Takeaways from Judge Chutkan's contentious first hearing in the Trump 2020 election case
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan wasted little time taking charge of the historic case by special counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump, using a hearing Friday to make clear she doesn't want a political carnival.
2023-08-12 12:27
The new twist in Hunter Biden's case is a huge political headache for his father
A sudden new twist in the investigation into Hunter Biden means his legal tribulations will likely stretch on for months, creating an unwelcome new drag on his father's White House and reelection bid.
2023-08-12 09:53
Trump not expected to testify at his former trade adviser's contempt of Congress trial, potentially undercutting his defense
Former President Donald Trump is not expected to testify on behalf of his former trade adviser Peter Navarro, potentially undercutting a key defense for Navarro in his upcoming criminal trial on contempt of Congress charges for defying the House select committee that investigated the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.
2023-08-12 08:58
Maui wildfires cause more than $1.3 billion in residential property damage, according to a preliminary estimate
The devastating Maui firestorm, which killed dozens of people and displaced thousands more, cost $1.3 billion in damage to 3,088 residences, a preliminary report found Thursday.
2023-08-12 07:19
What we know about the federal government's response to the Hawaii fires so far
The federal government has gone into disaster response mode after wildfires destroyed Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii earlier this week.
2023-08-12 06:23
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez pledge $100 million to Maui recovery
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez are pledging $100 million dollars to recovery efforts in Maui, Sánchez announced Friday on her Instagram account.
2023-08-12 06:22
Why was Weiss named special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden? It's complicated.
Attorney General Merrick Garland did not provide a robust explanation on Friday for why he needed to give US attorney David Weiss special counsel status for the Hunter Biden probe, or why it was necessary five years after the investigation began.
2023-08-12 05:49
Mountaineer denies ignoring dying porter on K2 record-breaking climb
A record-breaking Norwegian climber has hit out at what she calls "misinformation and hatred" surrounding claims she and her team climbed over a dying porter on K2 to summit the deadly peak.
2023-08-12 05:24
House Republicans grappling with path ahead on government funding
House Republicans are still scrambling to find a path forward with less than two months until the government runs out of funding, as the right wing of the GOP conference is still insisting it needs to see more spending cuts in order to support a series of bills to avert a government shutdown.
2023-08-12 05:16
Utah school district to pay $2 million to family of bullied student who died by suicide
A school district in Farmington, Utah, announced this week it will pay $2 million to the family of Isabella "Izzy" Tichenor, a Black and autistic student who died by suicide in 2021.
2023-08-12 05:15
Viet Dinh, Fox's top lawyer who oversaw its $787 million Dominion settlement, is stepping down
Fox Corporation on Friday said it had severed ties with its top lawyer, Viet Dinh, in a significant shakeup to its corporate ranks in the aftermath of the company's historic $787 million settlement with voting technology company Dominion Voting Systems.
2023-08-12 04:52
Hawaii underestimated the deadly threat of wildfire, records show
Hawaii officials underestimated the deadly threat of wildfires even as they acknowledged a lack of necessary resources to mitigate them, according to a CNN review of years of state and local emergency planning documents that show how ill-prepared the state was for the disaster.
2023-08-12 04:29