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When a large experimental heat shield inflated in space and faced the brutal reentry of Earth's atmosphere last week, the aeroshell survived — and NASA officials have deemed it a "huge success."

When Rep. Karen Bass is sworn in as Los Angeles mayor next month, Black people will be leading the four largest cities in America.

Having lost control of the House for the second time under her leadership, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced in a moving speech in the House chamber that she would retreat to the back benches of Congress.

The majority of teens say social media is having a positive or neutral effect on their lives, according to a study released by the Pew Research Center on Wednesday. According to Pew, teens said social media makes them more connected to their friends (80%), gives them a place to be creative (71%) and makes them feel they have support for difficult times (67%). Overall, 32% of teens reported the effect of social media on their lives as mostly positive, compared to 9% who said it's mostly been negative (59% described it as neutral).

A biologic therapy that delays the onset of type 1 diabetes received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday.

The James Webb Space Telescope has spied one of the earliest galaxies formed after the big bang, about 350 million years after the universe began.

Michael Hollins, the University of Virginia football player who was seriously wounded in Sunday's mass shooting, was taken off intubation and moved from the hospital's intensive care unit, a family friend told CNN on Thursday.

Taylor Swift keeps breaking records: Ticketmaster said that more than 2 million tickets were sold Tuesday for her upcoming tour — the most ever sold for an artist in a single day. It caused a near meltdown of its website.

CNN political commentator Alyssa Farah Griffin responds to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announcing that she would not seek reelection for a House leadership role in 2023.

• Live updates: Russia launched up to 18 cruise missiles at Ukraine this morning, Ukraine says • Dutch court finds two Russians, one Ukrainian separatist guilty over downing of flight MH17 • Opinion: Putin digs himself ever deeper into a quagmire

Lt. Mariano Pargas has resigned from the Uvalde Police Department, Mayor Don McLaughlin tells CNN Thursday afternoon.

Crypto critic Bennett Tomlin tells Nightcap's Jon Sarlin that Sam Bankman-Fried may be a bad apple, but the things he did were not unique in the crypto world. Plus, CNN's Clare Duffy on why Twitter employees are confused and fearful. And The New York Times' Kalley Huang explains the challenge of making ads on TikTok that aren't cringe. To get the day's business headlines sent directly to your inbox, sign up for the Nightcap newsletter.

After clinching the majority in the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, top Republicans on Thursday outlined a broad range of investigative targets focused on President Joe Biden and his family's business dealings.

Waukesha Circuit Court judge Jennifer Dorow ended an emotional trial by sentencing Darrell Brooks to life in prison. Brooks killed six people and wounded several others when he drove his SUV into a Christmas parade in Wisconsin in 2021.

The Trump Organization stopped several illegal tax practices around 2017 when Donald Trump took office, former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg testified in a New York court on Thursday.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will not run for a leadership post, a move that sets the stage for a major shakeup in House Democratic leadership and marks the end of an era in Washington.

A group of veterans have filed a lawsuit to force homes to be built for them on land now used for elite sports facilities in Los Angeles. CNN's Nick Watt reports.

Nancy Pelosi is a remarkable politician. You don't become the first female speaker of the House -- and then become speaker again -- all while leading your party in the chamber for two decades without hugely formidable skills.