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Two House Republicans who voted in 2019 to support the Equality Act flipped their votes Thursday and opposed the legislation, which intends to protect people from being discriminated based on sexual orientation and gender identity.Republican Reps. Elise Stefanik of New…
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska will meet on Monday with Neera Tanden, the Biden administration's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.Tanden's confirmation is on the rocks after at…
President Joe Biden embraced a familiar role on his trip to Houston Friday, offering both comfort and federal support after a severe winter storm-battered Texas and left millions without power, heat or water.It's a role past presidents have stepped into…
The death of John Geddert, the US Olympic team coach who was charged with 24 felonies in connection with the abuse of young gymnasts, was an "escape from justice," said Sarah Klein, one of the many athletes who reacted to…
How's life in countries where coronavirus vaccination is increasingly a success story? Meanwhile asked CNN's Lauren Kent about the UK, the first country in the world to start vaccinating citizens, and Sam Kiley about Israel, which leads the world in…
A federal judge in Texas on Thursday ruled that the federal moratorium on evictions is unconstitutional, according to court documents.US District Judge John Barker, who was appointed by then-President Donald Trump to the court in the Eastern District of Texas,…
Lady Gaga's dog walker was shot and her two French bulldogs, Koji and Gustav, were stolen Wednesday night in Hollywood, a source close to the singer tells CNN.The source said the singer "is offering half-a-million dollars to anyone who has…
Federal prosecutors have charged Thomas Webster, a former Marine and retired New York Police Department officer, with allegedly using an aluminum pole to assault a police officer during the Capitol riot on January 6.Prosecutor Benjamin Gianforti said that Webster, 52,…
A new, more contagious variant of coronavirus first detected in the UK is likely to fuel a surge of cases in the spring, several experts predicted Tuesday.The variant, called B.1.1.7, was suspected of causing renewed spread in Britain. It's been…
After making thousands off GameStop stock last week, a 20-year-old college student used his newfound riches to pay it forward to a local children's hospital.Hunter Kahn, a mechanical engineering student at Cornell University, donated multiple Nintendo Switch consoles and games…
The gap in travel freedom is its biggest in decades and disparities in vaccination access between countries could make the situation even worse, says a new report.The Henley Passport Index, which has been regularly monitoring the world's most travel-friendly passports…
