Colorado shooter's 2021 case dropped for lack of cooperation

The Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooter had charges dropped in a 2021 bomb threat case after family members who were terrorized in the incident refused to cooperate.

Jim Beam offers novel fix for holiday blues: hug-simulating pajamas

(cnn) -- Bourbon brand Jim Beam is offering what could possibly be the weirdest gift for the holidays — hug-simulating

Ex-cop who kneeled on George Floyd's back gets 3.5-year term

The former Minneapolis police officer who held down George Floyd's back as one of his colleagues kneeled on the Black man's neck has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. J. Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty in October to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.

A fake Romeo charmed over 100 women, then scammed them

(cnn) -- Patrick Giblin was like the American version of the " Tinder Swindler " -- but without the private jets. He

Federal judge declines to hold Trump in contempt of court

A federal judge declined to hold former President Donald Trump in contempt of court in a closed-door hearing on Friday, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

US Supreme Court to consider prohibition on encouraging illegal immigration

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by President Joe Biden's administration to revive a federal law that makes it a criminal offense to encourage illegal immigration after it was struck down by a lower court as a violation of free speech rights.

Keystone Pipeline shuts down after oil leak, halting flow of 600K barrels a day

(cnn) -- The Keystone Pipeline has been shut down following a leak discovered near the border of Kansas and Nebraska.

Wholesale inflation in US further slowed in November to 7.4%

Wholesale prices in the United States rose 7.4% in November from a year earlier, a fifth straight slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures across the economy are continuing to cool.

Former employees suing Twitter speak out on Elon Musk's 'clumsy and inhumane' layoffs

A group of former Twitter employees who are suing the company spoke out Thursday, alleging that new owner Elon Musk's mass layoffs at the company have triggered multiple labor rights violations.

Brittney Griner back home in US after Russian prisoner swap

Brittney Griner has returned to the United States, nearly 10 months after the basketball star's detention in Russia made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad and set off a political firestorm.