Omaha, Nebraska — A Halloween celebration turned frantic after a man drove through a barricaded area and was shot by an Omaha police officer Monday night, police said. CBS Omaha affiliate KMTV reports that the man was critically wounded. His name hasn’t been released. Police said no one else was …

Norma Thornton spent almost 20 years running a restaurant in Alaska before retiring to Arizona with her husband in 2017. With more time on her hands, she started cooking hot meals and giving them to the homeless population around Bullhead City.  In time, her charitable activities attracted attention from other …

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a long-awaited list of cyber performance goals for the nation’s critical infrastructure.  The 28-page guide represents a major step forward for the Biden administration’s cyber agenda, featuring a broad list of cybersecurity performance goals and a substantial glossary of terms. The …

The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of the midterm elections in November — an allegation Google denies. The lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of California Friday evening, accuses Gmail …

American Airlines is eliminating first-class tickets on international flights, saying the carrier isn’t selling enough of the pricey seats. “First class will not exist on the 777, or for that matter at American Airlines, for the simple reason that our customers aren’t buying it,” Vasu Raja, chief commercial officer, said …

Six people died in an apartment fire early Friday in the southern Wisconsin village of Hartland, the police chief said. The death toll was revised, after officials said earlier that seven people died. “This is an active criminal investigation by the Hartland Police Department,” Police Chief Torin Misko said at …

The U.S. government opened a website to allow Americans with federal student loans to apply for up to $20,000 in debt forgiveness.  The site comes after the Biden administration said its goal was to create an application that would be “short and simple.” The application requires just a few minutes to …

Beyond Meat said Chief Operating Officer Doug Ramsey is leaving the company, a departure that comes after the executive allegedly bit another man’s nose outside a football game.  In a regulatory filing, Beyond Meat said Ramsey’s last day of employment is October 14. The company also said it is cutting …

A 32-year-old man has pleaded guilty to building an explosive bomb in Ohio and then driving to Maryland, with the intention of killing a romantic rival, according to authorities. Clayton McCoy intended to kill the boyfriend of the woman he liked, the Department of Justice said in a news release. …

About 66 million seniors, disabled Americans and others rely on Social Security for monthly retirement income that can cover some, and often all, of their bills. But this year’s cost-of-living adjustment is lagging the highest inflation in 40 years, eating into seniors’ buying power. Many seniors are hoping that 2023 …