Goal of higher voter turnout remains elusive in California as changes have extended ballot counting
California has enacted many changes over the years that were intended to boost voter turnout
July 02, 2026California has enacted many changes over the years that were intended to boost voter turnout
July 02, 2026
The medical tools of the Revolutionary period help flesh out the picture of what physical well-being felt like for people living in the American colonies 250 years ago.
July 02, 2026
New legislation in Denver created a program to build, repair and maintain sidewalks throughout the city.
July 02, 2026
A little-known law called ERISA bars millions of patients from suing for damages when health insurers wrongly deny claims.
July 02, 2026
Montesquieu shaped how Americans understood liberty, and his warning about a ‘tyranny of opinion’ speaks to today’s polarization.
July 02, 2026
Mail-in voting was created during the Civil War so soldiers could vote. That legacy helped shape how the Supreme Court ruled more than 160 years later.
July 02, 2026
Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling brings relief to immigrant advocacy group in Baltimore
July 02, 2026
Investigators pinpoint haunting echoes between Texas child disasters
July 02, 2026
Inside a cavernous aircraft hangar in the Mojave Desert, JetZero is building a full-size demonstrator of what could be a 200-plus-seat jet, a
July 02, 2026
Hungary will launch a means-tested school-start benefit program at a cost of 40 billion forints ($128.41 million) per year, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Thursday,
July 02, 2026
When the U.S.
July 02, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologised on Thursday to women forced to give up their babies or separated from their mothers at birth under a system of
July 02, 2026
The Feb. 28 attack on a primary school in southeastern Iran was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran
July 01, 2026
Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ is driving aspiring doctors to reconsider their careers
July 02, 2026
The families of those killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting will indirectly receive money from Alex Jones after a billion-dollar defamation verdict
July 02, 2026
The command center hums with activity as radios crackle to life, medical staff stop in to say hello and supplies are
July 02, 2026
UPS never required the detailed inspections needed to spot the problem that allowed an engine to fly off one of its planes before it crashed and killed 15 people last fall even after Boeing recommended it years earlier
July 02, 2026
Martial arts icon Bruce Lee, who was born in San Francisco, will become the first Chinese American in California history with an annual namesake day
July 02, 2026
Authorities say 16 children from the same family who were rescued from a run-down home in rural Ohio were living in horrific conditions and were confined to just one room over much of the past four years
July 01, 2026
An Ohio judge will make a ruling next week on a preliminary injunction request from 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA in a state court, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition
July 02, 2026
President Donald Trump visited the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota on Wednesday
July 01, 2026
St. Dorothy Parish in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, says goodbye to Father Murphy after 38 years
July 02, 2026
The fifth-largest public school district in Kansas said on Wednesday it disagreed with the Trump administration's accusation that it violated federal
July 02, 2026
Man accuses police of losing his car after an accident. It's still missing nearly a year later.
July 02, 2026
An escaped giraffe has managed to stay a few steps ahead of a private ranch owner and local officials in Texas Hill Country for nearly two weeks
June 25, 2026
7-year-old boy reunites with first responders who saved his life after crash
July 02, 2026
Georgia Archives documents give multifaceted look at America's story during country's 250th birthday
July 01, 2026
Mark Sherman has covered the Supreme Court for The Associated Press for 20 years during some of the most momentous decisions in history
July 01, 2026
Teen homicides spark community action at apartment complex; landlord says security changes on the way
July 01, 2026
Disney spotlight sends Oklahoma City mobile library books pouring in from across the country
July 01, 2026
Woman spends decades rescuing homeless animals at shelter she helped build
July 01, 2026
America 250: How two roads in Detroit changed American driving forever
July 01, 2026
Officer under review for controversial Juneteenth arrest used same tactic earlier that day
July 01, 2026
America’s Forgotten Soldiers: The Black Patriots Project
July 01, 2026
Canadian boy, 11, died from rabies after waking up with bat on his mouth
July 01, 2026
CNN's Wolf Blitzer speaks with ACLU Senior Counsel Joshua Block after the Supreme Court lets states ban trans athletes from playing on girl's sports teams. Block also represented plaintiff Becky Pepper-Jackson and argued on her behalf in front of the Supreme Court. Block spoke about her courage and what this case means for other trans athletes.
