National-World

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Maryland man skipped work — but still got paid, thanks to a winning $100,000 lottery ticket he bought on his day off. The…

By Andy Rose, CNN Three University of Oklahoma meteorology students were killed late Friday night when their vehicle hydroplaned and was struck by a…

By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN Delays at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Orlando have forced hundreds of…

By Hannah Sarisohn and Christina Maxouris, CNN Officials in northern New Mexico urged residents in more than two dozen communities to immediately…

By Ray Sanchez, CNN On one of the most solemn days on the Jewish calender, Holocaust survivor Arnold Fridland would not be silenced. Sydney…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Methane emissions burped up by cows have been observed from space. The emissions were detected by environmental data company…

By René Marsh, CNN Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, is drying up. The situation is critical: if water levels at the lake…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is investigating the death of a dolphin that was impaled while alive…

By Emmy Abbassi, CNN A group of Georgia Tech students has created what may be the world’s longest hopscotch. The course, which runs through the…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Customs officers intercepted four separate shipments of cocaine with a total street value of $70,000 hidden inside insulated…

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Photographs by Hilary Swift for CNN NEW YORK — It’s a sweltering spring day in New York City, but Dana Aber stands…

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Just when you thought rush hour couldn’t get any worse. A behemoth 11-foot alligator wandered onto State Road 417 in…

By Sara Smart, CNN Cold french fries are bad enough. But cold, old french fries are even worse. That’s the surprise from Ronald McDonald that…