A North Carolina man plans to use his $100,000 lottery prize to build classrooms in Mali
A North Carolina man is planning to use his $100,000 lottery prize to help build classrooms for children in his hometown in Mali.
2023-05-22 20:15
Get up to speed on the US debt drama
House Republicans are insisting on spending cuts before they will agree to raise the nation's debt ceiling past $31 trillion.
2023-05-22 19:54
Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, enters the 2024 GOP primary
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott on Monday will formally enter the Republican presidential primary as he seeks to upend a contest that has so far been dominated by coverage of former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to enter the fray in the coming weeks.
2023-05-22 18:20
C. Boyden Gray, former White House counsel and conservative legal mind, dies at 80
C. Boyden Gray, the former White House counsel to former President George H.W. Bush and ambassador to the European Union, has died. He was 80.
2023-05-22 17:45
Debt limit deal remains out of reach as McCarthy and Biden plan to meet again
The countdown is on, the stakes are high -- and there is still no debt limit deal.
2023-05-22 17:27
'I have my life in my own hands': A filmmaker spent three years with Paralympian and triathlete Marieke Vervoort to explore her wish to die by euthanasia
Throughout her storied career, triathlete and Paralympian Marieke Vervoort captured the imagination of her native Belgium and the wider world.
2023-05-22 16:21
US economy on the brink as time runs low to avert debt default
America is heading close to the brink of a self-imposed economic disaster with the Republican-led House refusing to pay the country's debts unless President Joe Biden agrees on cuts to current and future spending and new curbs on social programs.
2023-05-22 12:23
8-year-old migrant girl who died in US Border Patrol custody was treated for flu several days before her death, authorities say
An 8-year-old migrant girl who died in the custody of US immigration authorities last week was treated for flu-like symptoms for several days prior to her death at a Texas hospital, according to authorities.
2023-05-22 08:54
Public drunkenness, disorderly conduct leads to 230 arrests at annual Texas Jeep weekend event
A weekend of rowdiness that authorities say included public drunkenness and disorderly conduct at an annual Jeep gathering in Texas led to about 230 arrests, authorities said.
2023-05-22 07:45
Biden trades productive G7 abroad for Washington chaos as debt default looms
It hardly required a degree in international relations to comprehend the weighty symbolism at play here on the final day of an unusually consequential Group of Seven summit.
2023-05-22 06:59
No. 2 Senate Republican to endorse Tim Scott for president
South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, plans to endorse South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott's bid for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, according to two sources familiar with the plans.
2023-05-22 06:57
Exclusive: Paul Whelan tells CNN he's confident 'wheels are turning' toward his release
Paul Whelan, an American who is wrongfully detained in Russia, told CNN on Sunday that he feels confident that his case is a priority for the United States government but wishes it could be resolved faster.
2023-05-22 05:26