House passes defense policy bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender children

Washington (cnn) — The House voted on Wednesday to pass a critical defense policy bill known as the National Defense

AAA expects record high for holiday travel at the end of the year

AAA is expecting a record amount of holiday travel between Dec. 21 and Jan. 1. The organization recommends planning ahead.

Hannah Kobayashi found safe after disappearance prompted massive search

Hannah Kobayashi has been found safe, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. She had vanished last month in Los Angeles.

Mike Lee wants app stores to verify the ages of users, add parental controls

Sen. Mike Lee has introduced federal legislation that seeks to push the major application stores on Apple and Android cellphones to verify the ages of users.

Homeland Security shares new details of mysterious drone flights, N.J. lawmaker says

A New Jersey lawmaker says the devices appear to avoid detection by traditional methods.

'A woman ahead of her time': Utah trailblazer Martha Hughes Cannon honored in DC

Martha Hughes Cannon, a trailblazer in Utah history, now has a home in the nation's capital.

Time magazine to name Trump 'Person of the Year,' sources say

Donald Trump will ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday on the same day he is expected to be named Time magazine's "Person of the Year," according to two sources.

Wisconsin kayaker who faked his death and fled the country is charged after returning to US

Authorities say a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children for Eastern Europe has willingly returned to the U.S. Ryan Borgwardt is charged with obstruction, a misdemeanor.

Rep. Nancy Mace attacked in Capitol over transgender bill

Republican U.S. Representative Nancy Mace said she was attacked in the Capitol by an activist angry over a bill she introduced aimed at blocking the chamber's first openly transgender member from using women's bathrooms.

FBI Director Chris Wray will resign following Trump nomination of Patel

FBI Director Chris Wray will step down from his post early next year, the bureau said on Wednesday, after Republican President-elect Donald Trump signaled his intent to fire the veteran official and replace him with firebrand Kash Patel.

US inflation ticked up last month as some price pressures remain persistent

Fueled by pricier used cars, hotel rooms and groceries, inflation in the United States moved slightly higher last month in the latest sign that some price pressures remain elevated.

The Onion's purchase of Alex Jones' Infowars stopped by judge

A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday stopped the parody news site The Onion from buying conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars website, ruling that a bankruptcy auction did not result in the best possible bids.

Gun found on suspect in killing of health care CEO matches shell casings at scene, police say

The gun found on the suspect in the killing of United Healthcare's CEO matched shell casings found at the site of the shooting, New York City's police commissioner said Wednesday.

Man who jumped a desk to attack Nevada judge sentenced to at least 26 years

A man who was captured on courtroom video attacking a judge in Las Vegas has been sentenced to at least 26 years in prison.

More charges for Colorado funeral home owner with corpse in back of hearse for over a year

An arraignment for a Colorado funeral home owner accused of keeping a woman's corpse in the back of a hearse for over a year has been delayed because prosecutors have filed additional charges.

SCOTUS hears oral arguments in Uinta Basin Railway case

Washington, D.c. — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case challenging the canceled approval of the Uinta