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'We lost children, mothers, fathers, neighbors and friends,' Alabama's governor says after tornadoes
Lashawn Wilson sat crammed between her 72-year-old mother, her son and her husband in the bathroom of her mom's home.
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Communities Across the U.S. Celebrate the Second Annual National Day of Racial Healing With Concerts, Proclamations and Programs
On Jan. 16, communities across the country will celebrate the National Day of Racial Healing (#NDORH) with events and activities as distinct as their participants. High school students, recording artists, civic leaders, teachers, librarians, college students and more will come together in auditoriums, museums, libraries and churches, or on social networks. The array of activities mark the second annual National Day of Racial Healing, established by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) in 2017 to promote healing as a critical path for ending racial bias and creating a society in which all children can thrive.
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Sparkling Wine, Jets, the Unborn and Other Special-interest Wins In the Tax Bill
On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee unveiled the latest version of a GOP tax plan, which includes a proposal to repeal Obamacare's requirement that most people have health care coverage or pay a fine. That's the most notable new provision in the revised tax overhaul, but it is far from the only one.
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US 'shouldn't have closed the door' to more Pfizer Covid vaccine doses this past summer, official says
It was a mistake for the Trump administration not to leave the door open to purchase more Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses earlier this summer, an administration official told CNN on Monday.
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Surfside mayor says security will be tightened at the condo collapse location, which he says is a 'holy site'
As the death toll in the Surfside condo collapse nears 100, officials said security at the location will be tightened, with only authorized personnel allowed at the site in the near future.
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Wealthy candidates pour millions into 2022 campaigns
Members of sports team families and business leaders are among those pouring their personal fortunes into campaigns for office in 2022, making an early impact on primary contests for key midterm races.
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Biden awards 4 Vietnam veterans with the Medal of Honor
President Joe Biden on Tuesday bestowed the Medal of Honor to four Army veterans who fought in the Vietnam War, upgrading previous honors they had received for their acts of valor.
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TikTok sued by content moderator who claims she developed PTSD from reviewing disturbing content
A content moderator for TikTok is suing the social media platform after she says she developed psychological trauma as a result of her job, which she alleges required her to review videos featuring graphic violence, conspiracy theories and other disturbing imagery.
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Police chief resigns as 'inexcusable surge of violent crime' grips Louisiana city
The city is seeing a violent spike in crime, a troubling trend that experts say is largely due to socioeconomic issues exacerbated by the pandemic and one that led the police chief to resign from his position last month.
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Why Biden really doesn't want to cancel his overseas trip
It happens to every American president: a trip abroad gets derailed when crises are unfolding at home.
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Johnson faces legislative landmines as Republicans let untested speaker chart new course
Mike Johnson swiftly ascended to the speakership with unanimous support from his party. Now comes the hard part.
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Florida’s new standards on Black history curriculum are creating outrage
Middle school students in Mayade Ersoff’s Miami-Dade social studies class learn about the history of slavery in America through art.
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Toxic ‘forever’ chemicals found in excessive levels in global groundwater, study says
Potentially toxic chemicals called PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are found in surface and groundwaters around the world at levels much higher than many international regulators allow, a new study found.
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Michael Cohen on Capitol Hill Tuesday, start of 3-day congressional gauntlet
President Donald Trump's former fixer and attorney Michael Cohen is slated this week to discuss publicly for the first time Trump's role in some of the crimes Cohen pleaded guilty to last year, a source familiar with Cohen's preparations for his testimony told CNN.
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Mom running for office wanted to use campaign funds to pay for child care. An official told her that's a 'misplaced priority'
A Louisiana mom, running for office for the first time, thought about taking her kindergartner and her 1½-year-old along with her on the campaign trail. But she realized that probably wouldn't work.
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Law enforcement braces for more extremist violence in DC and around the US ahead of Inauguration Day
Calls for new protests in Washington, DC, and states across the country have law enforcement bracing for more possible violence in the coming days after rioters stormed the US Capitol last week leaving five people dead, including a Capitol Police officer.
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Five things to watch as Democratic primaries in New York and Florida take center stage
The tail-end of the August primary season arrives on Tuesday, with elections in New York, Florida and Oklahoma.
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Investigators search for what motivated a shooting that left 1 dead and more than 20 wounded at Chiefs Super Bowl celebration
Police are working to figure out who opened fire and why after they say one person was killed and more than 20 wounded at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory rally Wednesday, sending fans in red jerseys running for cover as law enforcement swarmed the area, confetti still blowing in the wind.
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Prosecutors say school shooter Ethan Crumbley’s parents show ‘chilling lack of remorse’ after manslaughter convictions
In newly filed court documents, Michigan prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence the parents of school shooter Ethan Crumbley to at least 10 years in prison, alleging they have both showed a “chilling lack of remorse” after they were convicted for involuntary manslaughter.
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Accused rapist who tried to clear his name loses blockbuster defamation trial against TV network
An accused rapist who had sought to clear his name by suing one of Australia’s largest television networks for defamation has lost his case, with a judge finding that, on the balance of probabilities, he committed the crime.
