June 6 (UPI) -- Two mourners were shot, including one who died, at Washington National Cemetery in Maryland on Tuesday, as they attended the burial of a 10-year-old girl who was also the victim of gun violence, according to police.

June 6 (UPI) -- A 17-year-old girl has been arrested for attempting to hire a hitman to kill a 7-year-old in Storm Lake, Iowa.

June 6 (UPI) -- James Breheny, a 61-year-old from Little Ferry, N.J., pleaded guilty Tuesday to obstruction of an official proceeding.

June 6 (UPI) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission is reissuing its warning to parents and caregivers to stop using Boppy Newborn Loungers, recalled in 2021, after two more infants died on the "unsafe sleep environment."

June 6 (UPI) -- The provisions of the new Fiscal Responsibility Act are becoming clearer, and they could end up negatively affecting thousands of Americans relying on government assistance.

June 6 (UPI) -- The Southern Poverty Law Center released a report Tuesday, saying hate groups are on the rise and targeting public education through book bans and demonstrations, as the number of militia groups dropped last year.

June 6 (UPI) -- The Senate Finance Committee is considering a subpoena for Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow over his relationship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

June 6 (UPI) -- Astrud Gilberto, the singer known for popularizing Brazilian Bossa Nova music for international audiences with her 1964 rendition of The Girl from Ipanema, died Monday at the age of 83.

June 6 (UPI) -- Several states are facing unhealthy air conditions Tuesday under the haze produced by Canadian wildfires while dry conditions spark more fire concerns.

June 6 (UPI) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced a new $2.6 billion initiative to protect coastal communities.