Man arrested after shots fired at National Mall

Police say no one was injured from gunshots fired inside a car at the location; no monuments were closed

• Aug 4, 2015

Boater opens fire at Washington state marina

Lakebay Marina in Washington is being evacuated after a man fired rounds into the air from a boat; claims to have strapped bombs to fuel tanks

• Aug 4, 2015

Victims' families offer emotional testimony at Holmes trial

As jury weighs death penalty for Colorado theater shooter, family members testify about 12 people killed

• Aug 5, 2015

​Lawsuit could transform birthday celebrations

The song "Happy Birthday" may soon slip away from the hands of a music publisher and into the public domain

• Aug 4, 2015

Baltimore residents remain on edge after months of violence

Although federal agents are moving into the city to help quell the surge in killings, the people have little faith in law enforcement

• Aug 4, 2015

Erupting wildfires engulfing thousands of acres out West

At least 60 fires are burning in seven states; the Rocky Fire that began six days ago in California has expanded to more than 100 square miles

• Aug 4, 2015

Univ. of Cincinnati names appointee to head PD investigations

Appointee is to handle external investigations, which will include the July 19 shooting that took the life of an unarmed black man by a white campus police officer

• Aug 4, 2015

CBS News poll: More Americans disapprove than approve of the Iran deal

A CBS News poll surveyed Americans on President Obama and the issues facing the U.S.

• Aug 4, 2015

Hernandez lawyers ask to suppress evidence in 2012 slay

Ex-Patriots player, Aaron Hernandez, faces trial in December for a 2012 double murder

• Aug 4, 2015

Whole Foods removes $6 "Asparagus Water" from shelves

The move came shortly after a photo of three stalks of asparagus in a bottle of water went viral

• Aug 4, 2015

Suicide in U.S. jails spikes

A new Bureau of Justice statistics report examined 4,446 inmate deaths that occurred in 2013

• Aug 4, 2015

Father and daughter watching circus killed in tent collapse

Officials say they died under the force of the falling tent structure as a sudden storm swept through New Hampshire

• Aug 4, 2015

Police: Shots fired at D.C. National Mall

Authorities say the shots were fired from a vehicle at the location; no injuries were reported and no ongoing public threat

• Aug 4, 2015

Thousands of California convicts to regain voting rights

Settlement was reached between California and the American Civil Liberties Union of California, which sued on behalf of nearly 60,000 criminals

• Aug 4, 2015

DA seeks death penalty in "Food Network murder"

Dismembered remains of pregnant Food Network contestant Cristie Codd and her husband J.T. were discovered in a wood stove in March, in North Carolina

• Aug 4, 2015

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