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
Adam Sandler appears with his whole family in 'You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah' trailer
Adam Sandler has tapped his entire clan to star in his next movie.
2023-08-12 04:25
House Republicans plan to keep investigating Hunter Biden and still want to hear from David Weiss
Republicans are vowing to continue their investigations related to President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, after Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he is appointing a special counsel to oversee the ongoing criminal probe.
2023-08-12 02:52
Setting foot in the charred heart of Lahaina
Approaching Lahaina by boat, the damage from wildfires is clear. Once on land, the town is unrecognizable.
2023-08-12 02:51
SAG-AFTRA working to cover reality stars in its contract
SAG-AFTRA is looking to extend its contract protections to those who appear on reality shows, according to a statement provided to CNN from the union.
2023-08-12 02:51
Smoke rushed in, then they ran. How ordinary Maui residents faced the fire that killed their neighbors and leveled their town
The day began windier than usual in Lahaina, a Hawaiian sunrise painting the sky enchanting colors, a powerful breeze carrying the salty scent of the North Pacific Ocean inland.
2023-08-12 02:21