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Jill Biden to make case for her husband in highly personal terms in DNC speech

Jill Biden is expected to speak in personal and optimistic terms as she makes the case for her husband, Joe Biden, as president on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, a source familiar with her remarks tells CNN.

Boeing plans more job cuts on top of 16,000 announced this spring

Boeing is planning another round of job cuts on top of the 16,000 positions it previously announced it would eliminate.

PD: Woman hits American Airlines employee after being told to wear a mask

A woman was caught on camera becoming irate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Wednesday after she refused to wear a mask while on a flight.

Phoenix gym told to shut down immediately after reopening

Shut down or face criminal action. That was the notice from the Arizona Health Department given to a Phoenix gym just hours ago.

Former opponents and Democratic activists to officially nominate Biden in revamped roll call vote

The revamped Democratic convention will alter yet another tradition on Tuesday when the roll call vote to formally nominate Joe Biden will be held with people from all 57 states and territories appearing over video.

Here are the clever ways some companies are getting workers to take time off

A few months into the pandemic, productivity was up at software development platform GitLab.

A Black medical student is working the front lines of the pandemic at the same hospital where he once was a security guard

Russell Ledet didn't think going to college was in the cards for him because of how much it was going to cost.

Police: 14-year-old boy arrested after fatally hitting 82-year-old man with car

Milwaukee police are investigating after an 82-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle Monday, Aug. 17.

'He doesn't care if we live or die': How Belarusians shed decades of fear to rattle a strongman's iron grip

Gathered just outside the barbed wire fence, a group of protesters young and old raised their voices in song. Accompanied by a guitar, they sang, "Leave, leave peacefully, this is the will of Belarusians," to the guards at Detention Center …

Kansas City pilots ready to take off with relief for Iowa derecho victims

Parts of Iowa are still trying to recover after a massive storm ripped through with hurricane force winds, and now a KC area group is using its special skills to get supplies to those folks quickly.

Here are the prominent Republicans backing Biden

A number of prominent Republicans have endorsed Joe Biden's presidential bid, handing the former vice president potentially useful support as he looks to win over dissatisfied members of the party.

Nearly 150 years ago, Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting when women weren't allowed to. Today, she'll get a pardon

Susan B. Anthony wasn't one to go quietly. She died before women secured the right to vote, but she found a way to vote anyway, 50 years before the 19th Amendment passed. She was eventually arrested and convicted for casting …

St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters to speak at Republican convention

Patricia and Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis homeowners who pointed guns at protesters earlier this summer, are scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention next week, an aide familiar told CNN on Monday.

Former CIA officer arrested and charged with espionage

Federal prosecutors accused a former CIA officer of selling sensitive defense secrets to the Chinese government over a decade in an espionage case revealed in Hawaii on Monday.

Job One for Biden at the convention: Relevance

Concentrate on a few clear goals. Assume voters know less about your candidate than you think they do. Biography trumps policy, but the gold standard is marrying the two. Personal glimpses are more valuable than political testimonials. And always look …