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Lego's New Kit Teaches Kids to Code
Lego is making its blocks smarter. The company is launching a new building and coding set at CES 2017 this week that brings movement to Legos.
Cuccinelli rewrites Statue of Liberty poem to make case for limiting immigration
The acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services in a new interview revised the iconic poem on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal to suggest that only immigrants who can "stand on their own two feet" are welcome in the United States.
Virginia Beach Schools to increase recess times
Recess times for students a part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools will be increased.
North Carolina's GOP-led House fails to override governor's veto on 'born alive' abortion bill
North Carolina's Republican-led House of Representatives failed to override a veto by the state's Democratic governor that kept a bill from becoming law that would require doctors to try to preserve the life of an infant born alive during an attempted abortion.
Colorado elects nation's first openly gay governor, CNN projects ons to come in.
Colorado Democratic US Rep. Jared Polis will be his state's next governor, becoming the nation's first openly gay man elected to a governor's mansion, CNN has projected.
DaBaby meets with leaders from HIV organizations following his disparaging comments
DaBaby is trying to make amends following disparaging comments he made about gay men and HIV during a performance at a Miami music festival last month.
Cedric the Entertainer to host the Emmys
This year's Emmy Awards will be hosted by a first-timer. CBS and the TV Academy on Monday announced that Cedric the Entertainer will make his Emmys hosting debut in September as the big show returns to a live, in-person format. A "limited audience of nominees and their guests" will also be present, according to a press release.
A Father's Powerful Plea for His Transgender Son Wins Hearts
Ken Ballard will tell you he's a man of few words. But when it came to his 15-year-old transgender son, he couldn't stay silent.
Bigger Than Bieber? K-pop Group BTS Beats US Stars to Win Billboard Music Award
(CNN) -- Seth Meyers may have issued an on-air invite to House Speaker Paul Ryan, but the "Late Night" host is not holding his breath waiting for the RSVP.
Using Pop Songs To Teach Kids Math
The company he founded, Make Music Count, uses tunes by artists like Ariana Grande, Sam Smith and 2 Chainz in interactive lessons designed to make learning math concepts easy and fun.
New York Judge's Death a Possible Suicide, Law Enforcement Sources Say
The death of Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the first African-American woman to serve on New York state's highest court, is not considered suspicious, and the investigation points to a possible suicide, two law enforcement sources told CNN on Thursday.
Coca-Cola UK Headquarters Blocked by 2.5-ton Sculpture Protest
Greenpeace activists blocked the entrance to Coca-Cola's UK headquarters in London with a 2.5-ton sculpture featuring a seagull regurgitating plastic, and called for the company to do more to help prevent plastic pollution.
What Congress got wrong about calculating the unemployment insurance benefit
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress gave unemployment insurance recipients an extra $600 per week for three months as part of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. That benefit ended at the end of July, and while the virus is still spreading across the country and stalling the reopening process in many places, Congress cannot seem to agree on extending the bonus payments.
Talking robots could be used to combat loneliness and boost mental health in care homes
Talking robots that interact with older people could be introduced into care homes to help fight loneliness and mental ill health.
Tennessee Senate race: Phil Bredesen goes all in on pledge to break with Democrats
Democratic Senate hopeful Phil Bredesen is going all out to highlight his pledge to break with his own party as he seeks to win in conservative Tennessee.
School shooting victim's mission was to promote 'mutual understanding'
In Pakistan's bustling port city of Karachi, a family is in mourning. On Friday, thousands of miles away in Texas, the eldest child of the house, 17- year-old exchange student Sabika Sheikh was one of 10 people killed in the Santa Fe High School shooting.
Judge Overturns Record Verdict in Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Trial
Judges in two separate cases have ruled in favor of pharma giant Johnson & Johnson, overturning large financial judgments awarded to plaintiffs who believe the company's Baby Powder and Shower to Shower powder products caused their ovarian cancer. One award was to a California woman for $417 million, and another was to an Alabama woman for $72 million.
Facebook is again having to account for its role in 2016 election
Facebook's first black eye was from "fake news." The social network's secretive algorithm enabled hoaxes and lies to reach millions of people during the US presidential campaign in 2016. Analysts were taken aback by the scope of the problem. Facebook vowed to make changes.
Rescued hiker's survival story: 17 days in Hawaii forest on berries, river water and smarts
It had been more than two weeks that she had been lost in a thick Hawaiian forest, and Amanda Eller was at an end.
75% of the US population will suffer below-freezing temps this week
Absurdly cold weather is about to grip much of the United States, trapping millions of Americans in subzero temperatures and bringing "dangerous to impossible travel conditions."
