Airlines issue travel waivers ahead of winter 'bomb cyclone'

(cnn) -- Us airlines have issued travel waivers ahead of what's forecast to be a brutal "bomb cyclone" of wintry

These natural wonders aren't US national parks. But they should be

(cnn) -- "National parks are the best idea we ever had," declared American writer and environmentalist Wallace Stegner.

Polar air, powerful winter storm put millions under winter alerts this holiday week

(cnn) — For millions of Americans across a large swath of the country, the holiday week is beginning with unrelenting

Avatar sequel box office returns drag Disney stock even lower

The Walt Disney Company has had good reason to expect big things, and big returns, on the long-awaited sequel to 2009's "Avatar." Problem is, the U.S. returns fell short of analysts' predictions for the film.

Bill that sets up federal funding for studies of the Great Salt Lake heads to Biden's desk

A bill that sets up funding for studies of Great Basin saline lakes, such as the Great Salt Lake, cleared its last congressional hurdle Monday and heads to President Biden's desk.

New Warren Jeffs 'revelations' tied to child kidnapping case of FLDS leader's nephew

Kingston, Piute County — A nephew of imprisoned cult leader Warren Jeffs is accused of taking his sister's young

Lawmakers unveil sweeping $1.7 trillion government funding bill to avert shutdown

(cnn) -- Senior lawmakers in both parties early Tuesday unveiled their long-awaited $1.7 trillion government funding

Suspense builds at border over future of US asylum rules

Suspense is mounting at the U.S. border with Mexico about the future of restrictions on asylum-seekers after the Supreme Court issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place.

Trump taxes: House panel to release report on returns

The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to publicly release a report on Donald Trump's tax returns, which the former president has long tried to shield.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia's invasion began in February.

Lawmakers unveil $1.7T bill to avoid shutdown, boost Ukraine

Congressional leaders have unveiled a $1.7 trillion bill to fund the government. The measure released early Tuesday includes another large round of aid to Ukraine, a nearly 10% boost in defense spending and roughly $40 billion to assist communities across the country recovering from natural disasters.

California judge rejects new murder trial for Scott Peterson

A California judge has rejected a new murder trial for Scott Peterson in the death of his wife and their unborn child. The decision Tuesday comes nearly 20 years after Peterson was charged with dumping the bodies of his pregnant wife, Laci, and the unborn child into San Francisco Bay on Christmas Eve 2002.

3M will stop making hazardous 'forever chemicals' starting in 2025

3M, the conglomerate behind Post-It notes and Scotch tape, will stop making controversial per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by the end of 2025.

Airlines issue travel waivers ahead of massive 'bomb cyclone'

Key U.S. airlines have issued travel waivers ahead of what's forecast to be a brutal "bomb cyclone" of wintry weather in the Midwest and other regions later this week.

Powerful quake jolts Northern California; 70K without power

A powerful earthquake that residents described as "violent" rocked a rural stretch of the Northern California coast early Tuesday, leaving 11 people injured and 70,000 without power as a rain storm was about to roll in, officials said.

CVS, Walgreens limit purchases of children's pain-relief medicine

(cnn) -- Increased demand has led Cvs and Walgreens to limit purchases of children's pain-relief medicine, the