How a national blood shortage could impact people with sickle cell disease
Dima Hendricks said as a Black woman with a chronic illness she never thought she would be able to fulfill her dream of competing in national beauty pageants.
2023-09-29 21:22
These Iowa and New Hampshire voters don't see much changing after the second GOP debate
Jaclyn Taylor's search for a candidate got a little more complicated Wednesday night. Chris Mudd, on the other hand, ended the night exactly where he began.
2023-09-29 19:18
Trump heads to California GOP event two days after skipping debate
A California Republican showdown featuring Donald Trump is coming -- two days after the former president skipped his party's second 2024 primary debate in Simi Valley.
2023-09-29 18:53
House expected to take up GOP stopgap bill but Congress still on track for a shutdown
The House is expected to take up a GOP stopgap bill to extend government funding on Friday -- but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appears to lack the votes to pass it and Congress is still on track to trigger a government shutdown.
2023-09-29 17:23
Michigan judge to rule whether teen Oxford High School shooter who killed 4 can receive life sentence
A Michigan judge is poised to decide Friday if the teenaged gunman who killed four students at his high school can be sentenced to life in prison without parole.
2023-09-29 15:56
Man shot at protest over plans to reinstall controversial New Mexico conquistador statue
A man was shot Thursday at a protest over plans to reinstall a statue of a controversial Spanish conquistador in northern New Mexico, police say.
2023-09-29 15:23
Millions take to China's railways, roads, air in 1st big autumn holiday since end of zero-COVID
Many millions of Chinese tourists are expected to travel within their country, splurging on hotels, tours, attractions and meals in a boost to the economy during the 8-day autumn holiday period that began Friday
2023-09-29 14:19
A week that laid bare the stakes of the 2024 election
America's next presidential election is 13 months away. But while the first Republican primary votes will not be cast until the dead of winter, the last week of September 2023 may come to be seen as the moment when the extraordinary implications of the fight for the White House crystallized.
2023-09-29 12:21
What's streaming now: Ed Sheeran, 'The Voice,' 'The Golden Bachelor' and Wes Anderson returns
This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Ed Sheeran centered on his relationships, a spinoff of “The Bachelor” starring a 72-year-old widower and Wes Anderson returns for a second time this year with “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” starring Benedict Cumberbatch
2023-09-29 12:16
Kevin McCarthy critics weigh push to oust him but lack candidate who can win majority vote
Conservative hardliners have started to float potential alternative candidates should House Speaker Kevin McCarthy be ousted, as internal frustration with the California Republican has grown, according to four GOP sources familiar with the conversations.
2023-09-29 11:58
A man is convicted of attempted murder in shooting of 2 Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in 2020
A jury on Thursday convicted a man on charges relating to a series of crimes, including attempted murder in the shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies outside a transit station in September 2020, prosecutors said.
2023-09-29 11:49
Iranian vessels shined laser at US attack helicopter over Persian Gulf in unsafe manner, US Navy says
Iranian vessels shined a laser at a US attack helicopter in international airspace over the Persian Gulf on Wednesday in what the US Navy is calling an "unsafe and unprofessional manner."
2023-09-29 10:25