California approves Prop. 1 to fund mental health programs for homeless
Praveena Somasundaram
The measure, championed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, will spend billions for housing and mental health and drug treatment programs for homeless residents.
DeSantis signs law banning homeless people from sleeping in public places
Justine McDaniel
Proponents of Florida's new law say it will help homeless people access services, but homelessness advocates say it's not the right approach.
Chicago sues Glock over switch that converts pistols to machine guns
Kim Bellware
Devices known as auto sears, or "Glock switches," are cheap, easy to install and can make a pistol fire much faster. Chicago claims Glock has done nothing to stop their proliferation.
Cupid the peacock was shot with an arrow. Neighbors united to help him.
Sydney Page
"When I saw the extent of the injury, it's a miracle he's alive," said Donny Block, who worked with neighbors in Exeter, Calif., to get Cupid into surgery.
Pastor paid hit men $40,000 to shoot his daughter's boyfriend, police say
Annabelle Timsit
Police in Riverside, Calif., said they uncovered the murder-for-hire plot months after the shooting. They arrested the pastor, Samuel Pasillas, and one other suspect.
Georgia executes Willie J. Pye for 1993 murder, despite call for clemency
Andrew Jeong
Pye, whose lawyers argued had an intellectual disability, died by lethal injection in Georgia's first execution since 2020. It went ahead despite last-minute legal challenges.
Texas immigration law is on hold. But the confusion is still mounting.
Arelis R. Hernandez, Patrick Svitek
Even before the latest legal developments, Texas's implementation of Senate Bill 4 was causing confusion. But anxiety and fear over the controversial law is reaching a new level.
A state agency seized his best friend of 33 years: A pet alligator
Kyle Melnick
Tony Cavallaro's permit for 11-foot, 750-pound Albert, who lives in a $115,000 room with a pool, expired. Last week, New York took him.
Man admits to 'killing spree' of bald eagles to sell their feathers
Ben Brasch
Travis John Branson is set to plead guilty to charges that he killed more than 3,000 birds to sell their body parts and feathers on the black market.
Trump dominated Florida GOP primary, but didn't beat his 2020 numbers
Lori Rozsa
Donald Trump captured an overwhelming percentage of the Republican vote in Tuesday's presidential primary -- but he didn't match his own numbers from 2020.