July 01, 2026
Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time
July 01, 2026
On Tuesday, the U.S.
July 01, 2026
A Kenyan court charged eight schoolgirls on Wednesday with murder for the deaths of 16 of their fellow students in a dormitory fire at a school in Kenya's Rift Valley in
July 01, 2026
Uthy spent seven years in medical school training to become a doctor
July 01, 2026
Across the country, experts are watching to see whether the World Cup will give a boost to youth soccer and mint fans for decades to come
July 01, 2026
Conference offers safe space for gay men to unpack the stigmas, challenges of adoption and surrogacy
July 01, 2026
Baby mink rescued from Sonoma County backyard
July 01, 2026
From a synagogue’s 5K to Appalachia’s Hillbilly Days, shared celebrations pull strangers together.
July 01, 2026
Britain's police watchdog said on Wednesday it was investigating two officers over their handling of a student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from stab wounds after his
July 01, 2026
A pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling Tuesday in two separate cases in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution
July 01, 2026
In May 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a voter-passed Colorado measure that had denied gay people legal protections against discrimination.
July 01, 2026
President Donald Trump didn’t get what he wanted in some of the biggest Supreme Court cases this year: tariffs, birthright citizenship and the attempted firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
July 01, 2026
What older adults need to know before taking a GLP-1 medication to lose weight
July 01, 2026
China tells its ethnic minorities to integrate or face consequences with sweeping new unity law
July 01, 2026
Mourners are attending funerals of 14 schoolchildren who were killed when the roof of a tutoring center collapsed
July 01, 2026
A roof collapse at a tutoring center under construction in Lahore, Pakistan, has killed at least 14 schoolchildren
June 30, 2026
Trump’s sweeping changes to student loans take effect today. Here’s what they mean for you
July 01, 2026
For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities
July 01, 2026
At least 36 students and one staff member abducted by gunmen from a secondary school in Lassa in northeast Nigeria remain in captivity, while eight others have been rescued, a
July 01, 2026
The U.S. government said on Tuesday it will bring enforcement action against the Kansas City Public School District in Kansas over its transgender
July 01, 2026
Pointing to the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, the high court ruled that all babies born in the United States ‘are citizens by birth.’
July 01, 2026
Supreme Court lets states ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams
June 30, 2026
Fourteen children died after the roof of a tutoring centre collapsed in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday, rescue officials said, as
July 01, 2026
Two federal judges on Tuesday blocked U.S.
July 01, 2026
The NBA is going back to college this coming season, bringing the NBA Cup championship game to Butler’s historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis
July 01, 2026
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to cover a $100 million gap in funding for the U.N.
July 01, 2026
TikTok has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a teenager who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, a spokesperson for the plaintiff's law firm said Tuesday.
July 01, 2026
The Supreme Court’s rulings on Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. focused on transgender students participating on sports teams, but likely has broader implications.
July 01, 2026
Teen's Storm Smart program teaches hundreds of students hurricane preparedness
July 01, 2026
Long lost brothers reunite after 58 years
July 01, 2026
The U.S.
June 30, 2026
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June 30, 2026
Lexi Minetree stars as a teenage Elle Woods in a new “Legally Blonde” prequel series for Prime Video
July 01, 2026
The U.S.
July 03, 2025
How a retiring teacher inspired 650K hours of student service
July 01, 2026
A huge amount of money flows into campaigns in the United States. For 20 years, the Supreme Court has been loosening rules for who can contribute and how much. It just loosened the rules again.
June 30, 2026
'We don't have anywhere to go': Mother speaks out after fireworks destroy home, 13 people homeless
June 30, 2026
2-year-old amputee running just weeks after receiving prosthetic
June 30, 2026
The U.S.
June 30, 2026
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June 30, 2026
The chair of the U.S.
June 30, 2026
Alvin Campbell Jr., brother of Massachusetts Attorney General, sentenced in rape case
June 30, 2026
The Supreme Court is upholding state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people
June 30, 2026
Library removes Pride Month display after officials’ request
June 30, 2026
Seniors are spending more time on their phones, AARP says. Why that's a mixed blessing.
