One year after Uvalde, Biden renews call for assault weapons ban
President Biden remembered the victims of the Uvalde shooting and called for Congress to impose more gun restrictions.
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Families of Uvalde school shooting victims still seek answers 1 year later
Through their grief, the families of victims have found the strength to demand changes in gun laws, more school safety and greater accountability.
Uvalde dad aggravated by lawmakers' inaction a year after shooting
Javier Cazares' 9-year-old daughter Jacklyn was killed with 18 other children and two teachers when a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary last year.
Rick Scott wants to use $80 billion from IRS for armed guards at schools
Also, in response to the Uvalde shooting, a bill is pending in Texas that would let schools offer stipends of up to $25,000 to staffers who also become armed campus "sentinels."
Intruder able to enter Uvalde school during safety audit, superintendent says
The gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at an Uvalde elementary school in May gained access to the building through an unlocked side door.
Doctor to review whether Uvalde victims died due to slow response
The review of autopsies and other records is part of a criminal investigation by Texas Rangers into the hesitant police response at Robb Elementary School.
Uvalde student pleads for help in 911 call during school shooting
After the gunman fired off dozens of rounds, and more than one hour after the massacre started, a 10-year-old called 911 begging for help from officers standing on the other side of the wall.
Uvalde families demand resignation of DPS chief: "We're not waiting any longer"
He previously said he would step down if any of his officers had any culpability in the botched response to the massacre.
Texas state trooper fired for his response to Uvalde shooting
Sgt. Juan Maldonado is the third officer to be fired over the botched law enforcement response to the shooting.
Uvalde school district superintendent Hal Harrell to retire
At a meeting Monday night, the Uvalde school board agreed unanimously to begin searching for Harrell's replacement.
Uvalde schools police department suspended in wake of massacre
The school district's police department has faced heavy criticism since the mass shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers.
Uvalde schools fire ex-trooper who responded to mass shooting
Uvalde school officials have abruptly fired a former Texas state trooper who was on scene of the Robb Elementary School massacre in May and then hired by the school district.
5 officers under investigation for response to Uvalde school massacre
Two of the five officers have already been suspended without pay while the investigation plays out.
Uvalde students return to school for the first time since mass shooting
The district has put in new fencing and security cameras and has added additional police officers and therapists.
"It's going to happen again": Some say Texas' mass shooting responses fall short
Those who've experienced mass violence say the state isn't doing enough to prevent future incidents, while law enforcement officials tell CBS News state law makes it easy for criminals to get guns.
Mysterious billboards urge people not to move to Texas, citing Uvalde
They say the "Texas miracle died in Uvalde," referring to the school massacre there. It wasn't clear who posted them or why.
Uvalde school board fires police chief after mass shooting
Pete Arredondo was accused of making several critical mistakes during the May shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
Uvalde school district to get at least 30 additional officers
The announcement comes in response to the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, when a gunman entered the school and killed 19 students and two teachers.
Robb Elementary principal reinstated after being placed on leave, lawyer says
Gutierrez on Wednesday sent a letter refuting several claims in Texas lawmakers' report about the shooting at the elementary school.
Robb Elementary principal pushes back on Texas lawmakers' report on shooting
Principal Mandy Gutierrez was placed on administrative leave with pay this week.
Gunmakers find selling AR-15s to civilians to be highly lucrative
House probe finds AR-15-style weapons are sold on credit and marketed to young men "to prove their manliness."
Robb Elementary School principal placed on administrative leave
Her lawyer did not provide any further information about why she was placed on leave.
Special board meeting to consider firing Pete Arredondo is canceled
The meeting was scheduled for this morning in the wake of community outrage about the schools police chief's handling of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in May.
Uvalde superintendent recommends firing school district police chief
Officials said Pete Arredondo was central to the botched law enforcement response when a gunman killed two teachers and 19 students at Robb Elementary School.
Gunmaker tied to Uvalde accused of targeting "at-risk" young men
Gunmaker's advertising includes "images associated with killing and hunting people," according to gun safety group.
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Army plans to overhaul recruiting efforts to attract more young Americans
The Army's recruiting improved last fiscal year but still fell short of its goals by about 10,000 enlistments.
Why did Matt Gaetz move to oust McCarthy?
There are a number of reasons Rep. Matt Gaetz has offered for ousting Kevin McCarthy as speaker.
Cruise defends safety record after woman pinned under self-driving taxi
Cruise, the company that operates the driverless taxi, said its vehicles are safer than rideshares operated by humans.
Florida man executed by lethal injection for killing 2 women
Michael Zack III, 54, who killed two women after meeting them a day apart in north Florida bars in 1996, was put to death Tuesday evening.
Kevin McCarthy won't run for speaker again
Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is serving as speaker pro tempore.
Who voted to oust McCarthy as speaker? See the final tally
Eight House Republicans and 208 House Democrats voted to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Here's what the roll call looked like.
Florida boy, 11, shoots 2 after Pop Warner football practice
The 11-year-old boy retrieved a gun from an unlocked box in his mother's car after Pop Warner practice and opened fire, police said.
