Forensics show link from Chad Daybell and Alex Cox to burial of Tylee and JJ

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Trump accuser tells jury: 'He raped me whether I screamed or not'

E. Jean Carroll, a writer accusing Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s, pushed back during a cross-examination on Thursday, exclaiming: "He raped me whether I screamed or not."

New data shows US economy slowed significantly in the first quarter

The latest assessment of U.S. economic growth came up short of expectations on Thursday, fueling further predictions that a recession looms on the near-term horizon.

San Francisco to repeal boycott of anti-LGBTQ+ states

San Francisco is repealing a ban on city-funded travel to 30 states that it says restrict abortion, voting and LGBTQ+ rights after determining the boycott is doing more harm than good.

Pickax in Chad Daybell's shed found to have DNA matching Tylee Ryan

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Former Vice President Mike Pence appears before grand jury investigating Donald Trump

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence appeared before a grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

Carrie Fisher to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame on Star Wars Day

Hollywood, Calif. — The late actress Carrie Fisher will be honored, posthumously, with a star on Hollywood's Walk of

White woman whose claim caused Emmett Till murder has died

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, died Tuesday night in hospice care in Louisiana, according to a death report filed Thursday in Calcasieu Parish Coroner's Office in Louisiana. She was 88.

Snapchat's new AI chatbot is already raising alarms among teens, parents

(cnn) — Less than a few hours after Snapchat rolled out its My Ai chatbot to all users last week, Lyndsi Lee, a mother

Louisville shooter's parents recount mental health struggle

The mother of a man who shot and killed five coworkers at a Louisville bank says her son's struggle with mental health problems began a year earlier. He had panic attacks, anxiety and a suicide attempt. But the situation appeared to be managed.

Adnan Syed asks court to reconsider backing victim's family

Attorneys for Adnan Syed are asking a Maryland appellate court to reconsider its recent decision to reinstate his murder conviction and life sentence after finding the rights of the victim's family had been violated.

Roberts declines Senate request to testify on court ethics

Chief Justice John Roberts has declined a request from the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify at a hearing next week on ethical standards at the court, instead providing the panel with a statement of ethics reaffirmed by the court's justices.

US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low

U.S. adults are smoking less. Cigarette smoking dropped to another new all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers. Meanwhile, e-cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults.

Coroner: Lake Mead bones were Vegas man missing since 1998

Human remains found last summer at drought-stricken Lake Mead have been identified as a Las Vegas man missing since July 1998, authorities said Wednesday.

South Korea, US to share nuclear planning to deter North Korean threat

The U.S. on Wednesday pledged to give South Korea more insight into its nuclear planning over any conflict with North Korea amid anxiety over Pyongyang's growing arsenal of missiles and bombs.

Snapchat's new AI chatbot is already raising alarms among teens and parents

Less than a few hours after Snapchat rolled out its My AI chatbot to all users last week, Lyndsi Lee, a mother from East Prairie, Missouri, told her 13-year-old daughter to stay away from the feature.

Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79

Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show unleashed strippers, homewreckers and skinheads to brawl and spew obscenities on weekday afternoons, has died. He was 79.

Prosecutors say guardsman spoke of 'murder,' may still possess classified secrets

A U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking military secrets and keeping an arsenal of weapons in his bedroom will appear in federal court on Thursday, where federal prosecutors are expected to argue he should remain in custody because he poses a national security risk.

GOP rejects against bill to study cannabis to help veterans

(cnn) -- A group of Senate Republicans Wednesday unexpectedly rejected efforts to advance a bipartisan bill that would