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Understanding the growing diversity of America’s gun owners – CBS News Watch CBS News A new episode of CBSN Originals’ Reverb series investigates how gun owners are growing more diverse. CBSN previews the “The New Pro-Gun Generation,” and then the founder and president of the Latino Rifle Association, P.B. Gomez, speaks with Tanya Rivero about what is driving the trend. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced an investigation into the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s handling of gun permit applications. The DOJ said in a news release that it was determining whether the department was “engaging in a pattern or practice of depriving ordinary, law-abiding Californians of their Second Amendment rights.” The investigation was spurred by federal court decisions determining that the “law and facts [we]re clearly in … favor” of two plaintiffs challenging 18-month delays in processing concealed handgun permit applications. A semi-automatic Glock pistol is fired at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), National Services Center, March 2, 2023, in Martinsburg, W.Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) President Donald Trump’s DOJ says California has been “egregious” when it comes to violating the Second Amendment rights of its citizens. The department accused states and localities, like the LASD, of using “expensive fees and lengthy weight times” in an attempt to violate the constitutional right to bear arms. “This Department of Justice will not stand idly by while States and localities infringe on the Second Amendment rights of ordinary, law-abiding Americans,”

A community is in shock after a 14-year-old boy was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Irvine Thursday that has also resulted in an arrest. Officers and emergency medical responders were sent to the residence in the area of Heathergreen and Weepingwood around 2:40 p.m. regarding reports of a juvenile suffering from a gunshot wound, the Irvine Police Department stated. “When officers arrived, they found an injured juvenile and immediately began rendering medical aid. Sadly, he died a short time later,” police said. Investigators believe the injury was self-inflicted. “We don’t know at this point, and we may never know if it was intentional or accidental,” Sgt. Karie Davies said.  A crowd gathers after a middle school student was killed in a shooting in Irvine on March 27, 2025. (KTLA) The teen did not live at the residence and was there with another boy visiting a friend but it was unclear if anyone was with him when the gun went off, police said. “It does not sound like it was a game, so we’re looking into what led up to this and

To a card collector, there’s nothing quite like ripping open a fresh pack. “You find someone you like and you collect them… and I think it’s special,” started Jay Moslehi, also known as MOJO SPORTS on YouTube. He explains there are collectors, flippers, and investors — but what a card is worth usually comes down to one thing: the player. “You gotta be marketable, you gotta win games… and you can’t do stupid stuff,” he says. Two years ago, I showed you an app called CollX that scans cards to show their value. Now, there’s a new and improved app from the biggest name in card grading: PSA. “We grade cards on a 1–10 scale, with 10 being a gem mint condition — that’s the virtually perfect card,” explained Ryan Greene, Director of Communications at PSA. The PSA app (iOS, Android) lets you scan a card and unlock a world of info — sales history, price graphs and more. It’s almost like researching a stock. PSA specializes in authenticating memorabilia and grading sports cards. The app can verify if a card’s already been graded —

By Emily Mae Czachor News Editor Emily Mae Czachor is a news editor at CBSNews.com. She typically covers breaking news, extreme weather and issues involving social and criminal justice. Emily Mae previously wrote for outlets like the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed and Newsweek. Read Full Bio Updated on: March 28, 2025 / 9:38 AM EDT / CBS News Nature: Cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. Nature: Cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. 01:32 Cherry blossom season has arrived in Washington, D.C., where pink and white flowers dot thousands of trees around the city as this year’s peak bloom approaches. To celebrate the iconic springtime sight, locals and tourists alike can participate in the National Cherry Blossom Festival, an annual event series that runs for four weeks and features a mix of art, music, food and more. Originally a gift from Japan to the United States, the capital’s cherry blossoms appear along the Tidal Basin and in parks near several of the capital’s monuments and memorials.  Anna Vo Nguyen, left, and her mother, Tina Vo explore the blooming cherry trees at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial near

