An inspector general review of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters renovation found no sign that then-Chair Jerome Powell broke the law or committed misconduct in his management of the costly project, even as it sharply criticized him and the bank’s board for allowing the price tag to balloon beyond $2 billion.

Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a bill to restrict lawmaker stock trading over objections to new voter ID requirements that Republicans added to the legislation.

Federal regulators are investigating former Rep. Adam Kinzinger for trading on the prediction platform Kalshi about a pardon he received from former President Joe Biden, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

As SpaceX’s massive Starship inches closer to leaving the prototype phase behind, the company is looking to make two other iconic spacecraft “obsolete.”

The Justice Department is filing a judicial misconduct complaint against nearly all the federal judges in Minnesota, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Wednesday, in an escalation in tensions between the Trump administration and the judicial branch, which came to a head during the winter surge of immigration enforcement.

It seemed a highly questionable decision even at the time — to hold an unorthodox GOP midterm convention dubbed “Trump-a-palooza” largely focused on a historically unpopular president. But President Donald Trump muscled the idea through anyway, and no Republicans seemed willing to object.

There is a link between the amount of time children spend on screens and their development, a new study shows, with poorer outcomes seen in learning, speech and emotional regulation among those who spend longer on them.

The head of the company that runs the Eiffel Tower will step down at the end of the year after female staff at the landmark building in Paris were excluded during a visit by a Hindu religious group.

It’s one of the most extraordinary and monumental moments in the history of the Premier League – a story that has threatened and continues to endanger the very integrity of soccer in England.

Despite skyrocketing gas prices, the US economy was remarkably resilient this spring.

Reports of comments made by Jane Doe to Cornell University police in 2024 when she first went to school officials with allegations she was gangraped are raising new questions about what law enforcement knew at the time.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge remained elevated in August, underscoring the persistence of above-normal price increases, new data showed Wednesday.

A family dispute over money was the “root cause” that motivated the killing and dismemberment of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi, prosecutors told a court Wednesday, as the trial of her ex-husband and in-laws accused of murdering her began.

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex have condemned what they described as “extraordinarily reckless” behavior by international photographers who they say sparked a security scare at their children’s school.

Prediction site Polymarket rolled out new consumer protections and anti-addiction measures Wednesday, as a growing number of policymakers call for more regulation of the booming industry.

In London, Sothebys unveiled works from the Blaquier-Arrieta collection, not seen for half a century, that could make for a historic night when they go under the hammer in the fall in New York.

The biggest arena for the industry’s battle of ideas, is in full swing. Rihanna’s here, maniacal crowds are lining up outside shows to screech and wave at their favorite stars and days of runway events lie ahead.

The US military announced on Wednesday that it has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is doubling down on Miami, announcing on Wednesday a $3 billion donation to help fund a new campus for Carnegie Mellon University in the city.

Here we go again: President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs are back under the legal microscope.

Israel’s prime minister and defense minister are holding a security consultation after the pilot of a FlyDubai aircraft traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency broadcast, sources have told CNN.

One of the suspects in the alleged plot targeting a UK airbase used by the US military called the police shortly before they were arrested, multiple UK media outlets have reported.

Nearly 40 kilograms of cocaine stored as evidence for a major drug trial in Fiji were stolen from a courthouse, with most swapped out for flour, local media reported, in a case that highlights the South Pacific tourism hotspot’s struggle against an influx of narcotics.

For weeks, British media has thrummed with warnings from almost every group connected with the country’s criminal justice system.

A lawsuit detailing an alleged gang rape at Cornell University has captured the nation’s attention, sparking outrage and controversy and refocusing attention on a longstanding issue: sexual assault on college campus.

Millions of taxpayer dollars have already been spent on President Donald Trump’s hagiographic ads, according to estimates by a leading political ad-tracking firm. And a total of $20 million has been allocated for the effort, which watchdog groups have deemed illegal.

Thomas Jefferson’s DNA sheds new light on his relationship with Sally Hemings and supports the longstanding conclusion that he fathered her children.

Clashes over presidential power, press access and election security dominate the day’s headlines, alongside trade tensions and a shifting balance in the Strait of Hormuz. Other stories center on alleged violence, renewed investigations and family legal disputes.

President Donald Trump held court on the White House drive Tuesday, surrounded by the tech moguls who, in their own estimation, hold the planet’s fate in their hands.

A joint welded between two huge gas pipes nearly 90 years ago and buried under a street failed and caused a Kansas auto parts store to explode in flames, the National Transportation Safety Board determined in a report released Tuesday. The incident has prompted the agency to highlight recommendations that every state require natural gas detectors in buildings that could be impacted by a gas leak.

The district attorney who’s charged Lindsay Clancy with murder for the death of her three children has not committed to retrying her.

King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on Tuesday as Morocco’s first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said.

The rollout of New York City’s pied-à-terre tax was dealt a major setback Tuesday after a Staten Island judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs.

Airport security employees checking boarding passes and IDs at airports will no longer be allowed to sit down while working, according to the union representing them.

A bipartisan effort aimed at protecting the Kennedy Center from demolition was blocked on the Senate floor Monday night by a lone Republican senator.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a strategy to combat antisemitism Tuesday, including tens of millions of dollars in funding for hate crime prevention and Jewish cultural centers.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to restart its program of removing migrants to countries other than their homeland without giving them an opportunity to raise human rights concerns, and said it would hear arguments in the case later this year.

Special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two indictments against now-President Donald Trump in 2023, testified in front of Congress again on Tuesday — this time, to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Federal prosecutors in Texas announced on Tuesday assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents on September 20.

The Trump administration thinks the federal bureaucracy is way too complex for Americans to navigate — and it believes that artificial intelligence can help.

The Premier League has found Manchester City guilty of all of the charges related to serious breaches of the league’s financial rules.

Six Flags announced Tuesday it will permanently shutter its most famous roller coaster, roughly a month after a CNN investigation exposed a long history of life-altering injuries and deaths linked to the ride.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has funneled just over $100 million to a group trying to defeat a one-time state tax on California’s billionaires this November.

Two months after Israeli settlers forced them out of their house, a Palestinian family was finally able to return to their home overnight – only to be attacked by settlers once again.

There are two new contenders for the world’s loudest bird – and scientists are not being quiet about it.

Gulf oil producers, with considerable support from the US Navy, are jamming crude through the Strait of Hormuz, right under Iran’s nose.

Millions of Americans may need to find an entirely new career in the next decade, according to new research released Tuesday.

Democrat Xavier Becerra debates Republican Steve Hilton on CNN Wednesday night.

Anthropic says its AI models could pose a “catastrophic or existential risk to humanity” and can “resist shutdown,” according to an initial public offering prospectus obtained by Reuters.

The actor was best known for playing the affable Principal Richard Belding on the hit NBC sitcom “Saved by the Bell.”