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Senate Republicans just took 2 big hits to their 2022 chances

Just days into their newfound status as the minority party, Senate Republicans suffered two body blows that could badly complicate their chances of retaking control in 2022.

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Trump Organization could face criminal charges in New York as soon as next week

The Manhattan district attorney's office has informed lawyers for the Trump Organization that it could face criminal charges in connection with benefits it has provided to company employees, a Trump attorney confirmed Friday.

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Officer injured in Capitol riot asks McCarthy to denounce GOP January 6 conspiracies

DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone told House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday that he should denounce conspiracies spread by Republican lawmakers about the January 6 insurrection and publicly condemn the 21 House Republicans who voted against awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to officers who defended the Capitol.

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New NBA season to test LeBron James' ability to defy expectations of age

The opening day of the 2020-21 NBA season is unlike any other. It has been just 71 days since the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2020 NBA championship. The Lakers will take on the crosstown rival Clippers in one of the two opening night fixtures on Tuesday.

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As leaders struggle to dispel misinformation about vaccines, some celebrities create more

Those Nicki Minaj tweets? Let's talk about them. On Monday, Minaj said that her cousin in Trinidad, where the superstar is from, "won't get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent. His testicles became swollen."

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What's next in the fight over the Mar-a-Lago FBI search affidavit

The Justice Department on Thursday submitted a proposal under seal for redacting the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit, as the legal fight to bring more transparency into the FBI's search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home continues.

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Manchin wants to raise age to 21 for gun purchases, doesn't see need for AR-15s

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia voiced his support Monday for raising the age to 21 for purchasing semi-automatic weapons and questioned why individuals need to own high-powered AR-15-style weapons, putting him at odds with Republicans who are resisting imposing any restrictions on access to firearms.

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Parents seek justice for baby who died after his neck was broken during delivery at a Georgia hospital

A Georgia couple is seeking justice for the death last year of their baby during delivery at a Georgia hospital.

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Woman walked into Houston megachurch with a child; began shooting - what we know

A woman who walked into a popular Texas megachurch Sunday afternoon with a long gun and a young child opened fire before she was killed by law enforcement officers on scene. The gunfire left the child in critical condition and another man injured, officials said.

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Suspect in Texas girl’s disappearance/death is family friend who was supposed to take her to bus stop, sheriff says

The man suspected in the death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham is a family friend who was entrusted with taking her to the school bus on the morning she vanished – and later participated in the massive search for the girl before her body was found in an east Texas river, authorities said.

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GOP Health Care Plan Clears First Hurdle, Debate Continues In Committee

The House Ways and Means Committee needed 18 hours to become the first panel to approve the Republicans' Obamacare repeal bill, nearly a full day after debate began and with no end in sight.

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'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 No. 1.

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'Nothing more could have been done': Trump's final phone call to Woodward

On August 14, the coronavirus pandemic was on fire in the US. More than 168,000 Americans had died, with more than 1,300 deaths that day alone. But when President Donald Trump called legendary journalist Bob Woodward, it was to find out one thing: He had recently learned that Woodward's new book "Rage" was done and would be coming out in September, and Trump wanted to find out how he'd be portrayed.

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Austin police identify 17-year-old killed by porch package bomb

A 17-year-old victim in a series of deadly package bombs delivered to homes in Austin, Texas, was identified Tuesday as Draylen Mason, as a law enforcement source revealed the same person may have constructed the three devices.

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Haley's response to WH blame over sanctions: 'I don't get confused'

A consensus emerged Tuesday at the White House and Mar-a-Lago about how to clean up the administration's suddenly muddled plans to crack down on Russia: Blame Nikki Haley.

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How an improv class is helping the anxious

Nimeet Shah panicked whenever he had to speak before a group at work. "It was pretty severe," the Chicago IT professional said. "Making eye contact was even so difficult for me." Anxiety limited the 34-year-old's social life. "I would avoid big crowds. I would avoid even going to parties and things."

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BIG3 Draws Largest Crowd In Its History To See Power And 3's Company Advance To The Finals

BIG3 set an all-time high in attendance with a total of 16,402 fans turning out in Dallas – an increase over the huge turnout of 15,125 in Dallas last year and the previous BIG3 record of 16,341 during 2018 Week 1 in Houston.

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Most self-driving companies say this tech is crucial. Elon Musk disagrees.

For most people building self-driving cars, lidar is viewed as a godsend. In recent years, enthusiasm for the technology has sparked shortages of the depth-measuring sensor, acquisitions of startups developing it and more than a billion dollars of investments.

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5 things to know for August 24: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Cuomo, voting rights, shipping

The CNN Business Fear & Greed Index, with seven gauges of investor sentiment, is showing signs of fear in the market. But one thing the business world isn't too worried about? The Delta variant causing a repeat of the 2020 shutdown.

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How Sandi Morris and Tyrone Smith navigated the 'purgatory' of a postponed Olympics

When your career highs come around only once every four years, the prospect of putting your aspirations on hold can be difficult to stomach.