Alex Rodriguez is opening up about a condition that he shares with nearly half of adult Americans. During an appearance on “CBS Mornings” Wednesday, the baseball star turned sports commentator, who is 47, revealed he was recently diagnosed with early-stage gum disease. “Looks can be deceiving,” he said, smiling. “I …

A police officer who fatally shot a homeowner who had called 911 to report intruders outside his southern New Jersey home has been indicted on a manslaughter charge. The count against Mantua Township Police Officer Salvatore Oldrati was handed up Tuesday by a state grand jury and was made public …

Microsoft security researchers have unearthed a Chinese-sponsored hacking campaign targeting critical infrastructure in Guam and other unspecified locations within the United States, the tech giant warned on Wednesday. The hacking operation, code-named “Volt Typhoon,”  has been active since mid-2021 and “could disrupt critical communications infrastructure between the United States and Asia …

A $278,000 robotic dog was approved by the Los Angeles City Council, despite some council members expressing “grave concerns” about the Boston Dynamics-manufactured device.  The “Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicle” was offered as a donation to the Los Angeles Police Department by the Los Angeles Police Foundation, according to CBS Los …

Washington — There appeared to be no significant progress Saturday in debt ceiling talks as the impasse between the White House and Republican congressional leaders continued.  Negotiations between representatives for the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had resumed briefly Friday evening after stalling earlier in the day, but …

Billionaire Elon Musk underlined his views on remote work in no uncertain terms this week, declaring that working from home is “morally wrong.”  The Tesla founder and Twitter owner, who has claimed to work seven days a week, said in an interview with CNBC’s David Faber that employees are more productive in person. But he …

Rangers at Yellowstone National Park on Saturday found a dead woman inside a car on Craig Pass, which is about three miles south of Old Faithful Geyser. The car had been driven into a snowbank, and when the rangers responding to “an incident” at the scene, they saw a man …

Gloria Molina, a life-long politician and who impacted the entire state of California over the course of her career, has died at 74 years old.  “It is with heavy hearts that our family announces Gloria’s passing this evening. She passed away at her home in Mt. Washington, surrounded by our …

The sister of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday announced her bid to unseat Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in New York and return the seat to Democrats. Liz Whitmer Gereghty, a small business owner in New York, is running for Lawler’s New York 17th congressional district seat. Gereghty announced her …

David Simon, creator of “The Wire,” “Treme” and other critically acclaimed shows, has been dropped from HBO amid the first TV writers’ strike in 15 years. The award-winning writer said the network suspended his contract while he was picketing with the Writers Guild of America in New York on Monday. …