Did an Indiana teenager murder four members of his family in an argument over prom? CBS News chief investigator and senior national correspondent Jim Axelrod reports on the Pelley family murder case and the path of Jessi Toronjo — a sibling left to pick up the pieces in an encore of “Murder on Prom Night,” … Read more
Washington — A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Tuesday is weighing whether President Trump can continue with his deployment of California’s National Guard in Los Angeles to protect federal immigration authorities during enforcement operations. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is hearing arguments on a Justice … Read more
This story previously aired on July 3, 2021. It was updated on June 17, 2025. Jessi Toronjo was just 9 years old when she returned from a sleepover at a friend’s house to find out her mother, stepfather and two sisters were murdered in their Lakeville, Indiana, home. Police immediately suspected Jessica’s stepbrother Jeff Pelley, … Read more
Washington — A pair of Illinois-based companies that sell educational toys and products asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to swiftly take up their challenge to President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, arguing that the “massive impact” on businesses and consumers warrants its immediate intervention. The companies, Learning Resources and hand2mind, urged the justices to decide whether … Read more
New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested Tuesday at immigration court in Manhattan. Lander’s office said he was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while observing court, where he asked for a judicial warrant in a particular case. “While escorting a defendant out of immigration court … Read more
At least 3% of measles cases confirmed so far this year have been in people who received two doses of the measles vaccine, meaning they were fully vaccinated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. About three dozen of the nearly 1,200 measles infections in 2025 have been in people with two vaccine doses, … Read more
President Trump’s flurry of recent presidential pardons has cost crime victims and taxpayers approximately $1.3 billion in restitution and payments, according to a review by House Judiciary Democrats. The pardons absolved hundreds of convicted criminals from having to pay for damages and restitution caused by their crimes. Victims have not been made whole, the Democrats … Read more
Washington — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are looking to limit President Trump’s ability to order U.S. strikes on Iran amid its ongoing war with Israel, emphasizing that only Congress has the power to declare war under the Constitution. “This is not our war,” GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky said in a … Read more
Iran has two known underground nuclear enrichment sites, the one Israel attacked on the first day of its assault at Natanz, and another at Fordo. Both sit south of Tehran in central Iran, but Fordo has long been the Iranian nuclear facility of most concern to international monitors and experts. Buried deep in a mountain, … Read more
Taking these steps can help you mitigate the damage caused by being late on your credit card payments. Getty Images Credit card debt has been ballooning in recent years, and when you look at today’s rate and economic environment, there’s really no question as to why. With the average credit card interest rate hovering above … Read more