Dallas joins other Texas school districts in requiring clear, mesh backpacks after Uvalde massacre

(cnn) — The Dallas school district announced Monday that it will require students to carry clear or mesh backpacks to

Lake Mead forecast: Southwest should brace for more water cuts from Colorado River

More extreme water cuts are all but certain in the Southwest starting next year, according to the latest government forecast for the Colorado River and Lake Mead, the country's largest reservoir.

Did President Joe Biden's fist bump with Saudi prince cross a line?

President Joe Biden's fist bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman drew backlash from Democrats and Republicans, including from a Utah senator who suggested the president should visit the Beehive State's oil region instead.

4 killed in helicopter crash responding to wildfires in New Mexico

(cnn) -- Four people were killed when a sheriff's office helicopter crashed in New Mexico Saturday, officials said.

Police laud actions of man who killed Indiana mall attacker

Authorities say a gunman who shot five people at a suburban Indianapolis shopping mall, killing three of them before a shopper shot and killed him, was a 20-year-old local man who was apparently facing eviction.

Fauci says he plans to retire by end of Biden's current term

(cnn) -- Dr. Anthony Fauci plans to retire by the end of President Joe Biden's current term in office, the government's

Analysis: Mike Pence is going right after Donald Trump in Arizona

(cnn) -- Mike Pence seems to have decided that the only way past Donald Trump is through Donald Trump. Unlike many of

Stay cool: Intense physical activity, record temperatures raise risk of heat stroke

Record high temperatures in Utah and the U.S. mean people must take steps to protect themselves from heat stroke and heat exhaustion.

Toys 'R' Us is coming back. Soon, it'll be almost everywhere

(cnn) -- Once left for dead, Toys "r" Us is making a major comeback. The toy store brand will be just about everywhere

Netflix is in rough shape. This week will determine its future

(cnn) -- Netflix, once a darling of Wall Street, is suddenly on the ropes. The streaming giant will report its

Lawsuit alleges Skittles rainbow candy is 'unfit for human consumption'

Mars Inc. is being sued for its continued use of titanium dioxide in Skittles in a class-action lawsuit alleging the rainbow candies are "unfit" to eat.

Jury selection begins in Trump ex-adviser Bannon's contempt of Congress trial

Jury selection began on Monday in the criminal trial of Steve Bannon, a prominent former presidential aide to Donald Trump, for defying a subpoena from a congressional panel investigating last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.

Penalty phase begins for man facing death for Florida mass school shooting

The prosecutor began opening arguments on Monday in the penalty phase of the trial of the man who killed 17 people at a Florida high school on Valentine's Day in 2018 by naming each victim during a detailed recounting of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.

Anthony Fauci will retire by end of US President Biden's term, according to Politico

Dr. Anthony Fauci, an infectious disease expert who is the chief medical adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden, will retire by the end of Biden's term, he told Politico in an interview on Monday.

Eerie abandoned passenger plane sits on the floor of Red Sea

Coming across this unexpected shape on the seabed is enough to take your breath away — so it's good that you'd probably have a tankful of breaths strapped to your back.

Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck wed in Las Vegas drive-through

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck wed in a small ceremony Saturday in Las Vegas, culminating a relationship that stretched over two decades. Lopez announced their marriage Sunday in her newsletter for fans with the headline "We did it."

A West Virginia woman woke up from two-year coma -- and identified her brother as the attacker who nearly killed her, police say

(cnn) -- A West Virginia woman has awoken from a two-year coma and identified her brother as her attacker, according to