El Niño + climate change = heat records
Climate change combined with this year's El Niño set a new world record for worldwide heat on Tuesday -- 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit or 17.18 degrees Celsius.
2023-07-06 04:55
Trump campaign says it raised more than $35 million in second quarter
Former President Donald Trump's joint fundraising committee raised more than $35 million in the second quarter of 2023, a haul his team says was boosted by his recent federal indictment, a Trump campaign official told CNN.
2023-07-06 04:22
US State Department says passport delays won't be cut to pre-pandemic levels until end of year
The US State Department says it is not expecting to reduce passport processing times to pre-pandemic levels until the end of the year, news that is likely to frustrate travelers who have had their summer travel plans disrupted by having to factor in waiting months to get a new passport before going abroad.
2023-07-06 04:15
Hunter Biden team is working with a former GOP congressman and Jan. 6 committee aide
Former GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman, who previously served as a senior technical adviser for the House select committee that investigated the January 6, 2021, attack at the US Capitol, is working with the legal team advising President Joe Biden's son.
2023-07-06 03:18
Prosecutors say man went to Obama's DC neighborhood after Trump posted what he claimed was the Obamas' address
A man arrested last week with weapons in former President Barack Obama's Washington, DC, neighborhood began live-streaming in the area shortly after resharing a social media post from Donald Trump in which the former president posted what he claimed was Obama's address, according to federal prosecutors.
2023-07-06 02:57
Pentagon to strengthen insider threat monitoring and vetting procedures following major intel leak
A review undertaken by the Pentagon after a trove of classified documents were leaked online has recommended that the department establish a new office to monitor insider threats and improve access to vetting information from ongoing background checks to ensure individuals still meet security clearance requirements.
2023-07-06 02:20
Biden tries to send a message to allies and adversaries alike during sit-down with Sweden's PM
When President Joe Biden sits down with Sweden's prime minister on Wednesday -- just a week before the annual NATO summit -- he will be sending a message to allies and adversaries alike.
2023-07-06 01:47
US Navy intervened to stop Iran seizing two tankers in Gulf of Oman, US defense official says
The US Navy intervened to stop Iranian Navy ships attempting to seize two oil tankers in separate incidents in the Gulf of Oman early on Wednesday morning, according to a US defense official.
2023-07-06 00:20
Lab tests show substance found at White House was cocaine
Lab testing for the substance found at the White House on Sunday has come back positive for cocaine, according to a person familiar with the matter.
2023-07-05 23:51
Bear Grylls goes into the wild with a new batch of celebrities, from Bradley Cooper to Rita Ora
For his latest role, Bradley Cooper leapt onto a hovering helicopter, rappelled down a 400-foot cliff and pulled himself across a 100-foot ravine in one of the harshest climates in North America
2023-07-05 22:52
Former Rep. Mondaire Jones announces new election bid in New York
Former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones announced Wednesday that he is running for Congress in New York's 17th District, the seat he previously represented before redistricting thwarted his reelection plans last year.
2023-07-05 22:29
Andrew Ridgeley recalls the last time he saw George Michael before his death
Andrew Ridgeley is speaking about his longtime friend and Wham! bandmate George Michael as Netflix drops a new documentary about the successful '80s pop duo.
2023-07-05 20:59