(Associated Press, By: Curt Anderson)---A Florida judge has given initial approval to a settlement of more than $1 billion to families who lost loved ones in the collapse last year of a Florida beachfront condominium building in which 98 people…
(CBS NEWSPATH) --Many parents are struggling with how to talk to their children about the Texas school shooting. Parents are often afraid to bring up these topics because they don't want…
The suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18, authorities say, when they bought the weapons used in the attacks — too young to legally purchase alcohol or…
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A young survivor of the massacre at a Texas elementary school said she covered herself with a friend's blood and pretended to be dead while she waited for help to arrive. Miah Cerrillo, 11, told CNN that she…
HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — The National Rifle Association is beginning its annual convention in Houston. Convention attendees look at various rifles and handguns in display cases that are being raffled off at the Gallery of Guns…
(AP) -- Top Southern Baptists have released a previously secret list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse. FILE - This Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 file photo shows the headquarters of…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres brought her nearly two-decade daytime talk show to an end Thursday with a celebrity lovefest. DeGeneres and guests Jennifer Aniston, Billie Eilish and Pink shared memories and affection as “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” concluded…
(AP) -- Ray Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 67. An official at the Dominican Republic’s National Forensic Science Institute…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gun control measures are likely going nowhere in Congress, and they have also become increasingly scarce in most states. Aside from several Democratic-controlled states, most states have taken no action on gun control in recent…
NEW YORK (AP) — A state appeals court court has ruled former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in New York state’s civil investigation into his business practices. A four-judge panel in the appellate division of the state’s…
LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors have charged actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men. The Crown Prosecution Service said Thursday that Spacey “has also been charged with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A state report says that nearly half of Tennessee public high school seniors in the class of 2021 did not move on to college or technical school right after graduating. The report by the Tennessee Higher…
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman’s rampage killed 19 children and two teachers. That's what a witness said Wednesday as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted…
CANNES, France (AP) — Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” brought hip-shaking swagger to the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, debuting a grand and glitzy portrait of the Memphis rock ‘n’ roll legend on the French Riviera. Luhrmann’s film, the largest and flashiest…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A civil rights advocate says he and two Dollar General store workers were denied access to the company’s shareholder meeting in Tennessee where they had been outside protesting for better pay and workplace safety improvements. [caption…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to improve accountability in policing. President Joe Biden signs an executive order in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration testified about a series of setbacks that led to a months-long delay in inspecting the plant at the center of a nationwide baby formula shortage. …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Obi-Wan Kenobi” — now that’s a name casual “Star Wars” fans haven’t heard in a long time. The Jedi master gets his own moment in the suns in a new six-part Disney+ series starring Ewan McGregor.…
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An official says an 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school barricaded himself inside a classroom, “shooting anyone that was in his way." The archbishop…
WASHINGTON (AP) — An anguished and angry President Joe Biden is calling for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman massacred at least 19 children at a Texas elementary school. President Joe Biden speaks about the…
(AP) -- Southern Baptist leaders say they will release a secret list of hundreds of pastors and church-affiliated staff members accused of sexual abuse. A cross and Bible sculpture stand outside the Southern Baptist Convention headquarters…
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 15 people were killed in a shooting Tuesday at an elementary school. Emergency personnel gather near Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in…
UPDATE: UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Hospital says 2 dead after shooting at Uvalde, Texas, elementary school. EARLIER STORY: UVALDE, Texas (AP) — At least two hospitals are treating patients Tuesday after a shooter prompted a lockdown at a Texas elementary…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Beginning this month, warrant officers retired from active duty in the U.S. Army will be able to join the Tennessee National Guard. According to a news release, the program has been talked about for years, but…
LONDON (AP) — Health authorities in Europe, North America, Israel and Australia have identified more than 100 cases of monkeypox in recent days. It’s a surprising outbreak of a disease that rarely appears outside Africa. Health officials around the world…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads. FILE - The mobile phone apps for, from left,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has suspended Josh Donaldson for one game after the New York Yankees slugger made multiple references to Jackie Robinson while talking to White Sox star Tim Anderson on Saturday. …
