Washington —CBS News projects the U.S. House special election in California’s 20th congressional district will go to a runoff to fill the vacancy left by former House SpeakerKevin McCarthy. Republican State Assembly member Vince Fong advanced to the runoff, which will take place in May. Fong, who is vying to fill the vacancy left by McCarthy, has the former speaker’s …

More than six in 10 of the abortions in the U.S. last year were done through medication, up from 53% in 2020, new research shows. The Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights, said about 642,700 medication abortions took place in the first full calendar year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Medication abortion accounted …

(CBS DETROIT) – Authorities say the brother of U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee was killed in a shooting early Tuesday morning in Genesee County, Michigan. The victim’s son has been charged in connection with his death. In a press conference, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said Timothy E. Kildee, 57, was reportedly shot at his home in Vienna Township following an …