A fiery crash involving tanker carrying gas closes I-95 in Connecticut in both directions

A fiery crash involving tanker carrying gas closes I-95 in Connecticut in both directions

Both sides of I-95, the East Coast’s main north-south highway, have been shut down in southwestern Connecticut.

Thursday, May 2nd 2024, 11:13 AM EDT
Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over the war in Gaza

Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over the war in Gaza

Student protests on college campuses have reached a boiling point as administrators turned to police to clear encampments erected to show solidarity with Gaza.

Thursday, May 2nd 2024, 12:43 AM EDT
Maryland officials release timeline, cost estimate, for rebuilding bridge

Maryland officials release timeline, cost estimate, for rebuilding bridge

Authorities say they've recovered the body of a fifth person who was missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge more than a month ago.

Thursday, May 2nd 2024, 8:03 AM EDT
'What have we done?' Lawyer describes shock at possible role in Trump's 2016 victory

'What have we done?' Lawyer describes shock at possible role in Trump's 2016 victory

Donald Trump faces the prospect of additional sanctions in his hush money trial as he returns to court for another contempt hearing followed by testimony from a lawyer who represented two women who have said they had sexual encounters with the former president.

Thursday, May 2nd 2024, 12:33 AM EDT
Arizona waves goodbye to 1864 abortion ban with governor poised to sign repeal

Arizona waves goodbye to 1864 abortion ban with governor poised to sign repeal

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is following through on promises to undo a long-dormant law that bans all abortions except those done to save a patient’s life.

Thursday, May 2nd 2024, 12:53 AM EDT
Man who bragged that he 'fed' an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison

Man who bragged that he 'fed' an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison

A Georgia business owner who repeatedly attacked law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison.

Thursday, May 2nd 2024, 12:43 PM EDT
Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison

Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison

A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients has pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges and been sentenced to life in prison.

Thursday, May 2nd 2024, 12:33 PM EDT
Halle Berry shouts from the Capitol, 'I'm in menopause' as she seeks to end a stigma and win funding

Halle Berry shouts from the Capitol, 'I'm in menopause' as she seeks to end a stigma and win funding

Halle Berry is joining a group of bipartisan senators to push for legislation that would put $275 million toward research and education around menopause, the significant hormone shift women go through in middle age.

Thursday, May 2nd 2024, 12:23 PM EDT
Senators want limits on the government's use of facial recognition technology for airport screening

Senators want limits on the government's use of facial recognition technology for airport screening

A bipartisan group of senators wants restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration.

Thursday, May 2nd 2024, 9:13 AM EDT
Columbia University student journalists had an up-close view for days of drama

Columbia University student journalists had an up-close view for days of drama

Student journalists on the Columbia University campus knew what was coming long before police with riots shields arrived to begin arresting the pro-Palestinian protesters who had occupied a building.

Wednesday, May 1st 2024, 8:43 PM EDT