NEW YORK (AP) — After sitting on the shelf for two years due to the pandemic, “Top Gun: Maverick” is flying full throttle into theaters this week. Tom Cruise poses…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Video game workers at a division of game publisher Activision Blizzard have voted to unionize, creating the first labor union at a large U.S. video game company. FILE - The Activision Blizzard Booth…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) — A private Christian university has drafted a policy that would strictly limit what students can say about gender and sexuality on campus. A leaked draft says students at…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A one-time U.S. House hopeful in Tennessee who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, then booted off the ballot by state GOP officials, is now advising another candidate on national security. Candidate Kurt Winstead's team…
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials remain perplexed by mysterious cases of severe liver damage in hundreds of young children around the world. The best available evidence points to a fairly common stomach bug. That virus hasn’t previously caused this…
(AP) -- Top Southern Baptists stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades, according to a scathing investigative report issued Sunday. FILE - This Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 file photo shows the…
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is about to become the first U.S. state to make it a felony to camp on local public property such as parks. It is already a felony in Tennessee to camp on most state-owned property.…
PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man faces up to three years in prison after being convicted of illegally giving his son an assault-style rifle he later used to shoot and kill four people in 2018 at a Waffle House…
(AP) --The man who designed the spacecraft in the “Star Wars” films has died. Colin Cantwell was 90. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Cantwell’s partner, Sierra Dall, confirmed that he died at his home in Colorado on Saturday. Cantwell designed…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are advising consumers to double-check their jars of Jif peanut butter. Jif's creamy, crunchy, natural and reduced fat peanut butters have been linked to…
REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A partial skull from nearly 8,000 years ago that was found by two kayakers in a river last summer will be returned to Native American officials in Minnesota. Renville County Sheriff Scott Hable said the…
By Michael Conroy, Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles has arrived in the United States from Europe. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Sunday that the 78,000…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state health officials say a New York City resident has tested positive for the virus that causes monkeypox. The unidentified patient is isolating and treating the case as positive while awaiting final confirmation by…
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — A capital murder suspect who authorities say went on the lam for 10 days with the help of an Alabama jail official has been ordered to provide a DNA sample to prosecutors. A Lauderdale County judge…
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A rise in homeless encampments across America has prompted a growing demand for solutions. Tennessee is about to become the first U.S. state to make it a felony to camp on local public property such as…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely divided House has approved legislation to crack down on alleged price gouging by oil companies and other energy producers as prices at the pump continue to soar. A bill backed by House Democrats would give…
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee higher education panel has voted to ensure that there will be no tuition increases at the state's public universities, community colleges and technical schools. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission said Thursday that it voted…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a 1-year-old child has died after being found in a hot vehicle outside a Tennessee daycare center. Memphis police said in a tweet that the toddler was pronounced dead at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital…
(AP) -- A new poll shows President Joe Biden’s approval rating dipped to the lowest point of his presidency in May, with deepening pessimism emerging among members of his own Democratic Party. Only 39% of U.S. adults approve of Biden’s…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Police say one person was killed and another injured in a shooting after a high school graduation ceremony had ended at Middle Tennessee State University. Police confirmed the shooting Wednesday night after the Riverdale High School…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved a bill aimed at easing the baby formula shortage for families participating in a government assistance program known as WIC. Katherine Gibson-Haynes helps distribute infant formula during a baby…
Some U.S. moms looking for baby formula that is in short supply are dealing with another layer of stress — people asking why they don't just breastfeed. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first six months of life by major…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration's commissioner is facing congressional lawmakers for the first time over the national shortage of baby formula. Members of a House Appropriations subcommittee opened Thursday’s hearing by asking FDA Commissioner Robert Califf why…
