Washington -- Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is expected to be grilled by House Democrats over his controversial decision to add a question on U.S. citizenship to the 2020 census. Ross will testify at a public hearing Thursday morning. After months…
New Mexico's legislature has passed a bill that requires the state's utilities to be completely carbon-free by 2045 It's the third state to set a 100 percent renewable goal -- and by some measures the most ambitious and toughest The…
Washington -- After days of mounting pressure, the U.S. on Wednesday grounded all Boeing 737 Max jets, the aircraft involved in a deadly crash in Ethiopia. President Trump announced that the Federal Aviation Administration had ordered U.S. airlines to remove…
The fallout from an alleged nationwide college admissions bribery scheme continued Wednesday with the University of Southern California announcing it's reviewing the applications of current students caught up in the scandal. That would include Olivia Jade Giannulli, the daughter of actress…
A Maryland woman is taking inspiration from an Oscar-winning movie to try to solve the decades-old murder mystery of her twin sister. Twenty-three-year-old college student Jody LeCornu was shot outside Baltimore in 1996. Now her sister hopes billboard ads will…
Lawmakers in Arkansas and Utah sent their governors legislation Wednesday banning most abortions 18 weeks into a woman's pregnancy, moving the states closer to enacting bans that could be among the strictest in the country. The Arkansas House gave final…
The new honorary mayor of Fair Haven, Vermont — a 3-year-old goat named Lincoln — was officially sworn into office this week. The goat was dressed in a sash reading "Mayor" for the Tuesday ceremony at the Fair Haven town…
McConnell: Trump likely to use veto President Trump says he's ready to veto legislation that aims to reverse his national emergency declaration, tweeting early Thursday that he was prepared to veto the vote "if necessary." A big National Emergency vote…
Avett Ray Maness is a 6-year-old piano prodigy from Dayton, Ohio, who not only taught himself to play piano by ear – but he's also blind. "The moment he could pull himself to reach the piano, he was playing the…
A major winter storm, described by meteorologists as a "bomb cyclone," is blasting parts of the country's midsection. Powerful winds, combined with snow, are creating blizzard conditions and put tens of thousands are without power in the region. In Colorado,…
Andrew Yang's reason for running for president isn't quite like any of his fellow Democrats in the crowded field. Ask why he's campaigning and he won't point to climate change, Wall Street, inadequate health care, or President Trump. In fact,…
After months of speculation, former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of El Paso launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday, hoping to rekindle the liberal enthusiasm around his enthusiastic but ultimately failed Senate bid in deep-red Texas in 2018. Along…
America's largest death row is now stopped cold after California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order granting reprieve to the more than 700 condemned inmates in the state. It's a big blow to the death penalty, and continues a…
Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke announced he is running for president, making it official with an online video released Thursday morning. Seated on a couch next to his wife, O' Rourke announced, "Amy and I are happy to share with…
Facebook suffers partial outage in U.S. Facebook and Instagram users around the globe had trouble posting content to those social media platforms Wednesday, Facebook confirmed to CNET. The company apparently had issues since 11 a.m. ET, according to Down Detector. CNET…
Denver — A powerful and deadly winter storm that has been bearing down on the central U.S. slammed Colorado on Wednesday, bringing blizzard conditions and winds equal to a Category 2 hurricane to Colorado Springs, CBS Denver reports. Denver's weather…
Francesco Cali, 53, believed to the be the boss of the Gambino crime family, was shot to death outside his home in the Staten Island borough of New York City, the New York Police Department said. There were no arrests…
A lawyer for Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin said Wednesday a legal fight over whether Aldrin is competent to manage his affairs is over. Attorney Keith Durkin said two of Aldrin's adult children have withdrawn their petition seeking guardianship of Aldrin's…
A British wildlife photographer published touching photos of a "tusker" elephant over the age of 60 before it died of natural causes — a rarity since many become casualties of poaching. Will Burrard-Lucas, who took stunning images of a black Kenyan…
San Francisco -- An Internal Revenue Service analyst charged with leaking bank account information of President Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen pleaded not guilty Wednesday in federal court in the Northern District of California. John Fry, a 54-year-old IRS analyst,…
The Senate voted Wednesday to end American aid to the Saudi war in Yemen. The vote served as a rebuke to President Trump, who has continued to support Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman since the killing of Jamal Khashoggi,…
Northfield, Ohio — Eight-year-old Tessa Puma loves dancing so much she even does it in her dreams. She was winning competitions at 5 years old, but when she was 6, her dreams were almost cut short. Her parents thought she…
A federal judge in Rockland County, New York has jumped into the simmering debate over measles vaccinations. With cases rising, the judge barred 50 unvaccinated students from attending the Green Meadow Waldorf School for at least three weeks. Parent Beatrice…
When Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana was chosen to serve on a new House committee dedicated to climate change, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) supported the pick. In January he co-sponsored a conservation bill introduced in the House, and environmental groups have applauded his past…