How replica guns are creating challenges for police
Since 2014, at least 320 people have been shot and killed by police while holding replica guns, and of those at least 19 were children. Police say that many replica guns look so real that officers are unable to distinguish them from regular firearms. And even though many states are trying to keep realistic replica […]
How replica guns are getting Americans killed
Sales of BB and pellet guns that look like real firearms are rising, but their similarity to firearms has led to dozens of police shootings.
Israeli military’s video shows troops conducting ground operation in Lebanon
As the world awaits Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attack, the Israeli military continues its ground operations in southern Lebanon. Israel Defense Forces released a video Wednesday showing troops advancing through the region as it announced the deaths of eight soldiers killed in “intense fighting” with Hezbollah militants. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports.
Impact of Missouri’s new Valentine’s Law one month in
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Valentine’s Law, which increases penalties for fleeing from a traffic stop, took effect just over a month ago in Missouri. Counties around the Kansas City metro have now filed some of their first cases under the new law. In Clay County, three cases that fall under Valentine’s Law have been filed […]
Maui wildfire erupted from brushfire believed to be extinguished, investigation finds
The wildfire on Maui last year erupted from an earlier brushfire caused by downed power lines that firefighters believed they had extinguished, officials said Wednesday.
Words the VP candidates used most often during the debate
CBS News analyzed the words Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio used most often during their debate Tuesday.
Shoppers are panic-buying toilet paper amid port strike, but experts say there’s no need
(The Hill) — While the major port strike on the East Coast and Gulf Coast could threaten Americans’ supply of bananas, it likely won’t directly cause a toilet paper shortage — but that hasn’t stopped consumers from panic-buying the product. After thousands of members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) stopped working and started striking Tuesday […]
Boy, 13, killed in UTV off-road crash in rural Missouri
UNION, Mo. – The Union community is mourning the loss of a 13-year-old boy killed in a utility vehicle crash late Tuesday afternoon. The Union School District confirmed the 13-year-old boy was an eighth-grade student at Union Middle, leaving the school community in shock and disbelief as the teen’s life was cut short too soon. […]
