'You do not want this' virus: California man with monkeypox urges others to get vaccinated

(cnn) -- Matt Ford edits videos for a living, so it wasn't a stretch for him to put one together for TikTok. But his

Disney announces 'Tiana's Bayou Adventure' ride to replace Splash Mountain

A new ride based on Disney's "Princess and the Frog," will replace the current Splash Mountain ride, Disney announced

Pets and fireworks: How to keep your animals calm and safe on July 4

(cnn) — We may find fireworks beautiful and festive, but they explode like magnified gunfire in the exquisitely

California will be the first state to offer health care to all undocumented immigrants

California will become the first state to offer free health care to all low-income immigrants regardless of their legal status, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $307.9 billion operating budget on Thursday.

Single-use plastic waste is getting phased out in California under a sweeping new law

(cnn) -- In an attempt to slash the wide-ranging impacts of plastic pollution , California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed

Driver of semitruck where migrants died didn't know AC had gone off, court document says

(cnn) -- The alleged driver of a tractor-trailer where sweltering conditions led to the death of 53 migrants this week

World War II-era boat emerges from shrinking Lake Mead

A sunken boat dating back to World War II is the latest object to emerge from a shrinking reservoir that straddles Nevada and Arizona.

Florida judge allows lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito's parents against Brian Laundrie's parents to proceed

(cnn) -- A Florida circuit court judge has ruled a lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito's parents against Brian Laundrie's

'These kids were obliterated': Families' outrage boils over lack of answers in Uvalde

The families of the 19 children and two teachers gunned down at a school in Uvalde, Texas, have had enough.

California sets nation's toughest plastics reduction rules

Companies that want to sell shampoo bottles, food products and other items wrapped in plastic in California will have to cut down their use of the material. That's under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that sets the nation's most stringent plastics reduction rules.

Here's how many millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses the US just ordered

The Biden administration has just placed a big order for more COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Florida judge allows lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito's parents against Brian Laundrie's parents to proceed

A Florida circuit court judge has ruled a lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito's parents against Brian Laundrie's parents can move forward.

Pre-pandemic sized crowds descend on US airports for holiday

The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.

Judge denies Brian Laundrie's parents request to dismiss lawsuit

A circuit court judge denied Roberta and Christopher Laundrie's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by Gabby