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A huge tornado that tore through the Alabama city of Selma Thursday caused "significant damage," Selma's mayor said -- one of more than a dozen twister reports made in that state alone as severe storms tear through the Southeast leaving several injured.

Back-to-back atmospheric rivers that battered California in recent weeks have dropped staggering amounts of rain on the state and left dozens of highways inoperable -- and even more rain is on the way.

CNN's Jennifer Gray reports on the powerful storms that left a trail of damage throughout the Southeast.

Dozens of messages, social media posts and videos show that leaders of the far-right Proud Boys not only planned for the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack but recruited others to help stop Joe Biden from becoming president, federal prosecutors said Thursday during opening statements in the seditious conspiracy trial.

So far, newly elected Rep. George Santos has refused to step down after his resume turned out to be a tissue of lies, and it will be extremely difficult to remove him from office. There remains a very good chance that the legislator who peddled numerous falsehoods about his personal and professional experience stays in the House with all the authority that comes from being a representative.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks with CNN's Jake Tapper and responds to criticism by the Dallas Morning News editorial board that his letter to President Joe Biden about migrants portrays them as "enemy combatants".

After contracting bacterial meningitis, legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck died Wednesday at the age of 78, according to a statement posted to his official social media accounts and confirmed to CNN by his agent.

Zoey Brooks and her "Zoey 101" pals are all grown up and back in action.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday said it has charged Genesis Global Capital LLC and Gemini Trust Company LLC with illegally selling securities to hundreds of thousands of investors through their crypto lending program.

The US government has received over 350 new reports of what the US government terms "unidentified aerial phenomenon," commonly known as UFOs, since March of 2021 -- roughly half of which are so far unexplained, according to a report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released on Thursday.

TikTok users are recreating dance moves from the hit horror movie, "M3GAN." The killer doll is turning this viral social media attention into box office success.

The US government recorded a deficit of $85 billion in December, bringing the total deficit to nearly $1.42 trillion for the 2022 calendar year, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.

• Twister that hit Selma was on the ground for 50 miles • Video: See the damage from the storm

An unfavorable ruling against Google in a closely watched Supreme Court case this term about YouTube's recommendation engine could have sweeping unintended consequences for much of the wider internet, the search giant argued in a legal filing Thursday.

The Justice Department's probe into classified documents found at President Joe Biden's home and former private office will be overseen by Robert Hur, a former US attorney in Maryland who has a "long and distinguished career as a prosecutor," Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday.

On Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with President Biden in Washington, DC. The next day, US trade officials will begin several days of talks in Taiwan, building on an announcement last summer of impending trade negotiations.

Convalescent plasma -- a once-celebrated treatment for Covid-19 that has largely fallen out of favor -- does work well for people who are immune-compromised, according to a study published Thursday.

Rep. George Santos, the con man in Congress, misled New York voters with his fabulist resume and so many lies about his past.

Footage from a car shop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, went viral after capturing a funny moment between a man and his father-in-law.