No end in sight for GOP chaos ahead of divisive speaker's race
A band of House Republicans made a historic move this week to punish their own leader, sending the House into chaos by ousting Kevin McCarthy as speaker. The unprecedented vote to oust McCarthy has only led to more turmoil in the days since as Republicans have grappled with the fallout of the speaker-less House.
2023-10-07 20:24
A charred body, shifting stories and a convicted man's assertion of innocence
Quincy Cross was convicted of raping and killing a young woman named Jessica Currin. Her father says they have the wrong man in prison.
2023-10-07 16:26
A trucker killed women in six states. Investigators say they've identified his last victim
Long-haul trucker Keith Hunter Jesperson killed at least eight women across the United States in the 1990s and sent authorities confession letters signed with smiley faces. But the identity of his last known victim remained a mystery for three decades.
2023-10-07 15:48
Taxiing airplane and shuttle bus collide at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, injuring at least 2, officials say
A taxiing airplane collided with a shuttle bus at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Friday evening, injuring at least two people, the city's fire department said.
2023-10-07 12:46
Sex education classes often don't include LGBTQ+ students. New restrictions could make it worse
Many LGBTQ+ students say they have not felt represented in sex education classes
2023-10-07 12:22
Colorado supermarket mass shooting suspect deemed competent to stand trial, judge rules
The man suspected of killing ten people in a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store in 2021 has been deemed fit to stand trial, a judge ruled Friday, and he will remain in custody at a state hospital to ensure he takes medication to maintain his competency.
2023-10-07 12:15
10-year-old boy killed in Kharkiv was asleep when Russian missile hit, Ukraine says
A 10-year-old boy who was killed by Russia's strike on the city of Kharkiv on Friday was apparently asleep when missiles hit residential buildings, Ukrainian officials said.
2023-10-07 10:51
Ukraine dam: Rebuilding shattered lives after Ukraine’s dam collapse
Despite water shortages, losing loved ones, homes and crops, people affected by the collapse of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam are determined to rebuild.
2023-10-07 09:19
Inside Trump's decision to endorse Jim Jordan for House speaker
As he traveled from a New York courtroom to his Palm Beach club this week, former President Donald Trump repeatedly asked his allies and aides for steady updates on what was happening in Washington, DC, as the man he often referred to as "my Kevin" was ousted from the House speakership in dramatic fashion and the immediate search for his replacement began.
2023-10-07 09:17
Hawaii's rumbling Kīlauea volcano produces over 320 earthquakes in 24 hours, officials say
Increased seismic activity from one of Hawaii's -- and Earth's -- most active volcanoes led to roughly 320 earthquakes in 24 hours, according to the United States Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
2023-10-07 08:22
Prosecutors propose website to notify victims whose tax returns were stolen along with Trump's
The ex-IRS contractor accused of leaking former President Donald Trump's tax returns disclosed so many people's tax information that prosecutors want to notify the thousands of victims through a public website, according to a court filing Wednesday.
2023-10-07 08:19
Fact check: Biden makes false claims about the debt and deficit in jobs speech
During a Friday speech about the September jobs report, President Joe Biden delivered a rapid-fire series of three false or misleading claims -- falsely saying that he has cut the debt, falsely crediting a tax policy that didn't take effect until 2023 for improving the budget situation in 2021 and 2022, and misleadingly saying that he has presided over an "actual surplus."
2023-10-07 08:18