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Washington — The Lincoln Memorial, a towering monument to a towering figure in U.S. history, lures eight million visitors a year, and since it opened in 1922 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., has been one of America’s most iconic landmarks. Beginning this summer, the National Park Service will begin …

Justin Jones was one of two Tennessee lawmakers who were expelled from the state’s House of Representatives by a Republican majority following a protest over gun violence that made its way onto the House floor earlier this month. Jones was reinstated this week after garnering national attention after his passionate …

At 10:13 a.m. on Monday morning, Nashville police received the first call of an active shooter at The Covenant School, where a mass shooting left three 9-year-old children and three adults dead. In 911 audio recordings released by Nashville authorities, voices could be heard pleading for help in hushed tones …

Two men have been charged in relation to the 2019 murder of a Black transgender woman in South Carolina, authorities said Wednesday.  In a five-count federal indictment, the two men were charged with hate crime and obstruction offenses in the death of Pebbles LaDime “Dime” Doe, 24, according to a …

The man who shot and wounded Lady Gaga’s dog walker while stealing her French bulldogs last year took a plea deal and was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Monday, officials said. The Lady Gaga connection was a coincidence, authorities have said. The motive was the value of the …

Tens of thousands were left without power in North Carolina after two power substations were damaged by gunfire, authorities said Sunday. Power in Moore County may not be fully restored until as late as Thursday, an official for Duke Energy warned. The power outages left at least 40,000 customers without …

Chesapeake, Virginia — The Walmart supervisor who shot and killed six co-workers in Virginia seemed to target people and fired at some victims after they were already hit and appeared to be dead, said a witness who was present when the shooting started. Jessica Wilczewski said workers were gathered in …

Jerry Lee Lewis, the early rock n’ roll star who skyrocketed to fame with a string of hits in the 1950s, had died, his publicist confirmed to CBS News. He was 87. The last survivor of a generation of groundbreaking performers that included Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Little Richard, …

The already massive Powerball jackpot keeps on growing and now has hit an estimated $800 million — its second-biggest ever and fifth largest in U.S. lottery history. No winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night’s Powerball jackpot of about $700 million, the game’s biggest this year. So for Saturday night’s …

Defense attorneys for billionaire Thomas Barrack said Friday they plan to call him as a witness in his own defense as Barrack’s trial for allegedly acting as an unregistered foreign agent nears its conclusion. Judge Brian Cogan indicated Friday afternoon that the decision to call Barrack was a surprise “at …