By Carolyn Gusoff has covered some of the most high profile news stories in the New York City area and is best known as a trusted, tenacious, consistent and caring voice of Long Island’s concerns. Read Full Bio Updated on: March 28, 2025 / 6:33 PM EDT / CBS New York Nuclear DNA evidence in Gilgo Beach murder case scrutinized Nuclear DNA evidence in Gilgo Beach murder case scrutinized 02:12 The Gilgo Beach murder case is moving toward a trial, but two defense requests are slowing things down . Rex Heuermann’s attorneys are asking for more time as they challenge something called nuclear DNA testing , which has never been used in a New York court of law.  The judge on Friday set what’s called a Frye hearing to determine whether the cutting-edge DNA evidence will be admissible in Heuermann’s trial. While the defense team calls the process “magic,” prosecutors say it’s commonly used throughout forensic science. Nuclear DNA hearing in Gilgo Beach murder case begins The start of the Frye hearing kicked off a pre-trial process that could last a few months. Both sides

Left Behind | Sunday on 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News 60 Minutes was with the Environmental Protection Agency as crews removed hazardous waste left behind after the Los Angeles wildfires – including electric vehicles with batteries that can explode when damaged. Sunday on 60 Minutes. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Residents in the San Miguel area gathered for the second annual community meal night. Organizers described the event as bringing together over 21 local organizations, health professionals, and community members to promote overall health, nutrition, education, and well-being for families and staff. “It’s our number one mission that we are serving the kids the best quality food that we can,” said Lauren Thomas, the food service director for San Miguel’s school district. “We want to serve them good food, we want to support our local farmers in this county, there are so many and we want to support our local food businesses so that the kids can grow up and really have a connection to their food system.” A complimentary meal was provided to all attendees, which was eaten together as a community at Lillian Larson Elementary School from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Key features of the event included a student art-wall photobooth, a resource fair and raffle, and a lettuce-seed starter to take home. Attendees were also given produce bags containing items from local providers. “This is a great event, it’s a great

If you were in the downtown San Luis Obispo area on Thursday, you may have seen firefighters conducting a training exercise. San Luis Obispo city firefighters trained at Station One on Santa Barbara Avenue near the train station from 10 a.m. to noon. KSBY was at the training, where firefighters were using hoses, axes and ladders as smoke poured from a structure. Fire officials warned nearby residents ahead of time to close their windows as smoke could potentially affect them. The training was done in conjunction with the county’s air pollution control district.

A pursuit crash involving a suspected DUI driver near Los Angeles International Airport killed the vehicle’s passenger and left a passenger in another car injured early Friday morning. The crash occurred shortly before 1:30 a.m. as the DUI suspect was trying to evade officers but then slammed into another vehicle near South Sepulveda and West Century boulevards. An unidentified passenger in the suspect’s vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, Los Angeles Police Department officer Nelson confirmed. An innocent passenger in the victim’s vehicle was taken to a local hospital in unknown condition. A DUI pursuit ended in a deadly crash near Los Angeles International Airport on March 28, 2025. (KNN) Nelson said the pursuit driver tried to run from the scene but was caught after a short foot chase and taken to a hospital with minor injuries. No information regarding the suspect’s identity was immediately released. Century Boulevard was blocked between Vicksburg Avenue and Sky Way affecting traffic at the airport. It was unclear when the roadway would reopen.

BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, killing at least three people in Bangkok and burying dozens when a high-rise building under construction collapsed. Footage shared on social media from Myanmar’s second-largest city showed widespread destruction, raising fears that many were trapped under the rubble or killed. The 7.7 magnitude quake, with an epicenter near Mandalay in Myanmar, struck at midday and was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock. Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) The extent of death, injury and destruction — especially in Myanmar, which is embroiled in a civil war and where information is tightly controlled at the best of times — was not yet clear. Myanmar’s government said blood was in high demand in the hardest-hit areas. Images of buckled and cracked roads and damaged highways as well as the collapse of a bridge and dam raised further concerns about how rescuers would even reach some areas in a country already enduring a widespread humanitarian crisis. Near

