Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday marked by a concert and 30 new homes

A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many celebrations marking President Jimmy Carter's unprecedented 100th birthday on Tuesday.

Helene left at least 119 people dead and communities ‘wiped off the map

(cnn) — The magnitude of devastation wrought by Helene intensifies by the hour as search crews discover more bodies and

Man accused of second attempted Trump assassination pleads not guilty

(cnn) — The man who prosecutors say stalked Donald Trump in Florida over the course of a month before setting up what

Biden acts to keep asylum ban at US-Mexico border in place longer

The Biden administration will toughen an asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border to keep it in place for longer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials said on Monday, signaling a desire to further curb illegal crossings.

Wisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away

An absentee ballot drop box that the mayor of a central Wisconsin city removed a week ago is back in place.

Pete Rose, baseball's banned hits leader, has died at age 83

Banished baseball great Pete Rose has died.

Trump suspect pleads not guilty to attempted assassination charge

The man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump after allegedly positioning himself with a rifle outside one of the former president's Florida golf courses on Sept. 15 pleaded not guilty on Monday to five federal charges.

Movie armorer's conviction upheld in fatal 'Rust' set shooting by Alec Baldwin

A judge has rejected a request to throw out the conviction of a movie armorer in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film "Rust."

Major outage: Verizon confirms it’s working to restore service after widespread complaints

New York (cnn) — Verizon has confirmed an outage affecting some of its mobile phone users that sparked a flurry of

US port strike by 45,000 dockworkers is all but certain to begin at midnight

The union representing U.S. dockworkers has signaled that 45,000 members will walk off the job at midnight, kicking off a massive strike likely to shut down ports across the East and Gulf coasts.

Utah American Red Cross volunteer describes devastation, need in areas hit by Hurricane Helene

Benjamin Donner, executive director of the American Red Cross Central and Southern Utah Chapter, said initial reports show Hurricane Helene was highly destructive. 

Fed's Powell says rates will 'over time' reach neutral level, not preset

The U.S. economy seems poised for a continued slowdown in inflation that will allow the Federal Reserve to cut its benchmark interest rate and "over time" reach a level that is no longer holding back activity, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Monday.

DirecTV agrees to buy Dish for $1

New York (cnn) — DirecTV announced Monday it’s buying rival Dish Network, ending multiple decades of on-and-off talks

FBI to pay $22M to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy

The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instructors with sexually charged comments.

'Megalopolis' flops, 'The Wild Robot' soars at box office

Francis Ford Coppola's decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic "Megalopolis" flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation family film "The Wild Robot" soared to No. 1 at the weekend box office.

Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58.

Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130

A crisis is unfolding in North Carolina as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas that still lack power and cellular service days after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across the U.S. Southeast.

Utah American Red Cross volunteer describes devastation, need in areas hit by Hurricane Helene

Murray — Utahns on the ground in states hit hard by Hurricane Helene describe how bad the storm was for locals.