Nation Jun 13 Florida leads the U.S. in mass shootings in 2016 Out of 937 total victims, 201 of them -- about one out of five -- were in Florida.
Nation Jun 09 No right to carry concealed weapons in public, federal appeals court says In a 7-4 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco overturned a 2014 decision in a lawsuit against a San Diego County sheriff who had denied concealed weapons permits to some applicants. Instead, the court said…
Politics Jun 06 Young GOP voter turnout boosted by automatic registration in Oregon The nation's first automatic voter registration system may have added about 51,000 new voters since January for this year's presidential election, a rate which far outpaces previous registrations since 2008.
Nation May 31 Why President Obama can’t get enough of this small Indiana town James Kruis grew up on the factory floors of his family’s molding and plastics business in Elkhart, Indiana, the city that President Obama says represents “the story of America’s recovery.” At age 10, Kruis rummaged through the…
Education May 25 Could you spell your way into the National Spelling Bee? Take this quiz Might your nascent spelling prowess place you in the upper echelons of this year’s contest? Take our quiz to find out how your spelling skills size up.
Nation May 19 Morley Safer, CBS newsman for over five decades, dies at age 84 Veteran journalist Morley Safer died at age 84 after a period of declining health, CBS News reported Thursday.
Economy May 19 How often Americans really use Uber, Lyft, Craigslist and Airbnb Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults say they have used at least one out of nearly a dozen shared or on-demand services, according to a new study from Pew Research Center.
Economy May 11 Are you in America’s shrinking middle class? Over the last two decades, the U.S. middle class shrank across much of the country as income inequality grows nationwide.
World May 03 What’s behind the killings of bloggers, activists and professors in Bangladesh? In Bangladesh, progressive voices have been swept up in a growing wave of unprecedented violence. In April alone, four people were hacked to death.
Nation Apr 28 How do 5.1 million children cope with a parent behind bars? More than 5 million children have parents who have been behind bars in the United States. How do children cope with missing an incarcerated mother or father.