3 US senators announce positive Covid tests Thursday
By Alison Main, Daniella Diaz and Clare Foran, CNN Three US senators — Angus King of Maine, Roger Wicker of Mississippi and John Hickenlooper…
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Real estate agent who asked Trump for a pardon pleads guilty in Capitol riot
By Hannah Rabinowitz A Texas real estate agent who went viral after asking former President Donald Trump to pardon her for storming the Capitol…
Continue ReadingBiden says he doesn’t believe Taliban have changed
CNN By Kate Sullivan, Allie Malloy and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he doesn’t believe the Taliban have changed, as…
Continue ReadingUS cannot ensure safe passage to Kabul airport, embassy says
CNN By Jennifer Hansler, Ellie Kaufman, Nicole Gaouette, Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN As reports of harassment and beatings at Taliban…
Continue ReadingPolice identify suspect who surrendered after claiming to have a bomb near US Capitol
By Whitney Wild, Devan Cole, Lauren Fox, Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer, CNN A man with a history of supporting former President Donald Trump and who…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: More than 50 senators urge Biden to quickly evacuate Afghan allies
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A bipartisan group of 55 senators is urging President Joe Biden to quickly evacuate Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV)…
Continue ReadingBiden says he doesn’t believe Taliban have changed
By Kate Sullivan, Allie Malloy and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he doesn’t believe the Taliban have changed, as the…
Continue ReadingPresident and first lady plan to get their Covid-19 vaccine booster shots once they’re eligible, Biden says
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden plan to get Covid-19 vaccine booster shots once they are cleared to take them,…
Continue ReadingFact-checking Biden’s claim that Afghans didn’t want to leave
By Tara Subramaniam and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration has been working to mitigate the fallout from the situation in Afghanistan…
Continue ReadingFAA proposes more than $500,000 in new fines against unruly airline passengers
By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Federal authorities are proposing more than a half-million dollars in new fines against commercial airline…
Continue ReadingFar fewer Americans owed federal income tax in 2020 because of the pandemic
By Tami Luhby, CNN Nearly 107 million US households — about 61% — owed no federal income tax in 2020, a huge spike from pre-pandemic…
Continue ReadingFar fewer Americans owed federal income tax in 2020 because of the pandemic
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Tami Luhby, CNN Nearly 107 million US households — about 61% — owed no federal income tax in 2020, a huge spike from…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina poised to raise minimum marriage age from 14 to 16
By Devan Cole, CNN North Carolina is one step away from raising the minimum age at which children in the state can wed from 14 to 16 after lawmakers…
Continue ReadingTexas schools seek ways around Covid-positive Gov. Abbott’s ban on mask mandates
By Eric Bradner, CNN Some Texas school districts and students are seeking ways around Republican Gov. Greg Abbott‘s ban on mask mandates as the…
Continue ReadingUS Capitol Police official in charge of intel on January 6 returns to that role
By Whitney Wild, CNN The US Capitol Police official who was in charge of intelligence operations on January 6 before briefly becoming acting chief…
Continue ReadingBiden promised allies ‘America is back.’ Chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal is making them fear it’s still ‘America First.’
By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Visiting Brussels earlier this summer, President Joe Biden was single-minded in his message to American…
Continue ReadingUS cannot ensure safe passage to Kabul airport, embassy says
By Jennifer Hansler, Ellie Kaufman, Nicole Gaouette, Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN As reports of harassment and beatings at Taliban…
Continue ReadingUS cannot ensure safe passage to Kabul airport, embassy says
CNN By Jennifer Hansler, Ellie Kaufman, Nicole Gaouette, Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN As reports of harassment and beatings at Taliban…
Continue ReadingBiden suggests US troops could stay in Afghanistan past withdrawal deadline to ensure evacuation of all Americans
CNN By Nikki Carvajal and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday suggested for the first time that he’s willing to keep US forces…
Continue ReadingUS workers lean in favor of workplace vaccine mandates
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Slightly more than half of US workers favor Covid-19 vaccine mandates in their workplaces, new polling finds, although far…
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