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L - People leave the U.S. Supreme Court on February 21, 2024. 
R - Immigrants walk handcuffed after...
LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants

Opponents have called the law the most dramatic attempt by a state to police immigration in more than a decade.
1 month ago
Former US President and current GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump...
MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press

Trump’s lawyers say it is impossible for him to post bond covering $454 million civil fraud judgment

Trump's lawyers said “obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount” of the judgment “is not possible under the circumstances presented."
1 month ago
us capitol shown, government shutdown deadline approaching...
Lauren Fox, Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN

Border policy a key sticking point in Congress with shutdown deadline just days away

While government operations would halt if funding is not approved in time, the damage would be minimal if a shutdown is relegated to the weekend.
1 month ago
FILE - The TikTok app logo appears in Tokyo, on Sept. 28, 2020. US lawmakers are concerned about Be...
Laura He, CNN

Analysis: Is TikTok really Chinese?

U.S. lawmakers say they worry TikTok could share data with the Chinese government, what is the evidence that supports these concerns?
1 month ago
St. Patrick's Day is today! To celebrate, learn a little bit about the history, why American's cele...
Deepti Hajela

From 4-leaf clovers to some unexpected history, all you need to know about St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick's day is today. To celebrate, read a little about the holiday's history, why American's celebrate it, and who St. Patrick was.
1 month ago
An array of hats decorated for St. Patrick's Day is displayed at a park in New Orleans during an Ir...
KEVIN McGILL Associated Press

When it’s St. Patrick’s Day in New Orleans, get ready to catch a cabbage

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The grandly colonnaded old city hall was designed by an Irish architect. A neighborhood near the wharves is still known as the Irish Channel. Landmark towers and spires of Catholic churches built for Irish immigrants dot the skyline. New Orleans is well known for a culture that evolved from early French […]
1 month ago
FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia electio...
Kate Brumback

Judge says Fulton County DA must step aside or remove special prosecutor

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was asked to step aside or remove the special prosecutor whom she had a relationship with.
1 month ago
total solar eclipse coming in april...
MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press

April’s total solar eclipse is a month away. Here’s why it’s worth the watch and how to stay safe

The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning an April day into night during a total solar eclipse.
1 month ago
The viral Trader Joe's mini canvas tote bag. (Trader Joe's via CNN Newsource)...
Eva Rothenberg, CNN

These viral Trader Joe’s tote bags are selling on eBay for $500

Customers have flocked to stores across the country, grabbing as many of the $2.99 bags as they can, according to store employees.
1 month ago
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally Saturda...
JILL COLVIN Associated Press

Trump wins delegates needed to become GOP’s presumptive nominee for third straight election

With wins in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state, Trump surpassed the 1,215-delegate threshold needed to become the presumptive Republican nominee.
1 month ago
Housing carries more than four times as much weight in the Consumer Price Index compared to the Fed...
Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN

Everyone is worried about inflation. Here’s how it’s tracked

The Federal Reserve is tasked with bringing inflation to its 2% target. So how close are we? It depends what metric you’re looking at.
1 month ago
Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Hur testifies before the House Judiciary Committee abo...
Jeremy Herb and Marshall Cohen, CNN

Here’s what Robert Hur told Congress about Biden’s documents

Former special counsel Robert Hur explained his investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents.
1 month ago
former uvalde mayor shown, uvalde police chief announced resignation...
Shimon Prokupecz, Samantha Guff and Rachel Clarke, CNN

Days after report cleared officers in massacre at Robb Elementary School, Uvalde police chief announces resignation

Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez assigned Lt. Mariano Pargas to be acting chief the day of the massacre.
1 month ago
A member of Ukraine's 72nd Brigade Anti-air unit points to the direction of a Russian Zala reconnai...
TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press

Pentagon to rush $300 million in weapons to Ukraine

It's the Pentagon's first announced security package for Ukraine since December, when it acknowledged it was out of replenishment funds.
1 month ago
a bed and table are pictured, daylight saving time is coming up...
Emma Keddington

How to get through the day: daylight savings

You might be feeling a bit tired on March 10, that's because it's the most dreaded day of the year... daylight savings.
1 month ago
The U.S. Capitol is shown in Washington, DC. Both houses of the U.S. Congress. The Religious Freedo...
Kevin Freking

Biden signs a package of spending bills passed by Congress just hours before a shutdown deadline

On Saturday, President Joe Biden signed into law a package of spending bills passed by the Senate.
1 month ago
a bed and table are pictured, daylight saving time is coming up...
Don Brinkerhoff

Daylight saving time happens this Sunday, time to spring forward

An often-told story says Benjamin Franklin came up with daylight saving in the 18th century but experts say otherwise.
1 month ago
A memorial dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas...
Rachel Clarke and Ray Sanchez

Uvalde school shooting investigator walks out of meeting without taking questions

The ex-detective, Jesse Prado, later returned to the meeting. Earlier, he told city officials the local prosecutor made evidence gathering difficult.
1 month ago
A new bill that could ban TikTok from all US phones and tablets is set for a vote by a key House co...
By Brian Fung

House panel unanimously approves bill that could ban TikTok

The legislation would prohibit TikTok from US app stores unless it is quickly spun off from its China-linked parent company, ByteDance.
1 month ago
In this image provided by Jake Molgaard, Kevin Bacon, a 450-pound porker wandered, Friday, March 1,...
COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press

Kevin Bacon, a 450-pound pig, hams it up for home security camera

He had escaped, but his family fed Kevin Bacon the pig apples, rice cakes, tomatoes and carrots to lure him home.
1 month ago
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed confers with her attorney Jason Bowles during opening arguments in Judge Mary...
Cheri Mossburg, Christina Maxouris and Josh Campbell

‘Rust’ movie armorer found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Hannah Gutierrez Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and acquitted of tampering with evidence in a New Mexico trial.
1 month ago
boeing door hole alaska airlines flight...
DAVID KOENIG

US official says Boeing hasn’t turned over records about work on the panel that blew off a jetliner

The safety board's chair told a Senate Committee that for two months Boeing repeatedly refused to identify employees who work on door panels on Boeing 737s.
1 month ago
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.
1 month 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.
2 months ago