National-World

By Rebekah Riess and Alaa Elassar, CNN The US Coast Guard, with an assist from good Samaritans, rescued 13 people from a sinking fishing boat after…

By Scottie Andrew, CNN When Maven Lore was being fitted for his first set of fangs, a switch within him flipped on. “Something just came to the…

By Alaa Elassar, CNN A US Customs and Border Protection officer was reunited with a young girl who he helped deliver at the US-Mexico border six…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN One North Carolina man’s longtime support of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt paid off big-time when he won over $200,000 in…

By Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN An 8-year-old boy became the youngest person to finish climbing El Capitan in California’s Yosemite…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Colorado train passenger helped lead to the rescue of a missing, injured hiker after she spotted her through a train window.…

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN For nearly 60 years, institutions of higher education have been able to give limited preference to people of color and…

By Jalen Brown and Justin Gamble, CNN The Kankakee School Board voted Monday unanimously to terminate first-year math teacher John Donovan after…

By Raja Razek, CNN Winning numbers were drawn Saturday night for the second largest jackpot in Powerball history. The winning numbers are: 19, 31,…

By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A now-former Philadelphia sheriff’s deputy is charged with selling guns illegally to an FBI informant while he was a…

By Laura Ly, CNN The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, a prominent faith leader who led Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, died on Friday, the church said.…

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The US Department of Interior announced Friday it is launching an “expedited” process to potentially change…

By Theresa Waldrop, CNN An 8-year-old Colorado boy is on track to become the youngest person to climb El Capitan in California’s Yosemite…

By Kristina Sgueglia, Zenebou Sylla, Justin Lear and Laura Ly, CNN At least six people were injured after a shooting erupted Friday outside a church…

By Liam Reilly and Richard Roth, CNN A former United Nations communications specialist in Iraq, whom authorities say drugged 20 victims and sexually…

By Ray Sanchez, Samantha Beech and Nicki Brown, CNN A pair of experts at a pretrial hearing for the parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley…

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Gaps in fencing along the US-Mexico border can be a dramatic — and sometimes puzzling — sight. Miles of…

By Claudia Dominguez, CNN A Miami Beach, Florida, condominium building was evacuated Thursday, with residents given just hours to leave following a…