June 30, 2026
Detailed data is useful for understanding and addressing environmental effects on people’s lives in ways that become difficult or impossible if only the broadest and blurriest picture is developed.
June 30, 2026
The Andrew Carnegie Foundation has announced this year’s “Great Immigrants, Great Americans” honorees, including Citi CEO Jane Fraser and Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Hernan Diaz and Cristina Rivera Garza
June 30, 2026
Jerry Esters proudly displays the American flag each day on his Detroit home
June 30, 2026
Inside President Donald Trump's six "Freedom Trucks" that will drive across the country to celebrate America's 250th birthday, an AI-generated George
June 30, 2026
American courts have heard cases over the Bible’s role in classrooms for more than a century. Whether lessons are constitutional depends on their purpose.
June 29, 2026
Michigan parents face murder and child abuse charges in death of 7-year-old boy who weighed 255 pounds
June 30, 2026
Leaders of India's youth Cockroach Janta Party neared two weeks of sit-in protests on Tuesday, backed by a well-known activist who has started a hunger
June 30, 2026
Gojek co-founder Nadiem Anwar Makarim has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after Indonesia’s anti-graft court found him guilty in a high-profile corruption case stemming from his time as education minister
June 30, 2026
An Indonesian court on Tuesday ruled that Nadiem Makarim, co-founder of tech firm Gojek and a former education minister, was guilty
June 30, 2026
Talking to kids about money can be fraught, especially if parents don’t feel totally comfortable with the topic themselves
June 30, 2026
Savvy investors know that an IRA has a life cycle that must evolve as they do
June 30, 2026
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te warned military cadets on Tuesday not to succumb to China's spying activities and to defend freedom and
June 30, 2026
Jon Meacham is among many historians reflecting on the complex legacy of Thomas Jefferson
June 30, 2026
The U.S.
June 30, 2026
A coalition of Democratic-led states sued on Monday to block a Trump administration rule implementing new work requirements for Medicaid recipients, arguing
June 30, 2026
Four U.S.
June 30, 2026
Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible for higher student loan limits after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower caps
June 30, 2026
Prosecutors in Michigan say the parents of a 7-year-old boy who weighed 255 pounds when he died have been charged with murder
June 30, 2026
A heat wave is gripping the Midwest and is shifting eastward, causing summer camps and outdoor activities to be canceled or delayed
June 29, 2026
The San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million to settle over 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials
June 30, 2026
Meet the savant eco-artist with autism who proves all trash can become treasure
June 30, 2026
Flooding at Cheney Lake leads to multiple campground closures, evacuations and more
June 30, 2026
A federal judge on Monday blocked the U.S. agency that oversees union elections for federal employees from shifting authority over all labor representation
June 30, 2026
University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders says he feels like his younger self again after undergoing surgery to remove his cancerous bladder last year
June 29, 2026
Diocese officials in south Texas say a nun walking to church dressed in her habit was detained by ICE officers and later released after members of Congress intervened
June 30, 2026
Atlanta school bus driver's special bond with her passengers turned into book
June 30, 2026
Residents on other side of Cottonwood Fire now prepare for the worst
June 30, 2026
Community helps family who lost condo in Cottonwood Fire
June 30, 2026
8-year-old girl's road trip dice game earns second place at national Invention Convention
June 29, 2026
Mother marks 10 years since daughter's killing with memorial, continued advocacy for unsolved cases
June 29, 2026
Catholic bishops unite at Nogales border in support of immigrants
June 29, 2026
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook was the first U.S. central banker to be targeted for firing by any president.
June 29, 2026
14-year-old girl drowns in Detroit River after jumping in to save her cousin
June 29, 2026
Retired teacher's dream of a safe home for his son with special needs becomes reality
June 29, 2026
'This is my passion': Woman raises service dog puppies and thousands for Paws With A Cause
June 29, 2026
Gov. Greg Abbott rallies Kleberg County Republicans as Democrats hold state convention
June 29, 2026
Student with rare disease graduates high school while using telepresence robot
June 29, 2026
Supreme Court to review the legality of mass voter purges in the weeks before an election
June 29, 2026
More than half of social media child safety features aren’t working as advertised, new research finds
June 29, 2026
Artifacts dating back 400,000 years, found in cave, show ‘complex and rich’ pre-human society
June 29, 2026
An astronomer explains why artificial black holes are pure science fiction – at least for now.
