Trump ally Tom Barrack strikes a $250 million bail deal to get out of jail

A federal magistrate judge on Friday ordered Tom Barrack, a longtime associate of former President Donald Trump who was indicted earlier this week on charges of illegal foreign lobbying, released from jail pending trial, freeing him on a bail package that inc… read more...

GM again recalls its US electric vehicles over fire threat

GM is once again recalling nearly 70,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles because of a risk that the battery will catch fire when the car is parked. read more...

Nurse explains why she doesn't like the term 'healthcare hero' - CNN Video

Sunny, a nurse in Arkansas, shares the hate and struggle she has experienced throughout the coronavirus pandemic. CNN's Elle Reeve has more on the mindset of some around Covid-19 in Western Arkansas. read more...

Olympic events to watch this weekend

The torch has been lit at the Tokyo Olympics and the opening weekend will feature competition in men's gymnastics, women's soccer, swimming, tennis and more. read more...

See what DeSantis vowed as Florida cases surge - CNN Video

As coronavirus cases are on the rise in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis vows he won't impose a mask mandate. CNN's Leyla Santiago reports. read more...

Opinion: Eight months of long Covid brought me to the brink

Morgan Stephens shares an in-depth look of what her life has been like with long-Covid and the ways in which US institutions are not yet prepared for the influx of chronically ill patients suffering from these prolonged symptoms. read more...

Alabama GOP governor says 'start blaming the unvaccinated folks' for rise in Covid cases

Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday called out "the unvaccinated folks" for the rise in Covid-19 cases in her state, a remarkable plea at a time when many GOP leaders are refusing to urge people to get vaccinated even as Covid-19 cases surge in many … read more...

Unvaccinated nursing instructor in Missouri is hospitalized with Covid-19 and urging everyone to get the vaccine

Christy Henry says she and her family did not get vaccinated because they felt their rural Missouri location and lifestyle made risk of exposure low. Now she and her husband are in the hospital with Covid-19. read more...

The rise in US Covid-19 hospitalizations is a self-inflicted wound, expert says

Health experts blame the recent surges in Covid-19 cases on the low rate of vaccinations, and now the accelerating Delta variant is threatening to increase hospitalizations and deaths as well, one expert has said. read more...

Millions of teens will head back to school unvaccinated

Most teens heading back to school in the coming weeks will be unvaccinated against Covid-19, federal data suggests. read more...