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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 …

Depression in British adults may have doubled during coronavirus pandemic

Nearly a fifth of British adults likely experienced some form of depression during the coronavirus pandemic, according to official figures released Tuesday --- twice as many as before the pandemic hit.

These companies are giving their employees the day off to vote

With an ongoing pandemic, the logistics of voting in this year's presidential election are making many Americans anxious -- even more so than in previous years.

White House focus on oleandrin treatment for coronavirus would be 'nonsense,' experts say

Is the White House about to promote a new, unproven and sketchy coronavirus treatment?

Fact Check: Michigan's rejection of ballots from dead voters is an example of the system working, not fraud

As the President continues his efforts to discredit voting by mail, he and his allies have pointed to several so-called examples of voter fraud. The latest favorite? More than 800 ballots that were received by mail from "dead voters" in …

Michelle Obama goes where no former first lady ever has

What Michelle Obama did at the Democratic National Convention Monday night has forever changed the way that former first ladies will use their tremendous influence during campaigns.

Michelle Obama sends a message with her necklace: VOTE

Michelle Obama called on Americans to vote during her keynote address at the Democratic National Convention.

Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention: The choice before Americans

Americans have a choice on November 3: Trumpism or Obamaism.

Hits and misses from Night 1 of the Democratic National Convention

The first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention is in the books.

Woman who lost father to Covid-19: 'His only preexisting condition was trusting Donald Trump'

A woman who lost her father to the coronavirus excoriated the President on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, declaring in a pointed speech that her father's "only preexisting condition was trusting Donald Trump."