June 29, 2026
Involving families, educators, engineers, designers and policymakers in AI development can help ensure the technology does more good than harm.
June 29, 2026
If students choose to listen to music while studying, they should consider music that is less distracting – and save high-energy playlists for when they don’t need to focus.
June 29, 2026
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the University of California, Berkeley, are partnering to form a new nonpartisan academic institute they say will be dedicated to strengthening democracy
June 29, 2026
Armed with rolls of film, some young people are opting out of their algorithmic feeds in favor of experiencing life in ways that feel more deliberate, personal and tangible.
June 29, 2026
Betsy Halsey, 63, still has memorabilia from America's 1976 bicentennial in her childhood bedroom at her parents'
June 29, 2026
CNN World Sport's Don Riddell discusses the key to mastering penalty shootouts with Geir Jordet, professor of Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.
June 27, 2026
After 40 years in Congress, Nancy Pelosi to help create institute to train leaders of the future
June 29, 2026
A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans have grown less proud of the country’s history or the way its democracy works over the past several years
June 29, 2026
When it comes to birthright citizenship, the Trump administration hasn’t been subtle about its views
June 29, 2026
Grandmother with nonemergency transport service asks public for help replacing failing vehicle
June 29, 2026
Summer camp gives young burn survivors room to heal, be kids
June 29, 2026
Mass graves with remains of over 100 dogs found at Northern California animal rescue
June 29, 2026
Drill team celebrates 35 years with parade, new street sign despite heavy rain
June 29, 2026
Every time a college student comes out to me, I learn more about pride
June 28, 2026
Thousands of protesters descended on the Serbian city of Kraljevo on Sunday, keeping up pressure on President Aleksandar Vucic a day after he
June 28, 2026
The Trump administration fought to change a national park slavery exhibit. Here’s why Philadelphia vows to keep fighting back
June 28, 2026
‘Odyssey’ fever grips the Classics world
June 28, 2026
The Great American State Fair has kicked off on the National Mall in Washington
June 27, 2026
Two years after their last debate, Biden jabs at Trump: ‘What a loser’
June 28, 2026
A new Mississippi law authorizes the state's top law enforcement agency to compile a list of immigrants illegally living in the state
June 28, 2026
World Cup fever has gripped Houston but across the city the unmistakable sound of leather ball on willow bat can be heard as baseball mounds give way to
June 27, 2026
Candace Parker’s basketball journey has come full circle
June 27, 2026
It started with a whimsical idea
June 28, 2026
How Trump’s takeover fractured America’s birthday party
June 27, 2026
15 remarkable American places that are older than the United States
June 27, 2026
How Trump Accounts compare to other savings plans for your child
June 27, 2026
2 juveniles charged with arson and causing a catastrophe in massive fire
June 27, 2026
More than 100 Catholic bishops, nuns, priests and parishioners joined a procession across the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday evening, urging
June 27, 2026
AI glasses are aiding cheating in exams. Test-obsessed Asia is ground zero
June 27, 2026
A gay rights activist is suing the Defense Department to answer a simple question: Did Scouting America actually ban transgender members in a deal with the Pentagon
June 27, 2026
Texas public schools will require students to read Bible stories under a reading list approved by the state’s education board
June 26, 2026
The Texas Board of Education on Friday approved mandated reading lists for public school children that include passages from the Bible - the latest effort by leaders there to
June 27, 2026
Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss says he doesn't agree with comments first-year LSU coach Lane Kiffin made last month that Ole Miss’ past embrace of Confederate symbols made recruiting Black players more difficult
June 27, 2026
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
June 27, 2026
Fear is ricocheting through Haitian communities across the United States after the Supreme Court decided to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disasters
June 27, 2026
Summer program helps visually impaired students explore careers in technology and cybersecurity
June 27, 2026
Her son died at swim school. Now she has a message for parents: stay there and watch your children.
