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Social Security overpaid a woman by $35,000. Now the agency wants its money back

Updated on: September 3, 2026 / 4:35 PM EDT / CBS News

FBI Using AI to Zero In on Threats Faster, Deputy Director Says

September 3, 2026 / 8:02 PM EDT / CBS News

Lemony Snicket's Suspicious Incident in Dubious Park

Question colorful characters and comb for clues to solve a murderous mystery.

Callous and Cruel: Suburban Slave Owner Jailed for Exploiting Vulnerable Woman

A Melbourne man will spend six years behind bars for exploiting a vulnerable woman and keeping her as a slave for nine months in 2022.

CNBC Daily Open: Vance says he would not call Trump's war with Iran a 'war'

U.S. Vice President JD Vance weighs in on Iran and rates, while investors turn their focus towards the August jobs report, due out on Friday.

'It feels like Italy with the volume turned down': readers’ favourite (smaller) city breaks in Europe

You share your low-key alternatives to overcrowded hotspots, from an island city in the Med to a Norwegian art nouveau gem. Tell us about your trips in Europe’s mountains – the best wins a £200 holiday voucher.

The Golden Hours by Louisa Young review

Elizabeth Jane Howard’s niece has picked up the thread of her much-loved family saga series, taking the story into the 1960s

What we know about the link between Nepal’s flash floods and our climate crisis

In this week’s newsletter: The full scale of the disaster is still emerging, but as rescue efforts continue, scientists warn that a warming Himalayas could mean more deadly hazards

2 trapped workers rescued from Nepal hydropower tunnel 9 days after floods

September 4, 2026 / 1:57 AM EDT / CBS/AP

What Is 200 Hours of Human Effort Worth in the Age of AI?

'It doesn't matter if you can create a piece of artwork from AI in a second ... people will value being able to put in 100 hours or 200 hours into something.'

India’s June quarter GDP print is courting controversy. Here’s why

India's forecast-beating economic growth has come under scrutiny after a former government official claimed that the GDP print is overstated.

President Javier Milei says ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland Islands

President cites Donald Trump’s suggestion that he might reconsider US support for British sovereignty, and threatens swifter sanctions on British oil interests