Butler sworn in as third Black female senator in US history, replaces late California Sen. Feinstein

Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler has been sworn in as the newest member of the U.S. Senate, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history.

All Onewheel electric skateboards are under recall after 4 deaths and serious injury reports

All models of Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards are under recall after at least four deaths and multiple injuries were reported in recent years, federal regulators said last week.

At least 4 people shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, authorities say

At least four people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, according to authorities, who urged students to take shelter on the campus of the historically Black college.

5 people died from ammonia exposure after Illinois crash, coroner says

Five people killed after a multi-vehicle crash in Illinois died from exposure to a toxic chemical that spilled from an overturned semitruck, the Effingham County Coroner's Office said Tuesday.

How food choices, habits and national policies may shorten your life

America is suffering a "calamity of chronic disease" that is driving life expectancy down, making the United States an outlier compared to peer nations when it comes to excess deaths.

Biden says that all 10 drugs targeted for the first Medicare price negotiations will participate

President Joe Biden has announced that the manufacturers of all of the first 10 prescription drugs selected for Medicare's first price negotiations have agreed to participate. Tuesday's announcement clears the way for talks that could lower their costs in coming years.

Utah leaders say House stripping McCarthy of speaker position is 'hypocrisy'

Two Utah representatives expressed their disapproval of the House's historic vote today to oust Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House.

Federal judge dismisses false advertising claims against Wendy's, McDonald's

A federal judge in New York has dismissed a lawsuit that accused McDonald's and Wendy's of misleading consumers with ads that show bigger, juicier burgers than their restaurants actually serve.

FEMA to conduct nationwide test of emergency alert system Wednesday

Salt Lake City — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will conduct a national test of the Integrated Public Alert

14-year-old boy arrested after deadly Thai shopping mall shooting

Bangkok, Thailand (cnn) — Police in Thailand arrested a 14-year-old boy after a shooting at a luxury shopping mall in

Fat Bear Week is happening! Check out the contestants now, start voting Wednesday

(cnn) — Hey, fans of the annual Fat Bear Week online contest out of Alaska – it’s on! It was touch and go there this

Why everyone's phone received an alarm at 12:20 pm MT on Wednesday

If you heard a screeching alert go off on your cellphone – and everyone else's cellphone – at 12:20 p.m. MT, don't panic.

McCarthy becomes first House speaker ever to be ousted, won't seek return

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been voted out of the job in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history, in a 216-210 vote. McCarthy told lawmakers Tuesday evening he would not run again for speaker, putting the gavel up for grabs.

Michigan school shooter's parents cleared to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges

The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal and cleared the way for the parents of the Oxford High School shooter to face trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. James and Jennifer Crumbley are accused of making a gun available to Ethan Crumbley and ignoring his mental health needs.

Here's how many Americans have already gotten the new COVID-19 vaccine

At least 1.8 million people in the United States have already received the new COVID-19 vaccine, according to Reuters.

Asteroid named for Egyptian god of chaos and darkness set for spacecraft flyby

After successfully delivering NASA's first asteroid sample collected in space, the OSIRIS-REx mission, now renamed OSIRIS-APEX, is embarking on a new journey — this time to study an asteroid that will closely approach Earth in just a few years.

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges in Delaware court

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges that he lied about his drug use while buying a handgun, in the first-ever criminal prosecution of a sitting U.S. president's child.

Matt Gaetz moves to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

(cnn) — Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday moved to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the top House leadership post, offering a