Kai Erikson, Sociologist Who Probed Invisible Scars of Disasters, Dies at 94
Kai T. Erikson, a sociologist who examined the aftermaths of floods, nuclear accidents, hurricanes and chemical spills to illustrate how...
Southern California is in for a windy week. Here’s where the Santa Anas will be strongest
Two rounds of Santa Ana winds are forecast to hit Southern California this week, bringing the potential for downed trees...
‘Morning Joe’ Thinks Pentagon Pete Could Be in Hot Water Legally Over Strike
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth could be in trouble legally over allegedly greenlighting a double-tap on a Venezuelan boat, Morning...
Target’s Black Friday giveaway is getting dragged on social media: ‘That’s diabolical’
Shoppers wait outside a Target store in Westbury, New York, on Black Friday. Shannon Stapleton/ReutersTarget shoppers lined up as early...
Alarm raised as experts suspect ‘sloppy code’ used to overhaul sensitive govt websites
Attempting to meet Donald Trump’s July 2026 deadline to refashion government websites where private information is shared, the National Design...
Disney fans furious at park plans to ‘break the spell’ of smartphones — and replace with Meta sunglasses: ‘Hell no’
They wanna give phones the bippity-boppity-boot. Disney executives say it’s time guests tech a break from screens, and take a gander at the...
Russian Launch Site Mishap Shows Perilous State of Storied Space Program
The launchpad Russia uses for sending astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station is out of commission after a...
A Sobering New Documentary Goes Inside the Bedrooms of School-Shooting Victims
CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman has been reporting on school shootings in the U.S. since 1997, starting with a shooting...
The 2025 Word of the Year
Every year the Oxford English Dictionary selects a Word of the Year that is meant to reflect “the moods and...
I’m an air safety expert. U.S. air traffic control needs a system overhaul.
The Nov. 24 editorial “Privatize air traffic control” raised critical questions but missed a fundamental point: Governance structure and finances...
