US & World

(CNN) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will announce on Thursday plans to remove a statue honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue, a move thatRead More

(CNN) — The idea of keeping schools closed in the fall because of safety concerns for children might be “a bit of a reach,” saidRead More

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief shot down his idea of using active-duty troops to quell protests across the United States, and formerRead More

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three Nevada men with ties to a loose movement of right-wing extremists advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government have beenRead More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is taking on an increasingly public role as the nation confronts a confluence of historic crises that hasRead More

An asteroid the size of a stadium is set to safely zip by Earth on Saturday. According to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the 1,100-foot-wide asteroidRead More

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors charged a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder on Wednesday, and forRead More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Guard of the District of Columbia is investigating the use of one of its helicopters to make a “show ofRead More

(CNN) — Dozens of protesters spent the night in a stranger’s Washington, DC, home after he opened his door to protect them from being arrestedRead More

(CNN) — An 8-year-old girl illegally employed as a maid has been killed by her employers in Rawalpindi, Pakistan for letting their pet parrots escape, police say.Read More