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Former President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden. (Reuters)

Biden campaign readies health care fight in latest attack on Trump

Arlette Saenz, Tami Luhby and Arit John, CNN November 28, 2023

CNN -- The Biden campaign is seizing on former President Donald Trump’s recent threat to repeal Obamacare, marking their latest effort to sound the alarm on the GOP frontrunner’s policy vision. The...

Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to 27 years in prison for nearly 2 dozen state financial crimes

CNN -- Alex Murdaugh – the disgraced former South Carolina attorney serving two life sentences for the murders of his wife and son – was sentenced to another 27 years in prison on Tuesday after pleading...

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley takes a question from an audience member during a town hall at Rochester American Legion Post #7 on October 12 in Rochester, New Hampshire. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/File)

Influential Koch network backs Nikki Haley in GOP presidential primary

Fredreka Schouten, CNN November 28, 2023

CNN -- The influential network associated with billionaire Charles Koch will throw its money and influence behind former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential primary, the group...

Jimmy Carter and all living former first ladies to attend Rosalynn Carter’s memorial service

CNN — Former President Jimmy Carter is expected to attend the Tuesday memorial service for his late wife, Rosalynn Carter, in Atlanta, his grandson told CNN – a tribute that will also be attended...

Suspect in shooting of 3 Palestinian college students in Vermont pleads not guilty

CNN — Investigators are “working hard” to determine the motive behind a shooting that left three Palestinian college students wounded in Vermont, Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad said Monday. “We...

Intercepted calls from the front lines in Ukraine show a growing number of Russian soldiers want out

Erika Kinetz, AP News November 27, 2023

In audio intercepts from the front lines in Ukraine, Russian soldiers speak in shorthand of 200s to mean dead, 300s to mean wounded. The urge to flee has become common enough that they also talk of 500s...

Derek Chauvin, former officer convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison, authorities say

  CNN -- Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted in the 2020 murder of George Floyd, was stabbed Friday in a federal prison in Arizona, the office of Minnesota Attorney...

Who are the hostages released on Friday?

Tara John, Lauren Izso and Tamar Michaelis, CNN November 24, 2023

CNN -- The first group of hostages released by Hamas under a deal with Israel were safely returned on Friday, bringing to an end the first stage of the painstakingly negotiated...

Hostage deal announcement between Israel and Hamas could come as soon as Tuesday

Becky Anderson, MJ Lee and Alex Marquardt, CNN November 21, 2023

  CNN -- Israel, Hamas and the US are on the cusp of reaching a deal that could be announced as soon as Tuesday for Hamas to release 50 women and children hostages that the militant...

Shooter wounds 4 at Walmart near Dayton, Ohio, before dying of self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say

Melissa Alonso and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN November 21, 2023

  CNN -- Four people were wounded after a shooter opened fire at a Walmart near Dayton, Ohio, before taking his own life Monday night, authorities said. The suspect, described...

Michigan school shooting survivor heals with surgery, a trusted horse and a chance to tell her story

Mike Householder, AP News November 20, 2023

MAYFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — For Kylie Ossege, the 19-year-old college student who survived two deadly mass school shootings in Michigan — one as a senior at Oxford High School in 2021 and another...

Driving or flying before feasting? Here are some tips for Thanksgiving travelers

Holly Ramer, AP News November 20, 2023

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Getting a big holiday meal on the table can be stressful for the cook (see “The Bear,” Season two, Episode six.) But for guests, just getting to the table also can be difficult,...