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State Department looks past Tillerson to get ready for Pompeo

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with his senior staff ‪Wednesday morning to discuss the road ahead after his unceremonious firing a day earlier.

Will Trump's new CIA pick denounce torture programs she was part of?

If Gina Haspel is going to be confirmed as the next CIA director, a post she was nominated to fill by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, she will have to disavow the interrogation techniques that made her famous.

School shootings in the spotlight Wednesday with House vote, Senate hearing

The US House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill to fund more security at schools, exactly one month after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida.

Texas ban on sanctuary city policies can stand for now, appeals court rules

A federal appeals court upheld most provisions of a controversial Texas law that prohibits sanctuary city policies in the state -- a win for Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

Teacher accidentally fires gun and injures student during safety lesson

A teacher accidentally discharged a firearm while teaching a public safety class, injuring one student at a Northern California school on Tuesday, police said.

Staffing shakeup to overshadow five Cabinet members pitching infrastructure plan to the Hill

Five Cabinet secretaries are heading to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a hearing on infrastructure, but it's likely other issues will come up amid the news that President Donald Trump is shaking up his administration.

The dog was put inside an overhead bin on a United flight. It didn't survive

For more than three hours, a passenger's dog was inside an overhead bin on United Airlines Flight 1284 from Houston to New York after a flight attendant told the passenger to put it there.

Blizzard slams New England in third major storm of past 2 weeks

New England's third nor'easter in less than two weeks slammed parts of the region Tuesday in a barrage that dropped as much as 2 feet of snow in some places and brought dangerous whiteout conditions on the roads.

Austin police identify 17-year-old killed by porch package bomb

A 17-year-old victim in a series of deadly package bombs delivered to homes in Austin, Texas, was identified Tuesday as Draylen Mason, as a law enforcement source revealed the same person may have constructed the three devices.

Pennsylvania's special election isn't an isolated incident. The GOP is in trouble.

Even without a winner declared Tuesday night, it was clear based on the results what the race would tell us about the 2018 midterm elections.

3 bombs, many questions: What we know about Austin box explosions

In these attacks, it's unclear if the victims were targeted or picked at random.

What the bombs that went off in Austin might tell us about the bombmaker

Details about the deadly bombings in Austin remain scarce, but one thing is clear, experts say: whoever made the bomb knew what they were doing.

GOPer: We're in trouble

However the special election for Pennsylvania's Congressional District turns out -- and, at this writing, it remains essentially a tie, while absentee ballots are counted -- it represents a major loss for the GOP. It is the latest canary in …

What is ALS, the condition Stephen Hawking lived with for over 5 decades?

By Euan McKirdy, CNN (CNN) -- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, more commonly known as ALS, is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease. It affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that make the muscles of both the upper and lower …

'It's not over yet:' Nail-biter Pennsylvania special election heads into 2nd day

Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone are locked in a neck and neck battle to decide who will represent Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District.