Suicide rates increased from 2020 to 2022, with firearms as the leading means
The increased suicide rates follow a two-year decrease from 2018 to 2020, according to the National Center for Health Statistics report.
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The increased suicide rates follow a two-year decrease from 2018 to 2020, according to the National Center for Health Statistics report.
Authorities provided an update after gunshots were fired in the vicinity of former President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida. A suspect who had a high-powered rifle near a golf course where Trump was playing is in custody. Watch their remarks.
It's been 20 years since the federal assault weapons ban expired. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga reports on the impact and talks to March Fourth founder and co-president Kitty Brandtner about the importance of the 1994 law.
CBS News Chicago is giving you the most accurate, up-to-date data on gun violence incidents from the Chicago Police Department and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
Homicide, named by one study in 2022 as the leading cause of death of pregnant women in the U.S., is also among the risks inflated by extreme temperatures.
Kentucky officials briefed reporters Monday on the manhunt for a suspect accused of randomly shooting at traffic on Interstate 75 near London. Five people were injured during the attack and residents nearby are being urged to lock their doors as the search continues.
State Rep. Gabe Okoye says red flag laws in Georgia could have prevented the Apalachee High School shooting. These types of laws in some states across the U.S. apply extreme risk protection orders for individuals deemed to be a risk. Rep. Okoye joins CBS News with more.
Police in Munich, Germany fatally shot a gunman near the Israeli Consulate and a museum on Nazi-era history, leaving the suspect wounded.
The shooting appeared to be "unintentional and self-inflicted," police said in a statement.
Trump rally shooter was wearing a Demolition Ranch shirt. Here's what to know about the YouTube account.
A judge Friday tossed out the manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin in the "Rust" movie set shooting. The case fell apart when the defense successfully argued that the prosecution withheld evidence. Elise Preston was inside the court when it happened.
The ammo vending machines have been placed in grocery stores in three states as the U.S. battles what the surgeon general calls a public health crisis of gun violence.
Grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas are now offering computerized vending machines that sell ammunition. The company behind the machines, American Rounds, says it uses an identification scanner and facial recognition software to verify the purchaser's age. CBS News senior coordinating producer for crime and public safety Anna Schecter has more.
A murky law involving emergency protection orders leads to some judges allowing domestic abusers to keep their weapons.
Following a CBS News investigation into police departments selling or trading in service weapons that were later used in crimes, the department profiled is changing its policy.
The Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold a federal law that bars a person with domestic violence restraining orders from having firearms. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more on what the ruling stipulates about the 2nd Amendment.
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Friday to uphold a federal law that bans gun ownership for those subject to domestic abuse restraining orders. Justice Clarence Thomas was the lone dissenter. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson and CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford have more on the decision and Thomas' dissent.
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 8-1 that those subject to domestic violence restraining orders can be banned from gun ownership, upholding a 30-year-old federal law that had been challenged by a Texas man. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson, former federal prosecutor Scott Fredericksen and CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford shared their reactions to the ruling on CBS News 24/7.
The CDC looked at emergency medical services data from 27 states.
Republican senators blocked a Democratic-led attempt Tuesday to pass legislation that would have restored a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, an accessory that enables semi-automatic weapons to shoot at a very rapid pace. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane is unpacking the latest headlines from Capitol Hill.
The Supreme Court has struck down a ban on bump stocks for guns. The device can be added to semi-automatic rifles to allow the user to fire bullets more rapidly. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford explains the ruling.
The Supreme Court's opinion reversing the bump stock ban implemented by former President Donald Trump in 2018 hones in on whether the accessory truly transforms semi-automatic weapons. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the ruling.
Here are some of the top headlines of Thursday, including a 10-year security deal signed by President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 summit, a Justice Department investigation that found a pattern of civil rights violations by the Phoenix Police Department, and an alarming discovery of weapons and ammunition made by NYPD officers during a routine traffic stop. Nancy Cordes, Kris Van Cleave and Jericka Duncan report.
Hunter Biden's potential appeal of his gun conviction might reference one of these constitutional arguments.
"He knew what he was doing when they told him he had to fill out that application," one anonymous juror said of Hunter Biden.