Inflation cooled slightly in April, with consumer prices rising at a 4.9% annual pace, marking the first time since June 2021 that the rate has dropped below 5%. It’s also the slowest rise in two years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday.  Core inflation, which excludes volatile energy and …

A man walked free on Monday after spending nearly three decades behind bars for a rape he didn’t commit.  Patrick Brown was convicted in 1994 of raping his then 6-year-old stepdaughter, the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office in Louisiana said. The sexual assault survivor did not testify at Brown’s trial …

A man who lost his wife and 9-year-old son in a mass shooting in their Texas neighborhood has opened up about the frightening incident and his wife’s courage. At a vigil on Sunday, Wilson Garcia spoke to reporters about the suspect, Francisco Oropesa, who was shooting his gun in his …

Washington — GOP Rep. Nancy Mace on Sunday urged her fellow Republicans to find “middle ground” on the issue of abortion and warned that stringent limits, such as the six-week ban enacted in Florida earlier this month, are “not compassionate.” In an interview with “Face the Nation,” Mace said that …

A former respiratory therapist has pleaded guilty in the deaths of two patients at a Missouri hospital two decades ago. Jennifer Hall, 42, initially was charged with two counts of first-degree murder but pleaded guilty instead Friday to reduced first-degree involuntary manslaughter counts in the deaths of 75-year-old Fern Franco …

The rollout of Twitter’s paid blue check mark, which now costs $8 a month after previously being free, could become a case study in business schools across the globe, with some users calling it a “debacle” and media experts calling it chaotic and incompetent. Twitter’s iconic blue checkmarks began disappearing last week …

President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the next labor secretary, Julie Su, will be testifying before the Senate Thursday with key Democrats unwilling to voice support for her confirmation, creating uncertainty about her prospects in the narrowly divided chamber. A handful of moderate Democrats have not publicly stated whether they’ll …

Authorities are continuing to search for a family of four who disappeared from their home in Illinois more than two months ago, CBS Chicago reported. The family went missing after a no-contact order required the husband to stay away from his wife and two children, police said. Stephen Lutz, 44, Monica …

Jack Teixeira could decades in prison if convicted of charges he’s facing over his suspected connection to the disclosure of dozens of secret documents that revealed sensitive intelligence and defense information. Teixeira, a 21-year-old airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, made his first court appearance in mid-April as he faces charges of …

Whole Foods is temporarily closing one of its flagship stores in San Francisco just a year after it opened, citing concerns that crime in the area is endangering its staff.  A Whole Foods spokesperson said the company closed the 65,000-square-foot grocery store at Trinity Place in San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood …