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Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama listens at a Senate hearing on September 14, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Jack Gruber/USA Today Network)

Tuberville says he will release Senate holds on confirming military nominations three-star and below

Lauren Fox, CNN December 5, 2023

CNN -- Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said Tuesday he is releasing the bulk of his holds for Senate votes to confirm military promotions. Tuberville told his colleagues in a closed-door meeting...

President Joe Biden, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Getty Images/FILE)

Ukraine’s US lifeline is hanging by a thinning thread

Stephen Collinson, CNN December 5, 2023

CNN -- Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grim bet that America and the West will tire of his brutal war before he does is looking better by the day. Nearly seven weeks after President Joe Biden asked...

Strong atmospheric rivers are expected to wallop the Northwest with heavy rain and snow

Allison Chinchar and Sara Tonks, CNN December 4, 2023

CNN — Multiple atmospheric rivers are expected to roll across the northwestern US over the next few days, bringing heavy rain, feet of snow and strong winds. In total, more than half a dozen western...

Former career US diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for decades

JOSHUA GOODMAN AND ERIC TUCKER, AP News December 4, 2023

MIAMI (AP) — A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with serving as a secret agent for Cuba’s intelligence services dating back decades, the Justice...

College Football Playoff will feature Michigan v. Alabama and Washington v. Texas, while undefeated Florida State is left out

Wayne Sterling and Eric Levenson, CNN December 3, 2023

CNN -- The Michigan Wolverines, Washington Huskies, Texas Longhorns and Alabama Crimson Tide will compete in next month’s College Football Playoff, while the undefeated Florida...

See how first ladies have transformed the White House for Christmas

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN December 1, 2023

1978: Rosalynn Carter with the White House nativity scene, which has been displayed since 1967. Pictorial Parade/Getty Images CNN — Barbara Bush outfitted...

What to watch for at Trump’s Fulton County hearing Friday

AtlantaCNN — Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys in the Georgia election subversion case are set to defend their client in a Fulton County courtroom for the first time on Friday as they...

How the truce between Israel and Hamas was extended another day – and why it could end soon

 A deal to extend a truce between Israel and Hamas into Thursday went down to the wire after Hamas declined for hours to produce a list of hostages that had 10 women and children on it – a condition...

Henry Kissinger, a dominating and polarizing force in US foreign policy, dies at 100

Paul LeBlanc and Kristin Wilson, CNN November 30, 2023

CNN -- Henry Kissinger, a former US secretary of state and national security adviser who escaped Nazi Germany in his youth to become one of the most influential and controversial foreign policy figures...

Wartime unity between the US and Israel will soon face its toughest test

Stephen Collinson, CNN November 30, 2023

CNN -- Each day the pause in Israel’s war with Hamas is extended saves lives. A second extension of the truce, lasting one day, came into force early Thursday. But the lull in...

Frances Sternhagen, actress who appeared in ‘Misery’ and ‘Sex and the City,’ dead at 93

Alli Rosenbloom, CNN November 29, 2023

  CNN -- Frances Sternhagen, a veteran stage and screen performer known for her work in films like “Misery” and as Bunny in the HBO series “Sex and the City,” has died,...

Israel assessing Hamas claim youngest hostage and family members are dead

CNN -- The Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday it was assessing a Hamas claim that the youngest Israeli hostage, 10-month-old Kfir Bibas, his brother and his mother are dead. The...