June 27, 2026
Teen photographer with autism showcases Route 66 centennial with model cars
June 27, 2026
'Friends for life': Woman finds good Samaritan who chased off thieves and saved her stolen packages
June 27, 2026
Coloradan's 100,000-piece military uniform collection tells stories of those who served
June 27, 2026
A new report by a Trump administration commission suggests replacing the idea of separating church and state with the idea of building bridges between them
June 27, 2026
'I took action and saved her life': New York student saves neighbor's life
June 27, 2026
Organizations supporting Black women and girls in the American South are receiving a boost this summer
June 26, 2026
'Praying that they keep their eyes open': Former YRTC staffer sentenced, a victim's family reacts
June 27, 2026
Family of quadriplegic teen displaced after tree crashes into rental
June 27, 2026
Building Better Men: How a Detroit program helps boys plant the seeds for emotional strength
June 27, 2026
Democrats are organizing events nationwide this weekend to address affordability concerns
June 26, 2026
How dogs are helping aphasia patients improve their ability to speak: "This is the best thing ever"
June 26, 2026
Nearly 1,500 endangered butterflies set to be released in effort to save species, Minnesota Zoo says
June 26, 2026
Papyrus scroll burnt to a crisp during Vesuvius eruption deciphered with help of AI
June 26, 2026
Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He’s proposing a national billionaire tax instead
June 26, 2026
Venezuela’s deadly ‘doublet’ earthquakes may have been a single big one. Here’s why it matters
June 26, 2026
14 unique ways to celebrate America’s 250th birthday
June 26, 2026
MLB's owners recently proposed banning high school players from signing with major league teams, which would be a huge change for the sport
June 26, 2026
This is not a one-year blip. The US has been underperforming in terms of health, education and more for the past 25 years.
June 26, 2026
Limited edition Jay-Z library card draws big lines in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
June 26, 2026
College tuition has not significantly risen since 1990, at least compared to tuition changes over the previous decades.
June 26, 2026
Many steps that are good for clean energy also dovetail with federal priorities, from affordable housing to data centers and rural development.
June 17, 2026
Japan grappled with transport disruptions on Friday while bracing for more torrential rain and risks from two approaching
June 26, 2026
A letter from a Georgia man convicted of murder led prosecutors to reexamine his case – and right their 20-year wrong
June 26, 2026
Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, the country's
June 26, 2026
Californians will vote in November on a controversial proposal to impose a one-time tax on billionaires to help fund federal funding cuts to healthcare for low-income people
June 26, 2026
St. Bernard dogs walk the same mountain paths their ancestors patrolled for hundreds of years at the Great St. Bernard Pass in the Swiss Alps
June 26, 2026
India’s viral youth movement has moved from memes to the streets. Their leader tells CNN why
June 26, 2026
Australia's prime minister vowed on Friday to bullet-proof laws supporting a social media ban for under-16s as the government prepares legal action against
June 26, 2026
Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed around 235 people and left at least 4,300 people injured
June 25, 2026
A federal judge has blocked part of a Trump administration plan that would have limited access to loans for students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health and some other fields
June 26, 2026
Second cannonball found at the Alamo reveals more information about the historic battle
June 26, 2026
A judge has temporarily ordered Tennessee not to give immigration authorities information about hundreds of sick and disabled immigrant children who are enrolled in a healthcare assistance program
June 26, 2026
Native American tribes are marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Greasy Grass
June 25, 2026
The Johns Hopkins University said on Thursday it laid off 110 employees this week, citing cuts in federal research funding, with the layoffs impacting
June 26, 2026
Two days after taking the 6-foot-9 star out of BYU with the top pick in the NBA draft, the Washington Wizards introduced AJ Dybantsa at a hotel overlooking the Potomac River
June 26, 2026
Former teacher pleads guilty to coercing minor into sex, child porn production
June 26, 2026
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June 25, 2026
Mom's Meals helps feed Iowa's homeless youth
June 26, 2026
North Carolina woman accused of choking 3 children and pouring hot wax on them
June 26, 2026
Fort Ord the first U.S. Army base to fully integrate after desegregation order
June 26, 2026