Some local G.O.P. officials who participated in the text exchanges are losing their jobs or being pressured to resign. But top Republicans have been dismissive. By David W. Chen and Megan Mineiro Over ...

An ongoing smishing campaign is targeting New Yorkers with text messages posing as the Department of Taxation and Finance, claiming to offer "Inflation Refunds" in an attempt to steal victims' ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Democratic nominee for Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones is apologizing after text messages to a former legislative colleague surfaced where he suggested he would like to shoot the ...

ABC News correspondent Matt Gutman is under fire for putting a spotlight on what he called the "very touching" text messages Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin sent to his transgender partner. After the ...

FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday revealed a chilling text message that Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, sent that may indicate a motive for last week’s shooting. “[W]hat was found, in ...

Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer, Tyler Robinson, allegedly texted his roommate the day of the shooting and discussed his rifle, possible motive and other details on the planning surrounding the event, ...

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Laura Doan is a fact checker for CBS News Confirmed. She covers misinformation, AI and social media. Officials and universities in a growing number of U.S. states are condemning racist text messages ...

The FBI is warning millions of Americans to be wary of an innocuous-seeming text message that’s making the rounds — and to delete it immediately if they get it. (Surprise! It’s a scam.) Americans have ...

Apps that purport to spot AI-generated text have a trust issue. The solution may be more transparency about what they find. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and ...

Texas has become the latest state to pass a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. The bill, which is already being legally challenged and is unlikely to pass ...