2022 data shows pandemic shifted Americans toward voting by mail
The Covid-19 pandemic may have had a durable impact on the way Americans vote, with voting by mail remaining more popular in 2022 than it was pre-pandemic, according to new data released by the United States Election Assistance Commission.
2023-07-21 00:23
Florida 10-month-old dies after being left in hot car that reached 133 degrees
A Florida woman has been arrested for aggravated manslaughter of a child after a 10-month-old she was caring for was found unresponsive in a car that had reached an internal temperate of over 133 degrees, according to an arrest report from the Baker County Sheriff's office.
2023-07-21 00:16
House passes Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill
The House on Thursday passed a Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill to renew funding for the agency for the next five years.
2023-07-20 22:52
US airstrike kills 5 al-Shabaab militants in Somalia
The US military killed five al-Shabaab militants in a "collective self-defense airstrike" in Somalia, US Africa Command announced Thursday.
2023-07-20 22:45
Biden met with auto union president ahead of potential strike, White House official says
President Joe Biden met briefly with a top auto union chief Wednesday, a White House official tells CNN, as talks between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three US automakers continue ahead of a potentially damaging strike.
2023-07-20 21:28
All eyes on a Washington grand jury amid signs of possible third Trump indictment
The biggest question about the 2024 presidential campaign so far is whether voters or juries will get to cast the first verdict on Donald Trump.
2023-07-20 21:20
Verizon and AT&T should 'clean up their mess' following toxic lead cable report, congressman says
New York Democratic Congressman Pat Ryan on Thursday urged industry trade group USTelecom, Verizon and AT&T to remove toxic lead cables that the Wall Street Journal reported the network providers left in several locations across the United States, according to a letter shared with CNN ahead of its release.
2023-07-20 21:16
Who was the real J. Robert Oppenheimer?
The highly anticipated movie "Oppenheimer" finally lands in theaters Friday. But who was J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist widely considered the father of the atomic bomb?
2023-07-20 19:17
Louisiana juveniles are suffering dangerous heat and isolation in an old death row facility built for adults, a lawsuit states. Experts say the harm could be irreversible
Children in the custody of Louisiana's Office of Juvenile Justice being held in a former death row building at an adult prison are suffering dangerous heat conditions and routine isolation in their cells that experts say could cause serious and irreversible harm, according to a federal court filing Monday.
2023-07-20 17:58
Germany warns of suspected lioness on the loose in Berlin
Berlin police warned residents in parts of the capital to stay indoors as a wild animal, believed to be a lioness, is on the loose in the southwestern part of the German capital Thursday morning.
2023-07-20 15:52
Former Northwestern University athletes allege 'toxic culture' of hazing and sexual assault in the athletic department, attorneys say
Attorneys representing at least 15 former Northwestern University student athletes announced plans Wednesday to sue the university over allegations that its athletics department fostered a "toxic culture" that facilitated harassment and sexual abuse.
2023-07-20 14:51
Flooded with sightseers, Europe's iconic churches struggle to accommodate both worship and tourism
With tourism reaching or surpassing pre-pandemic levels across southern Europe this summer, iconic sacred sites struggle to find ways to accommodate both the faithful who come to pray and millions of increasingly secular visitors
2023-07-20 14:18