US on track to have historically low number of homicides in 2026, report says

LOS ANGELES — Data collected from 30 American cities showed an 18% decrease in the homicide rate from 2025 compared to the same period in 2026, translating to about 215 fewer homicides this year, according to a new report from the independent Council on Criminal Justice. Should the trend continue, it would push the annual … Read more

Johnson touts passage of DHS funding bill despite GOP’s “razor-thin, historically small majority”

The House approved a Senate bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, signaling an end to the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. CBS News’ Nicole Sganga, Ed O’Keefe and Nikole Killion have the latest. Source link