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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press on February 3 in Washington, DC. An appeals court will not allow the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship for certain children of immigrants.

Appeals court leaves block on Trump’s birthright citizenship order in place, setting up Supreme Court showdown

Tierney Sneed, CNN February 20, 2025

(CNN) — An appeals court will not allow the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship for certain children of immigrants, in a ruling that could propel the issue to the Supreme Court. The...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine on February 19.

Trump calls Zelensky ‘a dictator’ after Ukraine’s leader accuses him of living in ‘disinformation space’

(CNN) — US President Donald Trump called Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky “a dictator,” escalating a public war of words between the two leaders that started when Trump falsely accused...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine on February 19.

Zelensky says Trump lives in ‘disinformation space’

(CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Donald Trump of repeating disinformation, a day after the US president falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia. Zelensky’s...

In this June 2022 photo, Ana Reyes testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Executive order banning trans service members has ‘unadulterated animus’ toward members of the community, judge says

Devan Cole, CNN February 18, 2025

(CNN) — A federal judge considering whether to indefinitely block President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender service members described it on Tuesday as having “unadulterated...

A Lee County sheriff's truck drives through floodwaters Sunday in downtown Beattyville, Kentucky.

Record-breaking cold to plunge temperatures up to 50 degrees below normal

(CNN) — A round of frigid temperatures is sweeping across much of the United States this week, bringing dangerously cold conditions to millions and setting the stage for widespread disruptions. This...

Emergency responders work after a plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Monday.

A Delta flight crashed then flipped upside down while landing in Toronto. Here’s what we know

Lex Harvey, Andy Rose and Pete Muntean, CNN February 18, 2025

(CNN) — A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis crashed, turned upside down and caught fire on the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport while attempting to land Monday, the latest in...

European flags fly in front of the Berlaymont building, which houses the headquarters of the European Commission on February 11 in Brussels, Belgium.

Barred from US-Russia talks on Ukraine, Europe scrambles for response with Paris summit

(CNN) — Reeling from shocks delivered by the Trump administration last week, European leaders are holding emergency talks in Paris to plan a response, as US and Russian officials are set to meet...

President Donald Trump is heading to the Supreme Court for the first time in his second term, using an emergency appeal to call on the justices to let him fire the head of a government ethics watchdog agency.

What to know about Trump’s appeal to the Supreme Court

John Fritze, CNN February 17, 2025

(CNN) — President Donald Trump is heading to the Supreme Court for the first time in his second term, using an emergency appeal to call on the justices to let him fire the head of a government ethics...

Pope Francis, shown at St Peter's basilica in the Vatican, on February 1, will remain in a Rome hospital with a polymicrobial infection. The 88-year-old pontiff has a medical history of lung-related issues.

Pope Francis’ hospital treatment dealing with ‘complex clinical’ condition, Vatican says

(CNN) — Pope Francis has a “polymicrobial infection” of his respiratory tract that will require his hospital treatment to be changed, the Vatican said Monday, with tests indicating a “complex...

Families gathered at Wellness House in Yakima on February 12 to share their stories at "Rosenda's Hope"

Families honor missing, murdered Indigenous loved ones ahead of Valentine’s Day

Emily Goodell February 14, 2025

YAKIMA, Washington (KAPP) -- While Valentine’s Day is often a time to celebrate love, for Indigenous families with missing or murdered loved ones, it is often a day to remember and make their voices...

Flags outside the Department of Energy. Trump officials fired more than 300 probationary employees at the NNSA Thursday, then rescinded those terminations on Friday.

Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say

Rene Marsh and Ella Nilsen February 14, 2025

(CNN) — Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration — the agency tasked with managing the nation’s nuclear stockpile...

Recovery teams lift the mangled remains of a military helicopter that crashed midair with an American Airlines commercial airplane from the Potomac River.

Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower

Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores, and Dalia Faheid February 14, 2025

Washington, DC (CNN) — A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision with a commercial flight over Washington, DC, on January...

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