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house speaker mike johnson, shutdown...
KEVIN FREKING

House passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline

The Senate is expected to take up the legislation before a midnight Friday shutdown deadline.
22 days ago
Bottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol,...
Peter Johnston

Utah’s Attorney General calls for Supreme Court to restrict access to an abortion pill

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is calling on the Supreme Court to restrict access to the abortion pill called Mifepristone.
22 days ago
The Kirtland Temple pictured, which was bought by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
Sam Herrera

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints acquires buildings, manuscripts, Kirtland Temple from Community of Christ

According to the church, the acquisition highlights its "long-standing effort to preserve religious and cultural heritage."
23 days ago
Kyrsten Sinema...
DANNY SHAPIRO, KTAR

Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema won’t seek reelection for US Senate seat

Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema, in a statement, said she would not run again because her political approach “is not what America wants right now.”
23 days ago
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, center, sits with her attorney Jason Bowles, left, during testimony in the t...
MORGAN LEE Associated Press

Ammo supplier says he provided no live rounds in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

Ammo supplier testified that he provided dummy rounds to the "Rust" set where Alex Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer.
23 days ago
Cookie Monster has taken to X to express his frustration over shrinking products, aka: "shrinkflati...
Bryan Mena

Even Cookie Monster is complaining about the US economy

“Me hate shrinkflation! Me cookies are getting smaller,” Cookie Monster posted on X. “Guess me going to have to eat double da cookies!”
23 days ago
Thousands of pounds of Trader Joe's chicken soup dumplings have been recalled due to possible conta...
Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN

Trader Joe’s chicken soup dumplings recalled for possible contamination

The manufacturer, CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corporation, said customers found hard plastic in the dumplings. 
24 days ago
FILE - The U.S Supreme Court is photographed, Jan. 3, 2024, in Washington. (Mariam Zuhaib, Associat...
John Fritze, CNN

Supreme Court keeps Trump on Colorado ballot, rejecting 14th Amendment push

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump should appear on the ballot in Colorado in a decision that follows months of debate.
24 days ago
FILE: Seen from an aerial view, people pass through razor wire after crossing the U.S.-Mexico borde...
ACACIA CORONADO

Judge blocks Texas law allowing police power to arrest illegal migrants

The ruling is a victory for the Justice Department. It argued that the law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott last year was unconstitutional.
28 days ago
president biden shown, he and former president trump are visiting the border in texas...
SEUNG MIN KIM, JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press

Biden and Trump touch down in Texas, highlighting immigration as a major election issue

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump arrived Thursday in Texas, for dueling trips to the U.S.-Mexico border in a sign of how central immigration has become to the 2024 election
28 days ago
texas wildfires...
Associated Press

Wildfire grows into one of largest in Texas history as flames menace multiple small towns

Known as the Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest blaze expanded to more than 1,300 square miles and jumped into parts of neighboring Oklahoma.
28 days ago
execution chamber in idaho prison...
Associated Press

Idaho halts execution by lethal injection after 8 failed attempts to insert IV line

Thomas Eugene Creech Creech, one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S., was wheeled into the execution chamber at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution on a gurney at 10 a.m.
28 days ago
DEARBORN, MICHIGAN - FEBRUARY 27: A sign for Republican presidential candidate former President Don...
Marshall Cohen, CNN

Illinois judge removes Trump from ballot, cites ‘insurrectionist ban’

Wednesday’s unexpected decision comes as a similar challenge from Colorado is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
28 days ago
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talks to reporters following the weekly Senate Republ...
MICHAEL TACKETT Associated Press

McConnell to step down as Senate Republican leader in November

In a copy of his prepared remarks, McConnell stressed the importance of knowing when to move on. "to life's next chapter."
29 days ago
The Wendy's logo appears over a red background...
Associated Press

Wendy’s won’t raise prices during restaurant’s busy times

Wendy's says that it has no plans to increase prices during the busiest times at its restaurants.
29 days ago
Washington Capitals defenseman Steve Oleksy, right, lands a punch on Carolina Hurricanes left wing ...
STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer

NHL fighting is down across the league but not going anywhere

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has said fighting has a place in keeping down the temperature of games,
29 days ago
FILE: Aerial photo of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virgina. The U.S. Army is slashing the size of its...
LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press

US Army is slashing thousands of posts in major revamp to prepare for future wars

The cuts include jobs related to counter-insurgency that swelled during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars but are not needed as much today.
29 days ago
Rebecca Bistany remains locked out of her husband Paul's iPhone, nearly a year and a half after his...
Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN

Making your online accounts accessible when you die

A password management company says we each person have an average of 100 online accounts, what happens to them?
30 days ago
Image of TV remote featuring Netflix button. Netflix may direct customers to stop paying for their ...
Samantha Delouya, CNN

You may lose access to your Netflix account if you’re paying through Apple

The update by Netflix comes after years of pushback from apps in Apples iOS App Store for taking a 30% cut of all in-app purchases.
30 days ago
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of the Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander, al...
Jackie Wattles, CNN

Odysseus lunar lander shares new photos from its harrowing descent

The vehicle softly touched down on the moon on Thursday, becoming the first US-made lander to do so since the Apollo era.
1 month ago
The Federal Trade Commission sued to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albe...
DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer

US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons

The FTC says the $24.6 billion Kroger Albertsons merger would eliminate competition and lead to higher prices for millions of Americans.
1 month ago
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night ...
MEG KINNARD and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press

Trump wins South Carolina, easily beating Haley in her home state and closing in on GOP nomination

Donald Trump won South Carolina's Republican primary on Saturday further consolidating his path to a third straight GOP nomination.
1 month ago
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Associated Press

Denver police looking for former funeral home owner after body kept in hearse for 2 years

Police said 33-year-old Miles Harford was cooperating with investigators last week. But on Thursday, police said he hadn't turned himself in.
1 month ago
Odysseus passes over the near side of the moon following lunar orbit insertion on February 21. (Int...
Jackie Wattles, CNN

Historic Odysseus moon mission reaches the lunar surface

The landing is a historic one, marking the first commercial spacecraft to soft-land on the moon.
1 month ago