Virginia's bellwether elections could reshape the commonwealth -- and its governor's political future
The crowd of Democrats gathered on the sweltering tiki-themed deck of Kilroy's, a sports bar in deep-blue Northern Virginia, knew better than most people what's at stake in their state's November elections. But Tim Kaine, one of their party's two US senators, reminded them anyway.
2023-09-07 17:17
Dense terrain and brutal heat have proven challenging in search for convicted murderer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison
As authorities search for a convicted murderer who broke out of an eastern Pennsylvania prison last week, they're encountering geographical challenges in a heavily wooded area they say make it easy for someone to hide.
2023-09-07 16:47
California judge temporarily blocks school district policy requiring parents to be notified if their child asks to go by a new gender identity
A judge in San Bernardino, California, has temporarily blocked a school district policy that requires parents to be notified when their child asks to be recognized by a different gender identity or pronoun than they were assigned at birth.
2023-09-07 13:45
Slain woman's sister says Pennsylvania fugitive transformed from a kind neighbor into a jealous and threatening boyfriend
Before he brutally killed his girlfriend in front of her children two years ago in Pennsylvania, Danelo Souza Cavalcante seemed like a positive match -- a fellow Brazilian who was a good neighbor and kind -- the girlfriend's sister says.
2023-09-07 12:29
House-Senate GOP tension rises as shutdown fears grip Capitol
GOP Sen. Mitt Romney thinks a government shutdown is "very likely," citing the House for his pessimism.
2023-09-07 12:22
US scorns Putin's possible turn toward North Korea
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un may each have something the other wants -- a dangerous combination as far as the US is concerned.
2023-09-07 12:19
Watchdog group sues to block Trump from Colorado ballot, citing 14th Amendment's disqualification clause
A Washington-based advocacy group filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to block former President Donald Trump from the 2024 Republican primary ballot in Colorado, citing the 14th Amendment's ban on insurrectionists holding public office.
2023-09-07 11:56
Chinese hack of Microsoft engineer led to breach of US officials' emails, company says
The Chinese hackers who breached senior US officials' emails in May and June were able to do so by first stealing sensitive data from a Microsoft engineer, the company revealed Wednesday.
2023-09-07 11:56
DC police searching for homicide suspect who escaped a university hospital in Washington, DC
The DC Metropolitan Police Department is searching for a homicide suspect who escaped custody at a university hospital on Wednesday.
2023-09-07 10:49
Investigative genetic genealogy leads police to a suspect in series of California kidnappings and sexual assaults
A man suspected of a series of suspected sexual assaults in Sacramento, California, over a decade ago, was identified and arrested through the use of investigative genetic genealogy, officials announced Tuesday.
2023-09-07 10:18
Bruce Springsteen being treated for gastrointestinal condition, postpones multiple concerts
Bruce Springsteen is postponing all of his concerts in September with the E Street Band as he deals with a gastrointestinal condition.
2023-09-07 09:26
Former congressional aide will win GOP primary for Utah special election, CNN projects
Former congressional aide Celeste Maloy will win the Republican special primary election to succeed her onetime boss, GOP Rep. Chris Stewart, in Utah's 2nd Congressional District, CNN projects.
2023-09-07 08:26