CNN fired anchor Chris Cuomo on Saturday after details emerged about how he assisted his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as the politician faced sexual harassment allegations earlier this year.

Edward Shames, a World War II veteran who was the last surviving officer of “Easy Company,” which inspired the book and HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers,” has died. He was 99.

For decades, PFAS, the group of so-called “forever chemicals,” have been used to make ultra-fast wax that’s prized by cross country skiers. The industry is slowly trying to wean itself from the wax. But it will still be allowed at a big national-level race in Duluth this weekend.

A judge imposed a combined $1 million bond Saturday for the parents of the Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School, hours after police said they were caught hiding in a Detroit commercial building.

Contact tracing has evolved to include the most-pressing COVID-19 cases rather than casting a wider net. But a smartphone app is producing more exposure alerts than ever.

Jury selection ended Friday morning for the trial of the former Brooklyn Center police officer charged in the Daunte Wright killing. Opening statements are set for Dec. 8. Potter is expected to testify during the trial.

The number of states reporting cases of the omicron variant is growing, with Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Washington state announcing their first cases Saturday — a day after New Jersey, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Maryland reported their first confirmed cases.

Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak in a video call Tuesday, the White House and Kremlin said, as tensions between the United States and Russia escalate over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border that's seen as a sign of a potential invasion.

An arthritis diagnosis means the latest album by the San Francisco Bay Area band The Dodos is likely its last. It is a striking reminder of the oft-overlooked physical strains of music careers.

The disappearance of Carolyn DeFord's mother is among countless cases of missing Indigenous women. Without closure, DeFord continues to grieve. But she told StoryCorps that a special memory and a new grandson give her hope.

At least five people in northern California have tested positive for the omicron variant of the coronavirus, and the outbreak is linked to a wedding in Wisconsin last month, public health officials said Friday.

As they pass on the torch of responsibility for Brave New Workshop, long-time co-owners John Sweeney and Jenni Lilledahl say adaptability to change is part of the comedy institution’s fabric.

Experts have determined that a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this year is mentally incompetent to stand trial for now.

In one of the poorest rural regions of the country's poorest state, a Black entreprenuer is helping Black owned businesses open and thrive even during the pandemic.

Prosecutors say on Nov. 6, 32-year-old Cortez Aaron Rice entered a Minneapolis apartment building and went to the floor where he believed Judge Regina Chu lives. 

Hit hard by the pandemic, the Philippines has vaccination rates far lower than neighbors like Vietnam and Cambodia. Here's how the country is trying to up its numbers.

Lawmakers are juggling must-pass items, like addressing the nation's borrowing authority and an annual defense authorization package, along with major political priorities for Democrats.

One grandmother's mistaken text message — and the friendship the followed — is now being adapted into a Netflix feature film. Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench say they "hope it inspires more people to reach out and make connections that they wouldn't ordinarily make."