More than 70 million people have signed up to Threads, Meta’s rival to Twitter, within the first two days of its launch, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Friday. The number is likely to grow quickly as more Instagram users and social media fans open accounts on Threads. The app is …

Baltimore police arrested a 17-year-old male on Friday morning in connection with a mass shooting Sunday that left two people dead and 28 injured, authorities said. Police previously said they were looking for at least two suspects but have not ruled out additional shooters.  Members of the homicide and SWAT teams arrested the suspect …

Washington — A Connecticut state represenative was allegedly attacked after attending Eid al-Adha services with her family on Wednesday morning in Hartford, Connecticut, officials said.  A 30-year-old man is facing assault charges in connection with the incident, police said.  Rep. Maryam Khan, her three children, sister and a friend were …

A grand jury decided not to charge rapper Travis Scott for the deaths of ten people during his show at the Astroworld music festival in Houston in 2021, the Harris County District Attorney’s office said Thursday. The Harris County grand jury didn’t find enough evidence to criminally charge Scott or …

Single people in San Francisco who earn less than $104,400 are considered low income, according to new government guidelines that determine who qualifies for some housing aid.  That means that some people in California who are earning above six figures — a level that’s viewed as high income by many …

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a triple homicide at a home in Newton, Massachusetts, on Sunday. Christopher Ferguson, 41, has been charged with murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and burglary.  Ferguson is expected to face additional charges pending the results of …

A proposal to expand access to abortions narrowly passed Thursday night in the Maine House, clearing the first hurdle after lawmakers kicked off an emotional floor debate. The 74-72 vote was closer than expected after at least one Democratic co-sponsor had a change of heart, joining lawmakers opposed to the …

A hopeful sign in the nation’s grinding battle against inflation: Although the national rate of inflation across the U.S. remains roughly twice the Federal Reserve’s target of 2% per year, in some cities prices have already returned to normal.  In May, for example, the annual rate of inflation in the …

Daniel Ellsberg, the anti-war activist who copied and leaked documents that revealed secret details of U.S. strategy in the Vietnam War that became known as the Pentagon Papers, has died, his family confirmed in a statement to CBS News on Friday. He was 92. Ellsberg died early Friday morning at …

A Montana man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for hate crime and firearms charges stemming from his shooting into a home with the self-described intention of “ridding a town of LGBTQ+ residents,” the Department of Justice said in a statement. John Russell Howald of Basin, Montana, was …