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Kyle Rittenhouse, right, puts a pen in his pocket and looks to the gallery as his attorney Natalie Wisco moves him toward the door during a break in the trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police brutality in Kenosha, last year. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)

Prosecution rests its case against Kyle Rittenhouse and judge dismisses curfew violation charge

Eric Levenson, Brad Parks and Carma Hassan, CNN November 10, 2021

(CNN) -- The prosecution on Tuesday rested its case against Kyle Rittenhouse in his homicide trial after calling 22 witnesses over the course of six days, giving the defense its first opportunity to...

SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 29: A nurse fills up a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site at a senior center on March 29, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. Texas has opened up all vaccination eligibility to all adults starting today. Texas has had a slower roll out than some states and with the increase in eligibility leaders are hoping more and more citizens get vaccinated. (Photo by Sergio Flores/Getty Images)

Survey: Nearly 80% of Americans have been exposed to COVID-19 misinformation

(CNN) -- The information landscape about Covid-19 is bewildering, with factual and fictional claims competing for attention. And most American adults have heard at least a couple of the fictions, according...

Airline passengers destined for the U.S., after the lifting of restrictions for vaccinated foreign travelers, wait for processing at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France, on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. The U.S. is lifting entry restrictions for more than 30 countries, allowing fully vaccinated travelers to fly from places including Europe, China and India. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The US is reopening its borders to Europe

Sheena McKenzie and Joseph Ataman, CNN November 8, 2021

(CNN) -- The United States has reopened its borders to vaccinated international travelers, ending a 20-month travel ban at the same moment Europe is battling a surge of Covid-19 cases that has pushed...

Travis Scott performs on day one of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Houston. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

At least 8 dead and many injured after crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston, officials say

(CNN) -- At least eight people were killed and scores injured when a crowd surged toward a stage at a Houston music festival on Friday night, squeezing audience members who had nowhere to escape, officials...

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, arrives to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. The House plans to vote today on the White House's $1.75 trillion economic package and a separate infrastructure bill, after intense 11th-hour negotiations by the House Speaker appeared to settle lingering differences. Photographer: Craig Hudson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Congress passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill

(CNN) -- Congress has passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, delivering on a major pillar of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda after months of internal deliberations and painstaking...

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Facebook profits rise amid revelations from leaked documents

Amid fallout from the Facebook Papers documents supporting claims that the social network has valued financial success over user safety, Facebook on Monday reported higher profit for the latest quarter.The...

Nikolas Cruz (center) pleaded guilty on October 20 to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder for the February 2018 fatal shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to Parkland high school murder charges

 (CNN) -- Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who carried out the massacre of students and faculty members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018, pleaded guilty in a Florida courtroom Wednesday...

Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state, has died from complications from Covid-19, his family said on Facebook. Powell is shown here at his home in Virginia.

Colin Powell, military leader and first Black US secretary of state, dies after complications from Covid-19

Devan Cole CNN October 18, 2021

(CNN) -- Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: People shop at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store during the launch of Apple’s new iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini on September 24, 2021 in New York City. The new phones come equipped with a A15 Bionic chip, improved dual-camera system and longer battery life than the iPhone 12. The iPhone 13 Mini starts at $729, and the iPhone 13 starts at $829. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Apple plans Oct. 18 event where it’s expected to focus on new MacBooks

Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business October 15, 2021

(CNN) -- Apple is gearing up for its second big product launch event of the fall.Apple will host a virtual event on October 18, the company announced Tuesday. According to the Apple rumor mill, the...

Biden administration launches $10 million ad campaign, leaders' network to encourage vaccination

Latest Ohio Republican anti-vaccine bill could be dead

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A House GOP bill limiting businesses' ability to require the coronavirus vaccine as a condition of employment hit another roadblock Wednesday, with indications the measure may be...

The sun sets on the U.S. Capitol building, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Washington. 

McConnell offers Dems short-term debt fix amid standoff

LISA MASCARO, JOSH BOAK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press October 6, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday told Democrats he would allow an emergency debt limit extension into December, edging back from a perilous standoff by offering...

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Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp go down

(CNN) -- Facebook's week just went from bad to worse.Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered outages midday Monday, according to public statements from the three Facebook services."We're aware that...

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