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Homelessness advocates in front of Supreme Court...
LINDSAY WHITEHURST and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press

With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors

It's the most significant case in the Supreme Court in decades on homelessness and comes as record numbers of people are without a permanent place to live.
10 days ago
Columbia University students hold a protest in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict...
Matt Egan, Chris Boyette, Shimon Prokupecz and Nic F. Anderson, CNN

Columbia University main campus classes will be hybrid until semester ends; NYU students, faculty arrested during protests

Columbia University, the epicenter of pro-Palestinian protests at US college campuses in recent days, says all classes at its main campus will be hybrid until the spring semester ends. 
11 days ago
Volunteers gather at Pedal and Pick at Jordan Park in Salt Lake City to celebrate earth day...
Mariah Maynes

How did April 22 become Earth Day?

20 million Americans took part in the first Earth Day in 1970. Nowadays, the event is a global affair.
11 days ago
An assortment of vegan, organic, locally sourced, and wild caught food products all using plastic p...
Associated Press

How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid ‘pointless plastic’

Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they're bagged or wrapped in plastic too. For one shopper, it's too much.
11 days ago
us supreme court shown, court hearing case on ghost guns...
MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press

Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers

The Supreme Court had previously intervened to keep regulation for gun ghosts in effect during a legal fight over the rules.
11 days ago
An image produced using optical microscopy shows Clostridium botulinum, an ingredient in Botox and ...
John Bonifield, CNN

Counterfeit, mishandled Botox injections linked to harmful reactions in nine states

Harmful reactions to botox have been reported in nine states.
11 days ago
former president trump, immunity...
MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ

Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway

The opening statements in the hush money trial marked the first time that prosecutors have presented a criminal case against a former president to a jury.
11 days ago
Victoria Beckham’s birthday party on Saturday got a little spicy, as the fashion designer celebra...
Alli Rosenbloom, CNN

Victoria Beckham reunites with the Spice Girls for iconic singalong at 50th birthday party

Victoria Beckham’s birthday party on Saturday got a little spicy, as the fashion designer celebrated with her former Spice Girls bandmates.
11 days ago
More than a dozen people were taken to area hospitals following a tram collision at Universal Studi...
Paradise Afshar and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN

Tram collision at Universal Studios theme park leaves more than a dozen people with minor injuries

More than a dozen people were taken to area hospitals following a tram collision at Universal Studies Hollywood Saturday night.
11 days ago
This composite image shows former President Donald Trump (center), Stormy Daniels (top left), Micha...
Kaanita Iyer, CNN

Here are the key players in Trump’s hush money trial

Donald Trump's hush money trial is expected to feature several high-profile witnesses, especially from his inner circle.
12 days ago
Student activists have spent multiple days occupying the lawns at Columbia University, calling for ...
Celina Tebor and Zoe Sottile, CNN

Rabbi associated with Columbia University recommends Jewish students ‘return home’ amid tense protests on campus

A rabbi recommended that Jewish students “return home as soon as possible and remain home” amid ongoing protests.
12 days ago
In this June 5, 2019, file photo, Morgan Wallen arrives at the CMT Music Awards on at the Bridgesto...
Associated Press

Recently arrested Morgan Wallen says he’s “not proud” of behavior

Country music star Morgan Wallen was charged with three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.
13 days ago
Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state's most belo...
ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press

David Pryor, former governor and senator of Arkansas, dies at age 89

Pryor died of natural causes in Little Rock surrounded by family, his son said. He led an active life in public service in Arkansas.
13 days ago
The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge lay on top of the container ship Dali, Monday, April 15, 202...
Associated Press

Third temporary channel opens for vessels to Baltimore port after bridge collapse

A third temporary channel located to the northeast of the fallen bridge is meant to help boats to access the Port of Baltimore.
13 days ago
A skier dressed as a Teletubbie participates in a pond skimming event at Gunstock Mountain Resort....
Nick Perry

Soar, slide, splash? It’s skiers’ choice as spring’s wacky pond skimming tradition returns

A spring tradition of pond skimming is happening that is meant to celebrate the last day of the skiing season before the chairlifts close.
13 days ago
Pro-Palestinian activists demonstrate outside the Capitol in Washington....
Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro

The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle

A $26 billion package aiding Israel and providing humanitarian relief to citizens of Gaza passed through the House today.
13 days ago
A man carries a Free TikTok sign in front of the courthouse where the hush-money trial of Donald Tr...
Mary Clare Jalonick and Haleluya Hadero

The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don’t expect the app to go away anytime soon

The House has passed legislation that would ban TikTok in the United States, but that doesn't mean the app is going anywhere anytime soon.
13 days ago
The New Horizons spacecraft took an image of Pluto's heart on July 14, 2015....
Ashley Strickland, CNN

Pluto gained a ‘heart’ after colliding with a planetary body

Researchers think they have solved the mystery of how Pluto's distinctive heart came to be. It could reveal new clues about its origins.
13 days ago
two people shown with wraps over themselves as they use the cbp one app...
Peter Johnston

Utah lawmakers push bill to stop undocumented immigrants from boarding planes

The CBP One app allows people immigrating to the U.S. to set up an appointment with customs before they land at a port of entry.
14 days ago
Alex Ye, an 18-year-old Maryland high school student, was arrested and charged with threat of mass ...
Chris Boyette, Braden Walker and Jillian Sykes, CNN

Maryland student arrested, 129-page document found detailing school shooting plan

A Maryland high school student was arrested and charged with threat of mass violence Wednesday.
14 days ago
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., , center, stops to talk to reporters just after lawmakers...
Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking

Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

The House has pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage.
14 days ago
former president trump, immunity...
Associated Press

Trump’s legal team again asks appeals court to intervene in hush money case

A jury of 12 people and six alternates has been seated in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York.
14 days ago
Iranian news agency FARS, citing local sources, reports multiple explosions were heard northwest of...
Hamdi Alkhshali and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN

Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN

Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, a US official told CNN, a move that threatens to push the region deeper into conflict.
15 days ago
Image of Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing 4 university of idaho students, and his attorne...
Associated press

Man charged with 4 University of Idaho deaths was out for a drive that night, his attorneys say

Authorities have said that cellular data shows that the suspect in the University of Idaho murders visited the victims' neighborhood at least a dozen times.
15 days ago