Cuellar carjacking highlights crime in nation's capital
While violent crime is trending down nationwide, it's up 39% in Washington, D.C., compared with last year, and motor vehicle theft rose by 106%.
Washington National Cathedral unveils new stained glass windows
The old artwork included tributes to Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
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Army plans to overhaul recruiting efforts to attract more young Americans
The Army's recruiting improved last fiscal year but still fell short of its goals by about 10,000 enlistments.
Why did Matt Gaetz move to oust McCarthy?
There are a number of reasons Rep. Matt Gaetz has offered for ousting Kevin McCarthy as speaker.
Cruise defends safety record after woman pinned under self-driving taxi
Cruise, the company that operates the driverless taxi, said its vehicles are safer than rideshares operated by humans.
Florida man executed by lethal injection for killing 2 women
Michael Zack III, 54, who killed two women after meeting them a day apart in north Florida bars in 1996, was put to death Tuesday evening.
Kevin McCarthy won't run for speaker again
Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is serving as speaker pro tempore.
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Student loan borrowers face "nightmare" service as repayments resume
Student loan borrowers facing problems with their servicer shouldn't have to repay their debt until the issues are resolved, 19 state attorneys general say.
Google wants to make your email inbox "less spammy." Here's how.
Search giant is taking action to deter bulk senders of email messages, including fraudsters.
Big Three automakers idle thousands of workers as UAW strike rages on
Ford, General Motors and Stellantis blame widening UAW strike for mass furloughs and warn of more possible layoffs.
Dish Network fined $150,000 for leaving junk satellite too low in space
Dish was supposed to dispose of its satellite farther out into "junk orbit" — but the device ran out of fuel.
Meta proposes charging $13 a month for ad-free Instagram in Europe
Meta said it may offer a paid-subscription service to comply with European Union privacy rules restricting personalized ads.
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Army plans to overhaul recruiting efforts to attract more young Americans
The Army's recruiting improved last fiscal year but still fell short of its goals by about 10,000 enlistments.
Why did Matt Gaetz move to oust McCarthy?
There are a number of reasons Rep. Matt Gaetz has offered for ousting Kevin McCarthy as speaker.
Kevin McCarthy won't run for speaker again
Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is serving as speaker pro tempore.
Who voted to oust McCarthy as speaker? See the final tally
Eight House Republicans and 208 House Democrats voted to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Here's what the roll call looked like.
Cuellar carjacking highlights crime in nation's capital
While violent crime is trending down nationwide, it's up 39% in Washington, D.C., compared with last year, and motor vehicle theft rose by 106%.
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FDA authorizes Novavax's updated COVID vaccine
Many previously vaccinated Americans will be eligible to get Novavax for the first time.
Possible health care strike looms
In another potential strike, negotiations are ongoing between Kaiser Permanente and a coalition of unions representing tens of thousands of health care workers. If a deal isn't met, the workers voted to go on strike starting Wednesday morning. CBS News' Anna Werner reports.
More big strikes loom, with health care and casino workers set to walk
Americans are more receptive to workers pushing for better pay and working conditions than in decades past, polls show.
FDA investigating baby's death linked to probiotic given by hospital
The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors not to give probiotics to preterm infants.
Paris is crawling with bedbugs. They're even riding the trains.
Bedbugs are popping up in Paris hotels, homes, and even public transport, and with the Olympics just 10 months away, that has city officials' skin crawling.
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"Apocalyptic" bus crash near Venice kills at least 21, authorities say
The bus crashed in the Mestre suburb of Venice on Tuesday after falling several meters from an elevated street. Two children were among the dead.
Meta proposes charging $13 a month for ad-free Instagram in Europe
Meta said it may offer a paid-subscription service to comply with European Union privacy rules restricting personalized ads.
Plans for a Sphere venue in London met with furious opposition
Plans to open a second Sphere music venue in east London have been met with staunch opposition by local residents.
Women in Greenland ask Denmark for compensation over forced birth control
Decades ago, about 4,500 young Inuit women in Greenland had IUDs inserted without consent.
Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible — with conditions
Pope Francis was responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality.
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Plans for a Sphere venue in London met with furious opposition
Plans to open a second Sphere music venue in east London have been met with staunch opposition by local residents.
Brothers Osborne say fourth album marks a "fresh start"
Brothers Osborne's fourth album, self-titled "Brothers Osborne," was released last month.
Keegan-Michael Key's journey into comedy
Emmy winner Keegan-Michael Key and his wife, award-winning director and producer Elle Key, join "CBS Mornings" to discuss their new book "The History of Sketch Comedy."
Brothers Osborne's new album embraces change
Brothers Osborne released their self-titled, fourth studio album last month, working for the first time with producer Mike Elizondo. John and T.J. Osborne tell CBS News' Anthony Mason how Elizondo helped them experiment musically, and how major life changes led them to a new sound.
Fleetwood Mac icon Stevie Nicks gets her own Barbie doll
Stevie Nicks now has her own Barbie, Mattel announced. The $55 doll is already sold out.
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Cruise defends safety record after woman pinned under self-driving taxi
Cruise, the company that operates the driverless taxi, said its vehicles are safer than rideshares operated by humans.
