-recognition systems reveal the livestreams of individual cameras and the wealth of data they collect about every vehicle that passes by them.

Wired - Jan. 7

Bradley Beal calls Suns benching 'difficult,' but win vs. 76ers shows it's probably for the best

Phoenix won its first game with Beal coming off the bench, and he scored 25 points

CBS Sports - Jan. 7

U.S. Envoy Says Israel Will Withdraw From Southern Lebanon

With the deadline looming for the terms of a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to be met, an American diplomat on Monday said “much progress” had been made recently.

The New York Times - Jan. 6

David Wright's No. 5 to be retired by New York Mets on July 19

David Wright’s No. 5 will be retired by the New York Mets before a July 19 game against Cincinnati

ABC News - Jan. 6

Paxlovid may help some long COVID patients: Research

A small study published Monday found that the COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid may have use as a treatment for long COVID when administered outside of an infection. Administration of Paxlovid ...

The Hill - Jan. 6

Mozambique opposition leader says he will return home from exile

Yahoo News - Jan. 6

Djokovic still has 'trauma' over Covid deportation

Novak Djokovic says he still has "trauma" when he visits Melbourne, three years after being deported because of Covid-19 rules.

BBC News - Jan. 6

Paxlovid Improved Long Covid Symptoms in Some Patients, Researchers Report

But the report, on the experiences of 13 patients, found that the drug had no benefit for some people and that some who benefited said the improvement didn’t last.

The New York Times - Jan. 6

Kinzinger on 'changed' GOP: 'I'm probably closer to a Democrat now'

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) reflected on the “changed” Republican Party, saying he finds himself being “probably closer to a Democrat now” politically, arguing the Democratic Party is ...

The Hill - Jan. 5

Biden honors 19 politicians, philanthropists, cultural icons with Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Biden awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor to more than a dozen politicians, philanthropists and cultural icons during a ceremony at the White House Saturday. Nineteen people ...

NBC News - Jan. 5

Ex-FDA chief says Biden 'mishandling' bird flu, urges swift action from Trump

Former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Scott Gottlieb and Luciana Borio, a former director for medical and biodefense preparedness policy at the National Security Council, ...

The Hill - Jan. 4

Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom for final time to 19 recipients

President Joe Biden presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom for the final time of his presidency to 19 recipients, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former basketball player ...

NBC News - Jan. 4

Lionel Messi, Magic Johnson among 19 set to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden

The award is the highest honor that a civilian can receive from the United States

CBS Sports - Jan. 4

At 19, Tom Holland beat 1,500 actors for 'Spider-Man' role: He had 'the charisma, the confidence, the energy,' director says

The actor used his athleticism to help land the role of the acrobatic wall crawler.

CNBC - Jan. 4

Wounded survivor of New Orleans massacre says her mom saved her — from afar

Alexis Scott-Windham said her friends called her mom and she told them to make a tourniquet to stop the bleeding from her right foot.

NBC News - Jan. 3

Officials say man in Cybertruck explosion was Army veteran suffering from PTSD

Las Vegas police and FBI officials shared more information about the man in the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day. Authorities say he was a ...

NBC News - Jan. 3

Covid surges across US after holidays amid low booster uptake

Test positivity, emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths are increasing as expert warns: ‘It’s still dangerous’. . Covid is once again surging across the US after an unusual relative ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3

Californians Say X Blocked Them From Viewing Amber Alert About Missing 14-Year-Old

Many people reported they hit a screen preventing them from seeing the alert unless they signed in.

Wired - Jan. 3

Two dead and 19 injured in southern California plane crash

Plane crashed through roof of manufacturing building were at least 200 were working, police say. Two people died and 19 were injured when a small plane crashed through the roof of a sprawling ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3

Plane Crash in Fullerton, California, Kills 2 and Injures 19

The single-engine aircraft barreled into a manufacturing facility just moments after taking off from a nearby airport in Fullerton, Calif., on Thursday.

The New York Times - Jan. 3

How the New Orleans attack was "part of the ISIS playbook," former CIA official says

New Orleans' Bourbon Street has reopened less than two days after a terrorist attack killed at least 14 people in the early hours of the new year. CBS News' Kati Weis reports and CBS News ...

CBS News - Jan. 2

Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy call remote work a 'Covid-era privilege.' Economists say it's here to stay

Economists say the work-from-home trend, which was widespread during the pandemic, won't diminish to its pre-Covid level because it's profitable for employers.

CNBC - Jan. 2

Why Trump should switch sides on the US Steel-Nippon Steel merger (but probably won’t)

The clock is ticking on government approval for the U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel merger, and whether short-term political buffoonery will win out over inexorable economic logic. My money is on buffoonery.

The Hill - Jan. 2

Toxic waste from site of gas leak which killed thousands removed after 40 years

The deadly gas leak at the Union Carbide factory in central India killed thousands in 1984.

BBC News - Jan. 2

Toxic waste from Bhopal gas leak factory removed after 40 years

Yahoo News - Jan. 2

Colts' Anthony Richardson says back injury kept him from standing or walking, could be chronic condition

Richardson said a MRI revealed "a disc thing" that "might be chronic."

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 1

Trump to hold D.C. rally on Jan. 19, day before inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second term in office on Jan. 20.

CBS News - Jan. 1

Truck used in New Orleans attack was flying large black flag from rear bumper, authorities say

New information is coming out about the truck attack in New Orleans early on New Year's Eve that killed at least 10 people. Law enforcement officials have confirmed to CBS News that the truck ...