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First on CNN: Elizabeth Warren demands airline crackdown amid travel chaos

Air travel is a mess right now and Sen. Elizabeth Warren is demanding that federal regulators do something about it.

The inside story of how John Roberts failed to save abortion rights

Chief Justice John Roberts privately lobbied fellow conservatives to save the constitutional right to abortion down to the bitter end, but May's unprecedented leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade made the effort all but impossible, multiple sources …

Kinzinger encouraged by latest news of Justice Department investigation into January 6

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of the two Republicans serving on the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, said Tuesday he is seeing some positive developments out of the Justice Department's investigation into the riot.

Mira Sorvino leads an outpouring of tributes to her late father Paul

Tributes have been pouring in to honor the late Paul Sorvino. The "Goodfellas" and "Law & Order" star died Monday of natural causes at the age of 83.

Former Buncombe County teacher sentenced in child pornography case

A former teacher in Buncombe County has been sentenced after authorities found thousands of files of child pornography in his possession.

A sign inflation is easing: Walmart is slashing prices on clothing and other products

Many shoppers have pulled back on buying clothing and other discretionary items as the highest inflation in four decades pinches their pocketbooks.

Trump returns to DC for first time since leaving office to make speech at policy summit

Former President Donald Trump will return to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since he left office, delivering a speech at the America First Policy Institute's two-day summit.

Nearly 'zero revenue': Macao's casinos were burning millions a day. Then came a lockdown

Macao's casinos have been bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars a month during the pandemic. Now a prolonged lockdown is adding more uncertainty for players in the world's largest gambling hub.

A Dallas-area inferno damages 26 homes, with 9 a 'total loss'

What started as a grass fire in suburban Dallas turned into a devastating blaze, torching 10 to 20 acres and damaging more than two dozen homes, officials said.

Record rainfall causes widespread flash flooding near St. Louis, including on I-70

Torrential and record-breaking rainfall caused widespread flash flooding in the St. Louis area Tuesday morning, submerging vehicles on streets, forcing rescues from homes and cars and spurring numerous road closures, including part of Interstate 70, officials said.

Alibaba stock jumps after announcing Hong Kong primary listing

Alibaba announced a plan to allow more mainland Chinese investors to invest in the stock. In a statement Tuesday, the Chinese tech giant said that its board had approved an application to upgrade its Hong Kong stock to a primary …

Instead of retiring, Hawaii teachers are returning to classrooms

The Hawaii State Teachers Association held an Un-retirement Party today for educators.

'Edge of a global recession': IMF slashes world economic forecast again

The global economy is already in trouble, yet risks keep piling up. In a report released Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund once again lowered its world economic forecast as it predicted major slowdowns in the three biggest economies: the United …

What's it like living in Soviet-era housing today?

Across the former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, huge concrete complexes stand as testament to Europe's post-war housing drive. Constructed en masse in the second half of the 20th century, their utilitarian designs were usually geared toward providing homes as …

GOP congressman attends gay son's wedding after opposing protections for same-sex marriage

GOP Rep. Glenn Thompson attended his gay son's wedding last week, three days after opposing a bill in the US House that would enshrine protections for same-sex marriage into federal law, CNN has confirmed.