By Ramy Inocencio Correspondent Ramy Inocencio is a CBS News foreign correspondent based in London, covering Europe and the Middle East. He joined the Network in 2019 as CBS News’ Asia correspondent, based in Beijing and reporting across the Asia-Pacific, bringing two decades of experience working and traveling between Asia and the United States. Read Full Bio Tucker Reals Foreign Editor Tucker Reals is CBSNews.com’s foreign editor, based in the CBS News London bureau. He has worked for CBS News since 2006, prior to which he worked for The Associated Press in Washington, D.C., and London. Read Full Bio Updated on: March 28, 2025 / 8:31 AM EDT / CBS News London — Britain’s King Charles had a setback in his cancer treatment on Thursday and he was taken to a hospital in London for observation. Coming more than a year after Charles revealed that he had been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer and begun treatment, the incident renewed concern about the 76-year-old monarch’s health. Buckingham Palace said that after a scheduled cancer treatment on Thursday morning, “the king experienced temporary side effects

Updated on: March 28, 2025 / 8:23 AM EDT / CBS/AP Deadly earthquakes in Myanmar, Thailand Deadly earthquakes rock Myanmar, Thailand 07:25 Bangkok — Two violent earthquakes rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, toppling a skyscraper under construction in the Thai capital Bangkok and trapping dozens of workers at the site, with at least three confirmed dead, according to the government. A state of emergency was declared in Bangkok, and in six regions and states in neighboring Myanmar, where the first quake, with a magnitude of 7.7, was centered. Myanmar’s state-run MRTV television said the military-run government’s emergency proclamation included the capital Naypyitaw and the country’s second largest city Mandalay, near to the epicenter of the first powerful temblor. Several buildings collapsed in Mandalay, witnesses told the Reuters news agency, and a hospital in the capital trying to deal with mass casualties was among those damaged. There were unconfirmed reports from the hospital of about 20 quake victims being killed. Reuters cited witnesses as saying at least three people were killed in the town of Taungoo in Myanmar when a mosque was severely damaged by the

A man was sentenced to prison for molesting two children for over a decade in Ventura County. Micah Lanere Smith, 47, of Calabasas, was convicted of the crimes by a jury and sentenced on March 27, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. Between 2006 and 2017, Smith had repeatedly molested two underage members of his household, prosecutors said. The crimes began when the children were 6 and 9 years old and occurred at homes in Oxnard and Thousand Oaks.  An investigation into the molestation began in early 2019 after Smith was involved in a domestic violence incident in Los Angeles County.  Micah Lanere Smith, 47, of Calabasas, is seen in a booking photo provided by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. Smith was arrested and on Jan. 24, was convicted by a jury of five felonies:  Two counts of lewd acts upon a child One count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 Two counts of sexual penetration with force or fear The jury also found true special allegations that the crimes had been committed against multiple victims and that he

Updated on: March 28, 2025 / 3:23 AM EDT / CBS/AP Bangkok — A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the Thai capital Friday, causing buildings to sway. Germany’s GFZ center for geosciences said the midday temblor was at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), with an epicenter in neighboring Myanmar, according to initial reports. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The greater Bangkok area is home to more than 17 million people, many of whom live in high-rise apartments. Many buildings were evacuated as they swayed in the rare quake.  Startled residents poured out of high-rise condominiums and hotels in densely populated central Bangkok. They remained in the streets, seeking shade from the midday sun in the minutes after the quake. People in Bangkok who evacuated buildings and their homes stand on a street in the center of the city after a strong earthquake on March 28, 2025. Carola Frentzen / dpa / picture alliance via Getty Images The quake was forceful enough to send water sloshing out of pools, some high up in high-rises, as the tremor shook. The

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sought the public’s help Thursday in finding a 28-year-old woman who authorities say has been diagnosed with depression and post traumatic stress disorder and was reported missing after last being seen in Palmdale. Ariahnah Carolynn Regina Lewis was last seen on March 21 at 3:24 p.m. on the 4800 block of Minstrel Drive between 47th Street East and 50th Street East, the Sheriffs Information Bureau said. Lewis is white, 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, has blonde hair, hazel eyes and has scars on her left leg and right arm. She was last seen wearing a white beanie, a white sweater, black pants and gray shoes. Anyone who has seen Lewis or knows of her whereabouts was asked to call the Sheriff’s Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500. Callers who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday it has opened compliance review investigations into admissions policies at UCLA and UC Irvine to determine if the universities were using diversity, equity and inclusion criteria in selecting students, officials announced Thursday. Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed the department’s Civil Rights Division to begin the probe because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision that race-conscious affirmative action programs, which consider an applicant’s race as a factor in admissions decisions, are unconstitutional. “President Trump and I are dedicated to ending illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity across the country,” Bondi said in a statement. “Every student in America deserves to be judged solely based on their hard work, intellect and character, not the color of their skin.” According to the DOJ, elite colleges and universities have long prioritized racial quotas over equality of opportunity, dividing Americans and discriminating against entire groups of applicants in the name of diversity. The DOJ blamed the prior administration for advancing the DEI ideology, “and did nothing to protect the civil rights of American students,” according to the statement. “The Department of Justice

