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A federal judge has asked former President Donald Trump's attorneys to turn over the names of the individuals hired to search four properties for documents late last year, a source familiar with the order told CNN.

• European ski resorts close because there's no snow

Two first-time hosts will make their "Saturday Night Live" debuts when the show returns later this month.

Actor Jeremy Renner was "completely crushed" by a snowcat snowplow, according to a 911 call log released by Washoe County Sheriff's Office.

The US military introduced new rights on Wednesday for military parents, doubling the amount of leave time for service members who give birth and providing leave for new parents who don't give birth, including those who adopt and foster long-term.

Two months after Elon Musk laid off half of Twitter's workforce, some employees affected say they have yet to receive any formal severance offer or separation agreement.

President Joe Biden just made a point that's surprising to those of us who've been closely following his administration's approach to migration at the southern border.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has "done some very preliminary work" to do wastewater testing with airlines, Lori Tremmel Freeman, chief executive officer for the National Association of County and City Health Officials, said Wednesday. There have been growing concerns among public health officials to ramp up monitoring for coronavirus variants amid a Covid-19 surge in China.

CNN's Manu Raju speaks with Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who suggested Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is creating "drama" as the vote to elect a new House speaker drags on.

It's the easiest, most elegant and simple solution to Rep. Kevin McCarthy's failure to bring Republicans together.

Vince McMahon, the former World Wrestling Entertainment chief executive, who retired from the company last year following a hush money and sexual harassment scandal, is plotting a return to the WWE, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to implement a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine for 36 hours this week to allow Orthodox Christians to attend Christmas services, according to a Kremlin statement Thursday. But the proposal was swiftly dismissed as "hypocrisy" by Ukrainian officials.

In the weeks since former President Donald Trump launched his third presidential campaign, few political moments have underscored his diminished standing inside the Republican Party as the ongoing stalemate over Rep. Kevin McCarthy's bid to be House speaker.

In a 1993 interview with The Paris Review about her writing practice, Toni Morrison spoke of how she achieved the literary feat that is her novel "Jazz."

President Joe Biden on Friday plans to mark the two-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection by awarding for the first time in his presidency the Presidential Citizens Medal to 12 people.