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The two largest planets in our solar system are coming closer together than they have been since the Middle Ages, and it's happening just in time for Christmas -- hence the nickname of the "Christmas Star."

Watch for the ‘Christmas Star’ as Jupiter and Saturn come closer than they have in centuries

Ashley Strickland, CNN December 21, 2020

(CNN) -- The two largest planets in our solar system are coming closer together than they have been since the Middle Ages, and it's happening just in time for Christmas -- hence the nickname of the "Christmas...

People walk past the US Capitol in Washington, DC on December 16, 2020. - Congressional leaders on December 16, 2020 said they were nearing a long-awaited agreement on a stimulus package for the US economy, while the Federal Reserve is set to provide updated forecasts on an uncertain outlook.

Here’s what’s in the second stimulus package

Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN December 21, 2020

(CNN) -- Leaders in the House and Senate reached an agreement late Sunday on a $900 billion pandemic relief bill that includes enhanced unemployment benefits and direct cash payments.There were several...

Mitch McConnell has for the first time recognizes Joe Biden as President-elect.

McConnell for the first time recognizes Biden as President-elect

(CNN) -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for the first time acknowledged Joe Biden's victory and referred to him as President-elect, six weeks after Election Day and amid President Donald Trump's...

This undated photo provided by family attorney Sean Walton shows Casey Goodson. The fatal shooting of 23-year-old Goodson by an Ohio sheriff's deputy on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, is now under investigation by the state’s criminal investigation bureau. 

U.S. Marshal says it was ‘premature’ for him to say Casey Goodson Jr. shooting appeared ‘justified’

Peter Nickeas, CNN December 15, 2020

(CNN) -- The US Marshal who initially asserted a deputy's fatal shooting of Casey Goodson Jr. appeared "justified" said his statement was premature and based on insufficient information after the Columbus,...

Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, seen here at Drake University on February 03, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa, has been selected as President-elect Joe Biden's pick for transportation secretary.

Joe Biden picks Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary

Dan Merica, CNN December 15, 2020

(CNN) -- President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, elevating the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor and 2020...

Vials in boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan on December 13, 2020. - The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was to begin leaving the company's Michigan factory on Sunday, ready to be injected into the arms of millions of the most vulnerable Americans as the global death toll topped 1.6 million.

Some Americans should start getting the first Covid-19 vaccine today. It will take months before everyday people get the shots

Maggie Fox, CNN December 14, 2020

(CNN) -- Some Americans should receive the first Covid-19 vaccine as soon as Monday, providing a glimmer of hope nearly a year into the worsening pandemic.First in line will be two groups considered...

Electors from each state and the District of Columbia will meet to formally cast their ballots for President and Vice President.

A step-by-step guide to Monday’s Electoral College vote

Zachary B. Wolf, CNN December 14, 2020

(CNN) -- We've known for weeks that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, but our horse-and-buggy Constitution, written in a time before instant communication, works very slowly.Since Election...

The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington,DC on December 7, 2020. - The US Supreme Court will hear Monday a case involving an important medieval art collection that Nazi Germany acquired from Jewish dealers. 

What’s next in the states’ fight over the election at the Supreme Court

Ariane de Vogue and Dan Berman, CNN December 11, 2020

(CNN) -- State attorneys general went to battle at the Supreme Court on Thursday, taking sides on President Donald Trump's bid to pull off an unprecedented legal victory that would bring the election...

New whale species discovered in Mexico

New whale species discovered in Mexico

By Jack Guy, CNN December 9, 2020

    (CNN) -- Scientists working off the western coast of Mexico say they have found a previously unknown species of whale.Three beaked whales were spotted last month by a team of scientists working...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. 

Ohio governor: Lethal injection no longer execution option

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lethal injection is no longer an option for Ohio executions, and lawmakers must choose a different method of capital punishment before any inmates can be put to death in the future,...

Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio attends an event to dedicate the Oversight and Reform Committee hearing room to the late Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., in Rayburn Building on Thursday, February 27, 2020. 

Biden expected to nominate Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Jeff Zeleny and Dan Merica, CNN December 8, 2020

(CNN) -- President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as secretary of Housing and Urban Development, two people familiar with the transition said, a decision that would add...

90 year old Margaret Keenan, the first patient in the UK to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, administered by nurse May Parsons at University Hospital, Coventry, England, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020. The United Kingdom, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, is beginning its vaccination campaign, a key step toward eventually ending the pandemic. 

First Britons receive Covid-19 vaccine, a landmark moment in the pandemic

(CNN) -- The United Kingdom has become the world's first nation to begin vaccinating its citizens with a fully vetted and authorized Covid-19 shot, a landmark moment in the coronavirus pandemic.The...