NYC woman sentenced for attempted murder with a drug-laced cheesecake

(cnn) -- A New York woman who was convicted of using a drug-laced cheesecake in an attempt to murder a friend and steal

Boy banned from theme park after getting stuck in the claw machine

(cnn) -- A teenage boy provided a cautionary tale for anyone who has ever wanted to sneak their way into some free

BuzzFeed News now slated for shutdown amid financial woes

Pulitzer prize-winning website BuzzFeed News, the news-focused companion outlet of BuzzFeed.com, is slated for closure according to a Thursday memo from CEO Jonah Peretti to employees.

Ken Potts, one of last 2 USS Arizona survivors, dies at 102 in Provo

Ken Potts of Provo was one of the last two remaining survivors of the USS Arizona battleship, which sank during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. Potts has died at 102.

What DeSantis told the Utah GOP about the 2024 election

In Utah, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off the state Republican Party convention Saturday by saying, to enthusiastic applause, "Florida is the Utah of the Southeast."

In Latin America, Sen. Mike Lee finds growing Chinese influence

On a recent visit to several countries in Central and South America, Utah Sen. Mike Lee said he was struck by China's growing influence in the region. In an interview with the Deseret News, he made the case that American policymakers should pay closer attention to what's going on in their own hemisphere.

Sudan army: Rescue of foreign citizens, diplomats expected

The Sudanese army says its coordinating efforts to evacuate citizens and diplomats from the United States, Britain, China and France out of the country on military airplanes. Fighting persisted in the capital Saturday, including at its main airport.

Romney calls Biden's Labor secretary pick 'biased'

At her confirmation hearing Thursday, Sen. Mitt Romney said Julie Su, the Biden administration's pick for Labor secretary, was "biased" and that promoting her "makes no sense."

Pentagon tracking 650 UFO cases but mum's the word on alien pilots

The Pentagon's chief UFO investigator told a U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday that even as the number of airborne incidents continue to rise at a rapid clip, they have yet to uncover any evidence of alien life, or an alien intelligence, behind the unexplained sightings.

Nonprofits scramble for help amid dearth of volunteers

As pandemic-related government aid programs end and inflation rises, nonprofits of all kinds are looking everywhere and trying everything to get volunteers.

US traffic deaths drop slightly in 2022 but still a 'crisis'

The number of people killed on U.S. roadways decreased slightly last year, but government officials said the 42,795 people who died is still a national crisis.

Acting FAA head to depart agency this summer

(cnn) — The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration told staffers he will step down this summer, further

Mortgage rates climb to the highest level in a month

(cnn) — Mortgage rates rose this week, after five weeks of falling . The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.39% in