Bullets sprayed out from a speeding car in Connecticut’s capital, killing an innocent 12-year-old bystander and wounding three other people who have have rap sheets that include gun crimes, authorities said Friday. The suspects in the drive-by shooting appeared to target three males who were standing on a sidewalk on …

The spring homebuying season in the U.S. is off to a tepid start as buyers contend with sharply higher mortgage rates and near historic-low inventory of properties on the market. Existing U.S. home sales fell 2.4% last month from February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.44 million, the …

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden earned a total of $579,514 and paid $169,820 in total federal and state taxes for an effective federal tax rate of 23.8% in 2022, according to copies of their returns obtained on Tax Day.   That’s slightly less than the Bidens earned in …

The capital murder trial is underway of a Dallas-area mother police say admitted killing her daughters two years ago.  CBS Texas’ Annie Gimbel and Robbie Owens report that Madison McDonald is facing two capital murder charges in the deaths of 1-year-old Lillian Mae McDonald and 6-year-old Archer Hammond. Police in …

The concept of equal pay for equal work is a cornerstone of Americans’ sense of fairness in the workplace. But the rise of artificial intelligence allows some large companies to pay workers different amounts to do the same work, a new research report alleges. The study finds that companies like …

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is returning to the Senate Monday, more than a month after suffering a fall.  McConnell suffered a concussion after tripping at a Washington, D.C., hotel last month and has been working from home since he was released from a rehabilitation facility.  “I am looking forward …

Thousands of professors, part-time lecturers and graduate student workers at Rutgers, New Jersey’s flagship university went on strike Monday after nearly a year of negotiating failed to reach a contract. It’s the first such job action in the school’s 257-year history. Hundreds of students, staff and faculty took to the …

A federal grand jury has indicted a New Mexico man on assault and carjacking charges in connection with the 2021 disappearance of a Native American woman whose case has helped to raise awareness about missing people and unsolved slayings in Indian Country. The indictment naming Preston Henry Tolth, 23, was …

Minor leaguers ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball ahead of the season’s start on Friday. Players and league officials Wednesday agreed to a five-year deal. MLB owners are expected to vote on the agreement next week. The Major League Baseball Players Association, which in September began …

Washington — The House on Thursday approved a sprawling energy package that seeks to undo virtually all of President Biden’s agenda to address climate change, with four Democrats joining Republicans in voting for passage. The massive GOP bill up would sharply increase domestic production of oil, natural gas and coal, …