As gun-related deaths in America reach new highs, a new government report shows that the number of firearms made in the U.S. has increased exponentially over the last two decades. Domestic gun makers produced 11.3 million firearms in 2020 (the latest year for which data is available), roughly triple the …

A Corona, California woman serving a life sentence for helping murder her mother in 2001 was charged with leading a group that defrauded the state out of millions in unemployment insurance benefits, CBS Los Angeles reports.  The Department of Justice charged 13 defendants, five of whom were arrested, for the …

Mario Batali was found not guilty of indecent assault and battery on Tuesday, following a swift trial in which the celebrity chef waived his right to have a jury decide his fate. Batali, who pleaded not guilty to indecent assault and battery in 2019, had faced up to 2 1/2 years in …

David Gergen may be a battle-tested veteran of decades spent advising presidents – Republicans and a Democrat.  But Gergen, who turns 80 on Monday, doesn’t hold back when asked to describe the state of democracy in 2022: “We can’t continue on the path we’re on; it’s unsustainable,” he said. “It …

A federal labor board on Monday will count ballots cast by warehouse workers in a second Amazon union election on Staten Island. The National Labor Relations Board is overseeing the election and expects to finish tallying the votes by Monday evening. A separate election held last month gave a nascent …

New details have surfaced in the lawsuit filed by the parents of Gabby Petito. CBS Miami reports the Petitos amended their lawsuit, alleging that during the search for Gabby, Brian Laundrie’s parents knew their son had killed her and knew “the whereabouts of the body.” Petito disappeared while on a cross-country …

With prices on the rise, Mindy Godding’s small business Abundance Organizing held a team meeting. Employees of the Richmond, Virginia-based company, which helps people declutter or downsize and unpacks after home renovations and moves, were feeling the strain of soaring costs. Paying for gas just to get to clients’ homes …

Huntsville, Texas — Texas’ oldest death row inmate was executed Thursday for killing a Houston police officer during a traffic stop nearly 32 years ago. Carl Wayne Buntion, 78, was put to death at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was condemned for the June 1990 fatal shooting of Houston …

President Biden on Tuesday declared Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions “genocide,” the first time he’s publicly invoked the phrase since Putin began his deadly assault on Ukraine. Mr. Biden has previously accused Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine. Mr. Biden made the remarks about Russia’s actions during a speech in …

Scottie Scheffler capped off an amazing two months with his grandest feat of all, winning the Masters on Sunday to validate his new status as the best player in golf. The only stumble came at the end when Scheffler needed four putts from 40 feet before he could claim his …