Ohio woman arrested for claiming child had cancer for donation funds, sheriff says

(cnn) — Authorities arrested an Ohio woman and charged her with theft after she allegedly lied about her child having

Sen. Mike Lee says he won't vote yes to fund the government until a border deal is in place

As Congress considers another short-term spending bill — while working on the 2024 appropriations bills behind closed doors — some Republicans, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee, are making their stance clear: No immigration reform? No government funding.

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges

(cnn) — Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty Thursday on federal charges he faces in California for allegedly failing to pay

ESPN returns Emmys and disciplines staff after submitting for awards under fake names

New York (cnn) — Espn returned dozens of Emmy statues and “disciplined” employees after an investigation disclosed

Consumer debt just topped $5 trillion for the first time ever. Is there cause for worry?

New data from the Federal Reserve shows overall outstanding debt carried by U.S. consumers breached the $5 trillion mark last November, marking an all-time high.

Harvard is sued by Jewish students over 'rampant' antisemitism on campus

Harvard University has been sued by Jewish students who accused it of allowing its campus to become a bastion of rampant antisemitism.

Rare skin fossil is oldest by 130 million years

(cnn) — The world’s oldest known fossilized skin belonged to a species of reptile that lived before dinosaurs roamed

Senate Democrats plan for stopgap to avert shutdown

Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he was taking the first procedural step toward passing a stopgap funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown starting late next week.

Salt Lake County approves pay raise for many county employees

A boost in earnings is expected to hit the bank accounts of a number of workers in Salt Lake City following Salt Lake County's approval of Mayor Jenny Wilson's push to increase pay for "many hourly lower-grade employees."

US investigating if Boeing made sure a part that blew off a jet was made to design standards

Federal officials are investigating Boeing's oversight of production of a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week.

Trump tangles with judge as NY civil fraud trial nears its end

Donald Trump on Thursday complained to a New York judge that he "did nothing wrong" as a civil fraud trial that could hobble the former president's business empire drew to a close.

Man arrested after wrapped 'Christmas gifts' turn out to be cocaine, meth

(cnn) -- Law enforcement arrested a 55-year-old man after police say wrapped "Christmas packages" turned out to be

One in 78 US audio streams was a Taylor Swift song in 2023, data shows

New York (cnn) — Taylor Swift practically owned 2023. But an end-of-year report from Luminate, an entertainment data