There is no evidence that the deaths of six women in and around Portland are connected to a serial killer, the Portland Police Bureau said on Sunday.  Suggestions on social media and in news articles that the cases were connected “have led to some anxiety and fear in our community, and …

Hiring surged in May, indicating the job market remains resilient despite high interest rates and still-elevated inflation. Employers added 339,000 jobs last month, accelerating the pace of hiring in April, the Labor Department reported Friday. That’s far above economists’ expectations for about 190,000 new jobs. Hiring was broad, with jobs …

There were fewer babies born in the U.S. in 2022 compared to 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday, suggesting that a rebound in births following the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have ended.  An estimated 3,661,220 babies were born nationwide in 2022, according …

The parents of Gabby Petito have obtained a letter written by Brian Laundrie’s mother, in which she says she would “show up with a shovel and garbage bags” if he needed to dispose of a body. On Wednesday, a judge approved the release of the letter, which was in the …

Washington — President Biden announced he is nominating Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown Jr. to serve as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, unveiling his selection in a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday. The president said he can think of no one more qualified …

A Florida court has ordered a Burger King franchise to pay nearly $8 million to a customer who allegedly slipped and injured his back at the restaurant.  Richard Tulecki, 48, suffered “serious injuries” in 2019 after he slipped on a “wet foreign substance” and fell inside the bathroom at a …

Ray Stevenson, an actor known for his roles in the films “Thor” and “RRR,” died on Sunday, his publicist confirmed to CBS News. The British actor was 58. His cause of death was not revealed.  Stevenson, whose career began in the early 1990s, starred in multiple projects over the years. …

Washington — On the heels of the overwhelming success abortion rights supporters saw at the ballot box in the 2022 election cycle, some GOP-led states have undertaken efforts to change the rules governing the ballot measure process, pushing new constraints that make it more difficult for initiatives to not only …

Target is witnessing a rise in “violent” incidents at its stores that is costing the retailer hundreds of millions each year, CEO Brian Cornell said on Wednesday. The retailer isn’t alone in experiencing an increase in thefts and other problems, Cornell said on a conference call to discuss Target’s most …

A criminal trial stemming from one of the deadliest U.S. road wrecks of the past two decades went to a jury Tuesday. Nauman Hussain, who ran Prestige Limousine, is charged with criminally negligent homicide and second-degree manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 20 people in the 2018 wreck of …