US & World

(CNN) — Maryland on Saturday became the second state to report a case of a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa — a strain that healthRead More

(CNN) — A huge piece of California’s Highway 1 was washed out this week by a winter storm that brought heavy rain and snow. California DepartmentRead More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House’s chief law enforcement officer is tightening security for traveling lawmakers as Congress reassesses safety in an era when threats againstRead More

(CNN) — Travelers flying through Oakland International Airport can pick up a COVID-19 test at newly installed vending machines. Priced at $149, the At-Home Saliva RT-PCT tests are beingRead More

(CNN) — Jaydyn Carr was a GameStop shareholder long before the buying frenzy that sent share prices skyrocketing, and now the 10-year-old investor has cashed in,Read More

(CNN) — As health experts warn that highly contagious coronavirus variants could soon worsen the spread in the US, the country is about to require masks onRead More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As a hospice nurse, Antonio Espinoza worked to ease people’s passage into death. Just 36 years old, it seemed unlikely heRead More

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — When she was growing up, Sophie Corroon struggled to get through a ballet class or soccer tryout without having anRead More

PASSAIC, N.J. (AP) — A massive fire engulfed a northern New Jersey recycling plant overnight and raged into Saturday as firefighters battled flames, frigid coldRead More

(CNN) — When Karla Semien went to a cemetery to pick out a plot where her late husband would be buried, it was as ifRead More