A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in May from a year earlier,  unchanged from its level in April. Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department provided the latest evidence that painfully high inflation is placing financial pressure American households and inflicting particular harm on low-income …

Two Atlanta Subway workers were shot, one fatally, following an argument over a sandwich order, police said Monday.  An irate customer fatally shot a 26-year-old female employee and critically wounded her 24-year-old female co-worker shortly after 6:30 p.m on Sunday over “too much mayo on a sandwich,” Atlanta Police Deputy …

The following is a transcript of an interview with Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristin Noem that aired Sunday, June 26, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: South Dakota is one of 13 states with so called trigger laws that locked new abortion restrictions into place after Roe vs. Wade …

President Joe Biden has called on Congress to suspend the federal gasoline tax, as millions of Americans feel the financial pinch from soaring gas prices. Yet suspending the 18.4 cent levy on regular gas (and 24 cents for diesel) might not do much to lower prices at the pump, say …

Newton, North Carolina — A majority of nursing homes in the U.S. are facing staffing shortages, according to a recent survey, which can result in unsafe conditions for the nation’s elderly.  The survey, released this month by the American Health Care Association, found that 98% of nursing home operators are …

Juneau, Alaska — Republican former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Republican Nick Begich and independent Al Gross have advanced to the August special election for the state’s only U.S. House seat. Palin, Begich and Gross, an orthopedic surgeon, were among 48 candidates in last Saturday’s special primary for the seat, which …

The nearly three dozen people arrested for allegedly conspiring to riot near an Idaho Pride event over the weekend appear to be affiliated with the hate group Patriot Front, police said. The group was called “one of the most prominent white supremacist groups in the country” by the Southern Poverty …

Stocks are in a bear market, inflation is at a 40-year high and economists are warning about a possible recession on the horizon. For millions of Americans saving for retirement, the economic turmoil has raised some big questions: Should they sell investments or stay the route?  First, don’t panic, experts say …

President Biden on Monday invoked the Defense Production Act in an effort to spur the manufacturing of solar panels and other clean energy equipment, using the wartime-era tool intended for the national defense to advance his clean energy agenda.  The president is using the DPA to attempt to boost the production …

This story previously aired on June 4, 2022. It was updated on Sept. 7, 2024. On a night in September 2020, Ashley Benefield walked to her neighbor’s house and said she shot her husband Doug Benefield in self-defense. But was it? The former ballerina and bikini model was, some say, …