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• Student debt relief can move 'full speed ahead' despite temporary hold, Education Secretary pledges • Shalanda Young has quietly become central to Biden's presidency

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.

Taylor Swift is endorsing late nights with her first original album in two years.

A person walking their dog in rural Idaho was in for quite a surprise when they encountered an alligator, hundreds of miles from the coast where the reptiles are usually found.

It's been a good year for Chick-fil-A -- a recent survey ranked it as Gen Z's top restaurant, with 15% of respondents listing it as their favorite choice.

No, this photo doesn't portray one of the new creatures on HBO's "House of the Dragon," or an outtake from a horror movie. It's an award-winning close-up photo of ... an ant.

Netflix's hit series "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" has sparked renewed interest in the notorious serial killer just in time for Halloween season, but at least one online retailer is shutting down sales of Dahmer costumes.

Singer Carly Simon paid tribute to her two sisters, Joanna and Lucy, who died just a day apart of each other this week, both from cancer.

In this week's episode of "Unfiltered," SE Cupp looks at the label of "conservative" and why she has some different suggestions for what "MAGA Republicans" should call themselves.

• Teacher was tortured by Russians and held for six months before being freed in a prisoner swap • Analysis: Support for Ukraine is shifting among Republicans • Kherson resident describes a ghost town of exhausted people

Hear from Rebecca Clark, who was hiking in a remote park in Texas when she was attacked by a bison.

CNN correspondent Dianne Gallagher speaks to voters in Herschel Walker's Georgia hometown about his bid for the Senate.

The Republican National Committee is suing Google for allegedly sending its campaign emails to people's spam folders.

• Teacher was tortured by Russians and held for six months before being freed in a prisoner swap • Analysis: Support for Ukraine is shifting among Republicans • Kherson resident describes a ghost town of exhausted people

Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for US Senate in Pennsylvania, loaned his campaign an additional $1 million on October 20, according to a filing with the FEC.

A single-engine airplane crashed into a home Friday evening near an airport in New Hampshire, killing everyone on board, officials said.

Two people have been arrested in connection with a shooting that injured 11 people early Friday near Louisiana's Southern University, part of an investigation that is "very fluid," police said.

If you have always suspected that you might just be a mosquito magnet, scientists now have evidence for you: Mosquitoes indeed are attracted to certain humans more than others, according to a new study.

You're out for a hike on a glorious fall day. Suddenly, you spot a bear. And the bear has spotted you, too. Would you know what to do next?