A Santa Clarita mother said she and her children are living in fear after being repeatedly harassed and threatened by their next-door neighbor. Alejandra Feliciano lives at a condominium in the Canyon Country area where she said her neighbor terrorizes her family almost daily. Many of the hostile interactions were captured by her front door camera. She said the harassment, which remains unprovoked, has been ongoing for years, but in the last several months, the hostility had escalated. Doorbell camera footage captured the man holding a belt while reportedly intimidating Alejandra Feliciano and her children. (Alejandra Feliciano) Doorbell camera footage captured the man waiting at the front door with his Doberman before harassing Alejandra Feliciano and her family as they come and go. (Alejandra Feliciano) The man has waited outside Alejandra Feliciano’s front door and garage door with his Doberman to harass them. (Alejandra Feliciano) “I’m terrified,” Feliciano told KTLA’s John Fenoglio. “He’ll come out with a belt and antagonize the camera as if he’s going to hit us. He has used sticks before. He’ll use his Doberman dog without a leash.” Footage shows the

A Ventura County man was sentenced to prison for molesting two children for over a decade. Micah Lanere Smith, 47, of Calabasas, was convicted of the crimes by a jury and sentenced on March 27, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. Between 2006 and 2017, Smith had repeatedly molested two underage members of his household, prosecutors said. The crimes began when the children were 6 and 9 years old and occurred at homes in Oxnard and Thousand Oaks.  An investigation into the molestation began in early 2019 after Smith was involved in a domestic violence incident in Los Angeles County.  Micah Lanere Smith, 47, of Calabasas, is seen in a booking photo provided by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. Smith was arrested and on Jan. 24, was convicted by a jury of five felonies:  Two counts of lewd acts upon a child One count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 Two counts of sexual penetration with force or fear The jury also found true special allegations that the crimes had been committed against multiple victims and that he took

Two women accused of targeting a Rancho Mirage man in a six-figure immigration-driven extortion scam both pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges. Bertha Verduzco Gasso, 67, and Ilvia Yvette Lopez, 43, both of Hemet, were arrested Tuesday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation that began earlier this month. Both women are charged with grand theft, extortion and a sentence-enhancing allegation of perpetrating white-collar fraud. They were jointly arraigned before Superior Court Judge Randolph Rogers, who scheduled a felony settlement conference for the pair on April 8 at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Each woman is being held on $111,000 bail — the amount alleged to have been extorted — at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. According to sheriff’s Sgt. Bryan Whitley, the victim or his relatives informed deputies on March 4 that he allegedly had been targeted by Lopez, who demanded the six-figure payoff to prevent her from outing his immigration status, which might lead to deportation. No other details about the victim were disclosed, including his identity. The man evidently acquiesced out of fear. He was not physically harmed. It

State Auditor Grant Parks Thursday issued a review of Anaheim’s lease with the Angels for Angel Stadium, criticizing a lack of access for inspections and its revenue-sharing terms, which compare unfavorably to other stadiums in the state. Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, who asked for the audit with Assemblyman Avelino Valencia, D-Anaheim, in August, blasted the lease agreement and said he will work with the city on how to get more detailed inspections of the nearly 60-year-old stadium. “If nothing else, we need to at least look out for the health and welfare for folks who attend the stadium,” Umberg told City News Service. “One of the most stunning (terms of the lease agreement) is the prohibition on inspections, which I think is outrageous,” Umberg said. A detailed assessment of the stadium is also necessary “in terms of the deterioration of the asset,” Umberg added. “This is a huge asset to the taxpayers of Anaheim. We have an obligation to ensure it’s basically not falling to the ground.” Umberg said extreme weather from climate change poses new risks to the stadium that weren’t there when