Truck blockade of major California seaport stretches into day 3

Independent truckers protesting California's new "gig worker" law blockaded California's No. 3 seaport for the third-straight day on Friday, stranding cargo at the state's top agricultural trade hub and adding to U.S. supply chain headaches.

Special board meeting to consider firing Uvalde schools police chief is canceled

(cnn) — A special school board meeting scheduled for Saturday morning in Uvalde, Texas, to consider whether to

2 children diagnosed with monkeypox in U.S., officials say

Health officials say two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S. They are a toddler in California and an infant who is not a U.S. resident, according to the CDC on Friday.

NASA releases new Lake Mead satellite images, shows dramatic water loss since 2000

(cnn) -- New satellite images released by Nasa Wednesday reveal the dramatic loss of water at Lake Mead due to the

With a sniff or a swallow, new vaccines aim to put the brakes on COVID-19 spread

Scientists are taking a different approach to COVID, making vaccines delivered via nasal sprays or tablets that would deploy more immune defenders to the body's front lines: the lining of the mouth, nose and throat.

New California gun control law mimics Texas abortion measure

California punched back Friday against two recent landmark Supreme Court decisions as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law.

Police: 3 fatally shot at Iowa state park; gunman also dead

Police say three family members were shot to death while camping in a state park in eastern Iowa, and the suspected gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Lightning strike leaves 1 soldier dead, 9 injured during a training exercise

(cnn) -- One soldier was killed and nine others were injured when lightning struck during a midmorning military

New York reports 1st US polio case in nearly a decade

An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday.

Trump ex-adviser Bannon convicted of contempt of Congress

Steve Bannon, a key associate of former President Donald Trump and an influential figure on the American right, was convicted on Friday of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Supreme Court declines to allow Biden's shift on immigration enforcement

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to reinstate President Joe Biden's policy shifting the focus of America's immigration enforcement toward public safety threats, handing a victory to Texas and Louisiana as they challenge a plan they call unlawful.

More wolves for Colorado? Conservation groups' plan would restore population to 750 wolves

Conservation groups submitted a plan this week that would establish a robust wolf population in western Colorado, while accusing the state of undermining current reintroduction efforts.

Actor Amber Heard appeals ruling that she defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp

Actor Amber Heard on Thursday filed to appeal a Virginia jury's decision last month that she defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp when she claimed in a newspaper opinion piece that she was a survivor of sexual violence, according to court documents.

Drought drives Las Vegas to cap size of home swimming pools

Officials in Las Vegas' county are capping the size of new swimming pools at single-family residential homes to about the size of a three-car garage.

Poll: Cracks appear in Trump's standing among Republicans after Jan. 6 hearings

Republican views on Donald Trump have darkened somewhat over six weeks of televised congressional hearings on the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by the former president's supporters, a poll shows.

Rioter found guilty after climbing US Capitol wall on January 6

(cnn) -- A rioter who asked "where those pieces of sh-t at?" during the breach of the Us Capitol was convicted by a

Georgia judge declines to quash subpoenas for fake Trump electors

(cnn) -- An Atlanta-area judge said Thursday he will not quash subpoenas for 11 of the "fake electors" who participated

Police bodycam video shows Chicago teen raising arms before shot

(cnn) -- An investigation is underway after a 13-year-old boy was shot by a Chicago Police Department officer,