Hawaii officials request $1B in short-term Maui wildfire recovery funds
Officials in Hawaii have requested approximately $1 billion from the Legislature to subsidize short-term recovery expenses for last summer's Maui…
How to survive if you ever become homeless
The statue on my desk is among my most prized possessions. Carved from wood, it depicts a slender, wizened old…
Wilbur Ross Fast Facts
Read CNN Fast Facts about the life of financier Wilbur L. Ross Jr., nicknamed the "King of Bankruptcy."
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announces cancer diagnosis, calls it ‘very treatable’
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced that he has started undergoing treatment for blood cancer. The Republican lawmaker from Louisiana…
Takeaways from the first Republican presidential primary debate
With Donald Trump skipping the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate, eight of his primary rivals -- most of them…
Riley Gaines says TikTok removed a video in which she never even spoke a single word
Riley Gaines noted that a video that she posted — in which she never even spoke — has been removed…
Same old story with aging politicians
Whenever a lawmaker who is advancing in years appears infirm or confused in public, or takes some time to convalesce,…
DeSantis-appointed board votes to invalidate Disney’s effort to thwart state takeover of its special taxing district
The board appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee Disney's special taxing district on Wednesday sought to claw back…
FBI raids home of lawyer dedicated to survivors of sexual crimes, finds him actively downloading child porn, caught with 2,000 sexual photos and videos of children as young as 5: Feds
FBI agents raided the home of a prominent Florida attorney that has been dedicated to helping victims of sexual crimes.…
Disney World ducks DeSantis’ board takeover with legal maneuver invoking King Charles III
Disney invoked the name of King Charles III in an unusual bid to quietly upend Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R-Fla.) plan…