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An Iowa woman who was believed to be the oldest person in the US died this week, according to a funeral home.

The Mega Millions drew numbers Friday for a nearly $1 billion jackpot after Tuesday's drawing yielded no winners.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) appear to have a tense exchange on the House floor after Gaetz voted "present" in the 14th ballot for House speaker.

Photos of stalemate | In pictures: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

The Los Angeles Dodgers have officially cut ties with pitcher Trevor Bauer, the team announced Friday.

A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a ban on bump stocks, devices that essentially allow shooters to fire semiautomatic rifles continuously with one pull of the trigger.

Trevor Bickford, the 19-year-old accused of attacking New York Police Department officers with a machete on New Year's Eve, was indicted Friday on more than a dozen charges, including several terrorism charges, prosecutors announced.

Republican Rep. Dan Bishop, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, explains to CNN's Erin Burnett why he changed his mind and decided to vote for Rep. Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the House.

The cardiac arrest suffered by 24-year-old Damar Hamlin in the NFL's Monday night game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills shocked and riveted America.

Here are five things to watch as the NFL enters the final weekend of the regular season.

A New York state judge on Friday denied motions from former President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump to dismiss the New York attorney general's $250 million lawsuit, finding some of the arguments "frivolous."

The largest and oldest nationwide group advocating for the rights of blind people was sued Friday for allegedly failing to protect its students, including minors, from known sexual abusers employed by the organization in a culture the lawsuit claims enabled the abuse to continue for years.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is moving to terminate a member of the elite Texas Rangers unit who had been suspended over the actions he failed to take during the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, according to a source familiar with the process.

First, the respiratory virus season brought us RSV to worry about, and then came influenza. Now, Covid-19, which had taken a back seat to those viruses, is once again becoming a menace, and health officials are urging people to stay vigilant.