National News

Supreme Court building, Washington, DC, USA. June 2008. (Wikimedia Commons)...
Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter

Supreme Court hears biggest Second Amendment case in a decade

After nearly a decade of silence, the Supreme Court is poised Monday to consider a case concerning the scope of an individual's right to keep and bear arms in a dispute concerning a New York City gun regulation.
7 years ago
The City Hall of Villa Union is riddled with bullet holes after a gun battle between Mexican securi...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Death toll put at 20 for Mexico cartel attack near US border

Mexican security forces on Sunday killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said, putting the overall death toll at 20.
7 years ago
Mary Louise Smith, a plaintiff in the Browder vs. Gayle case that desegregated buses in Montgomery,...
Associated Press

Alabama unveils statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks

A new statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was dedicated in Alabama's capital city on the 64th anniversary of her historic refusal to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man.
7 years ago
A woman looks out from inside a McDonald's fast food restaurant as New Orleans police investigate t...
Associated Press

New Orleans police: 11 shot on edge of French Quarter

New Orleans police say 11 people were shot in an early morning shooting on the edge of the city's famed French Quarter.
7 years ago
Auburn running back Shaun Shivers (8) celebrates his touchdown run late in the second half of an NC...
Associated Press

No. 16 Auburn upends No. 5 Alabama’s playoff hopes, 48-45

Another wild, triumphant Iron Bowl finish turned Auburn’s field into a teeming mass of orange and blue. A missed Alabama field goal again had much to do with it.
7 years ago
crocodiles and alligators...
Associated Press

Uninvited alligator interrupts Florida family’s Thanksgiving

An angry alligator slammed the repeatedly slammed the front door of a home in Florida. The alligator was not happy about being denied entrance into the home during the family's Thanksgiving dinner.
7 years ago
Hong Kong...
YANAN WANG Associated Press

China furious, Hong Kong celebrates after US move on bills

China reacted furiously Thursday to President Donald Trump’s signing two bills aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong, summoning the U.S. ambassador to protest and warning the move would undermine cooperation with Washington.
7 years ago
Photo (CNN)...
Lauren M. Johnson, CNN

The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in North America is all lit up for the holidays

North America's longest pedestrian suspension bridge, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is showing its holiday spirit. "Lights over Gatlinburg" at SkyLift Park started on Thursday.
7 years ago
The convictions of four former top executives of Insys Therapeutics, an Arizona-based pharmaceutica...
Anna Sturla and Laura Dolan, CNN

Convictions of pharmaceutical executives in synthetic opioid case partially overturned

The convictions of four former top executives of Insys Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company that made the powerful opioid Subsys, have been partially overturned by a federal judge in Boston.
7 years ago
We're hoping Wednesday won't be the last time we see Snoopy this Thanksgiving. Photo credit: Timoth...
Christina Maxouris and Jason Hanna, CNN

The big balloons were in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade after all, but they stayed low

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked off with handlers keeping close reins on the giant character balloons despite concerns that high winds might have grounded them.
7 years ago
drug cartels...
Curt Gresseth

After deadly ambush, Sen. Mike Lee talks striking back at Mexican drug cartels

After drug cartels massacred nine U.S. citizens, Sen. Mike Lee says time is running out for the Mexican government to crack down on cartel violence.
7 years ago
Frozen 2 review...
Ryan Meeks

Review: Was “Frozen 2” a good sequel or even a good movie?

Review: Frozen 2 has some fun and heartwarming moments, but its predictability and underwhelming character growth left a lot to be desired.
7 years ago
pictures with satan santa typo...
Colby Walker

“Pictures with Satan” Canadian newspaper runs unfortunate typo

As the old saying goes, the devil is in the details. The Comax Valley Record went viral over an ad that mistakenly offered "Pictures with Satan" instead of Santa.
7 years ago
Meg Jones cleans the snow off her car outside her house on 2nd Avenue in Scottsbluff, Neb., Tuesday...
COLLEEN SLEVIN and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press

One-two punch of storms threatens Thanksgiving travel in US

A strong winter storm heads toward the upper midwest, hampering Thanksgiving travel for those on the road and in the air.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2019  file photo, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez talks during an int...
Associated Press

Cuba accuses US of violating Vienna Conventions

Cuba’s foreign minister on Tuesday accused the United States of violating the Vienna Convention and the deal re-establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries.
7 years ago
President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and first lady Melania Trump stand with Conan, t...
DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press

Conan the dog gets hero’s welcome at White House after raid

A U.S. military dog that played a starring role in the raid that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seemed oblivious to the praise that President Donald Trump heaped on it Monday at the White House.
7 years ago
(Photo credit: Getty Images)...
The Associated Press

Utahn among 3 people arrested in Nebraska

A Utahn is among 3 people arrested in Nebraska in connection with the disappearance and kidnapping of a woman who was later found dead.
7 years ago
Willie Murphy, an 82-year-old bodybuilder in Rochester,
New York, recounts what happened when a man...
Elizabeth Wolfe and Douglas S. Wood, CNN

82-year-old bodybuilding grandma shows intruder what’s what

A thief chose the wrong Rochester, New York home to break in to. The owner is Willie Murphy, an award-winning bodybuilder. She attacked the intrude with everything including her kitchen table.
7 years ago
...
Associated Press

2 boys shot to death outside California elementary school

Two boys were fatally shot while sitting in a van outside an elementary school in California early Saturday morning,
7 years ago
secret score CLV...
Matthew Brooks

Americans intend to spend less and avoid debt in their holiday shopping, analysts say

There is growing evidence that Americans will spend less money, if not the same, as they spent last year.
7 years ago
In this July 16, 2019, photo, acting Defense Secretary Richard Spencer listens during a Cabinet mee...
Associated Press

Secretary of Navy says Pres. Trump’s tweet is not a formal order

The secretary of the U.S. Navy said Saturday he doesn't consider a tweet by President Donald Trump to be a formal order.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2019, file photo, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gestures w...
Associated Press

Ginsburg hospitalized for treatment of chills and fever

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized after experiencing chills and fever, the court said Saturday.
7 years ago
FILE - This July 1, 2019 file photo shows the Manhattan Correctional Center, in New York. Financier...
Associated Press

Feds fight back as Epstein death conspiracy theories swirl

Conspiracy theories continued to flourish about the death of Jeff Epstein, even after prosecutors took pains to point out the ample evidence backing a medical examiner’s determination that Epstein hanged himself.
7 years ago
In this April 13, 2016 image, Former San Diego County Sheriff's Capt. Marco Garmo is seen in San Di...
Associated Press

Ex-San Diego sheriff’s captain arrested in gun sales

Federal agents on Friday arrested a former San Diego County sheriff's captain accused of running a gun trafficking business.
7 years ago