Google wants to make your email inbox "less spammy." Here's how.
Search giant is taking action to deter bulk senders of email messages, including fraudsters.
Meta proposes charging $13 a month for ad-free Instagram in Europe
Meta said it may offer a paid-subscription service to comply with European Union privacy rules restricting personalized ads.
Study: ChatGPT can make workers perform worse
A new study on OpenAi's ChatGPT may make you reconsider how you use artificial intelligence to carry out your daily work tasks. Madeline Berg, media editor at Insider, joins CBS News to discuss the study.
Sam Bankman-Fried's trial set to begin
Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the highly anticipated trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, who prosecutors allege defrauded investors in FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange he co-founded. Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include wire and securities fraud as well as money laundering, and and, if convicted, could spend the rest of his life in prison. CBS News Senior Business and Tech Correspondent Jo Ling Kent reports on the once-revered wunderkind’s fall from grace.
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Arizona moves to end Saudi farming deal
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has moved to end a farming deal with a subsidiary of a major Saudi dairy company. Since 2015, Fondomonte has pumped huge amounts of groundwater from beneath the earth's surface to grow alfalfa in the rural Arizona desert. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy has more.
3 scientists win Nobel for capturing a "blurry" glimpse of electrons
A trio of scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for managing to do something that had always eluded humankind: Spotting electrons zipping around in an atom.
2 scientists share Nobel for enabling COVID-19 vaccines
American Drew Weissman, Hungarian Katalin Karikó win 2023 Nobel Prize in medicine for mRNA research behind "the unprecedented rate" of COVID-19 vaccine development.
Scientists say they've found Europe's oldest "prehistoric footwear"
Research say the oldest collection of footwear in Europe has been discovered in a cave in southern Spain, dating back more than 6,000 years.
Family looking for lost earring instead finds Viking-era burial treasures
The family was looking for a lost gold earring in their garden, but instead they found artifacts dating back more than 1,000 years, officials said.
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Florida boy, 11, shoots 2 after Pop Warner football practice
The 11-year-old boy retrieved a gun from an unlocked box in his mother's car after Pop Warner practice and opened fire, police said.
Cuellar carjacking highlights crime in nation's capital
While violent crime is trending down nationwide, it's up 39% in Washington, D.C., compared with last year, and motor vehicle theft rose by 106%.
Neighbors react after Craig Ross, Jr. charged with kidnapping 9-year-old girl
Police are working to see if Ross, 46, is linked to any other alleged crimes.
Feds target international fentanyl supply chain with ties to China
Prosecutors unsealed eight separate indictments in Florida that targeted mostly chemical companies and executives based in China.
Woman who planned robbery of slain college student convicted of murder
Krystal Diane Pinkins helped plan the robbery that left 22-year-old Adam Simjee dead.
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NASA rover spots 6,000-foot-tall dust devil on Mars
The Perseverance rover was near Mars' Jezero Crater when it spotted the towering dust devil.
How to watch rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse this month
A rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse will move across the U.S. on Oct. 14. NASA shared a viewing map and timeline.
NASA's Psyche asteroid probe getting "lucky" fix before launch
NASA's new asteroid probe, Psyche, is on track for launching Oct. 12 after a weeklong delay for additional tests.
Investigating space tourism safety regulation
As new space tour companies change the way we can see our world, a moratorium on spaceflight regulation and participant safety has come to the forefront. In the latest CBS Reports documentary, Mark Strassmann takes a close look at the next great leap for humankind -- and whether regulators and industry stakeholders are striking the right balance between encouraging innovation and ensuring safety.
3 space station crew members back on Earth after U.S.-record year in space
Descent from the International Space Station closed out an unexpected 371-day stay, the longest flight in U.S. space history.
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Becky Bliefnick texted about fear of her estranged husband
The Illinois mom wrote, "If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim." Take a look at the evidence that led to Tim Bliefnick's arrest.
The crime scene evidence that convicted Alex Murdaugh
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Chandler Halderson case: An inside look
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Michael Lewis’ new book on Sam Bankman-Fried
Author Michael Lewis met with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried more than 100 times. Lewis breaks down the crypto superstar’s rise and fall in his new book, “Going Infinite.”
Missing New York 9-year-old found alive
A 9-year-old girl who went missing in New York over the weekend has been found alive after a massive search. A suspect is in custody, police said. Jericka Duncan reports.
Arizona moves to end Saudi farming deal
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has moved to end a farming deal with a subsidiary of a major Saudi dairy company. Since 2015, Fondomonte has pumped huge amounts of groundwater from beneath the earth's surface to grow alfalfa in the rural Arizona desert. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy has more.
”The success, it caused problems,” says “The Blind Side” author
Author of “The Blind Side,” Michael Lewis, says he was “a little shocked” to learn former NFL player Michael Oher was suspicious of the Tuohy family.
Senators to visit China amid growing tensions
A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators will travel to China next week. The visit comes amid a time of persistent disagreement over policies concerning Taiwan, the South China Sea and what the U.S. calls genocide of the country's Uyghur population. Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific security chair at the Hudson Institute, joins CBS News to discuss what's at stake for the visit.