Buffalo mass shooting suspect pleads not guilty to 25-count indictment, including murder

(cnn) -- The 18-year-old suspect in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting that killed 10 people pleaded not

Go-broke dates pushed back for Social Security, Medicare

A stronger-than-expected economic recovery from the pandemic has pushed back the go-broke dates for Social Security and Medicare, but officials warn that the current economic turbulence is putting additional pressures on the bedrock retirement programs.

'Prepared for failure': Democrats confront reality on gun talks as senators search for 'incremental' deal with GOP

(cnn) — Senate Democrats are ready to drop some of their most pressing demands to restrict access to guns amid the

White House: 1st shots for kids under 5 possible by June 21

The Biden administration says children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorize shots for the age group as expected.

Silent spread of monkeypox continues

(cnn) -- A monkeypox outbreak continues to grow in countries where the virus isn't normally found, putting global

Lawyer: Amber Heard was 'demonized' by Johnny Depp team, social media

Amber Heard's lawyer says she was "demonized" by ex-husband Johnny Depp's legal team and excoriated on social media during a sensational defamation trial that ended with a jury ordering her to pay Depp $15 million.

Texas senator: School police chief didn't know of 911 calls for help from students inside building

The commander at the scene of a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not informed of panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside the building as the massacre unfolded, a Texas state senator said Thursday.

Elon Musk tells Tesla employees: Return to the office, or else

(cnn) -- Elon Musk is demanding that Tesla office workers return to in-person work or leave the company. The policy,

Utah speller reinstated at National Spelling Bee after appeal

A speller has been reinstated into the Scripps National Spelling Bee field after successfully appealing that he was denied relevant root information about a word.

Melatonin poisoning reports are up in kids, study says

A new study is drawing attention to a rise in poisonings in children involving the sleep aid melatonin. Last year, U.S. poison control centers received more than 52,000 calls of children consuming worrisome amounts of melatonin.

Biden appeals to Congress for tougher gun laws in national address: 'How much more carnage?'

President Joe Biden delivered an impassioned plea to act on gun control, calling on lawmakers to restore limits on the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.

EPA moves to give states, tribes more power to protect water

The Biden administration on Thursday proposed undoing a Trump-era rule that limited the power of states and Native American tribes to block energy projects like natural gas pipelines based on their potential to pollute rivers and streams.

As Biden and lawmakers debate, US Supreme Court poised to expand gun rights

As President Joe Biden and Congress ponder how to respond to the latest U.S. mass shootings, the Supreme Court is due to decide a major case that could undermine new efforts to enact gun control measures while making existing ones vulnerable to legal attack.

Here's how the government wants to disaster-proof your home

On the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, federal officials are announcing a new initiative to modernize building codes. They want communities to be more resilient to hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and other extreme weather events that are intensifying due to climate change.

House panel taking up gun bill in wake of mass shootings

The House is beginning to put its stamp on gun legislation in response to mass shootings in Texas and New York by 18-year-old assailants who used semi-automatic rifles to kill 31 people, including 19 children.

Depp and Heard face uncertain career prospects after trial, experts say

A jury's verdict that both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were defamed in their long-running public dispute over their brief marriage raises questions about whether they can overcome tarnished reputations.

Police: Tulsa gunman targeted surgeon he blamed for pain

A man who blamed his surgeon for continuing pain after a recent back operation bought an AR-style rifle and opened fire hours later at a Tulsa medical office, killing the doctor and three other people in an attack that ended with him taking his own life, police said Thursday.