Probe of Treasury spokeswoman's dissertation finds plagiarism
A Columbia University investigation into the top Treasury Department spokeswoman's Ph.D dissertation found that she had included
government departments and authorities
Passengers watch Boeing Starliner launch from airplane windows
Xavier Cummings works with rockets every day in his job as a NASA contractor, but he's never seen a launch like this.
US diplomat's wife charged over death of British teen
Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US diplomat, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving in the case of Harry Dunn, the British teenager who was killed in August.
How Dish Network plans to become a cell phone company in 2020
Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen believes his company could be a significant competitor in the US consumer wireless business.
NYT: Feds investigating ex-CIA Director John Brennan
The federal prosecutor leading the probe into the 2016 Trump-Russia investigation has begun examining the role former CIA Director John Brennan played in how the intelligence community assessed Russia's election interference, according to The New York Times.
Sweden raises interest rate back to 0%
After nearly five years of negative interest rates, the oldest central bank in the world has had enough.
New details on diplomat's mysterious brain injury
Doctors shared details Thursday about what happened to the brain of one diplomat who may be a victim of the so-called sonic attacks that have impacted dozens of people in Cuba and China.
Unvaccinated children potentially exposed airport travelers to measles
Three unvaccinated children with measles likely exposed travelers at Denver and Los Angeles airports to the virus, health officials have warned.
State Department North Korea envoy confirmed as deputy secretary of state
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to confirm Stephen Biegun as the next deputy secretary of state.
Deadly shooting near Russian intelligence HQ in Moscow, state media reports
At least one person has been killed after a gunman opened fire near the headquarters of Russia's main intelligence agency in Moscow, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported.
Inside the 85-day march to impeach Donald Trump
Nancy Pelosi was irritated.
Key impeachment witness told to leave Ukraine before Pompeo visit
A top State Department aide told acting US ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor -- a key witness in President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry -- to hand over his duties just days before Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected visit Kiev in January, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.
Bank of England press conferences leaked to traders before broadcast
UK regulators are looking into the unauthorized use of audio feeds from Bank of England press conferences that could have given traders access to market-sensitive remarks by policymakers seconds before the rest of the world.
Chinese ambassador says Xinjiang 'trainees' have graduated
China's ambassador to Australia has defended Beijing against accusations of human rights violations in a rare press conference Thursday, saying allegations that one million people had been detained in Xinjiang were
Attorney General Barr defends FISA as Republican scrutiny grows
Attorney General William Barr called the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act a "critical tool" and vowed to preserve it Wednesday after suggestions from Republican lawmakers that the court that approves the powerful surveillance technique may have to be shut down absent sweeping reform.
GOP lawmaker: Jesus had ‘more rights' than Trump in impeachment
A Republican lawmaker on Wednesday asserted that Jesus Christ had more due process before his crucifixion than President Donald Trump has received during the House impeachment inquiry.
DOJ watchdog: No evidence of Trump Tower surveillance, despite Trump's claims
Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz said Wednesday that his team did not find any evidence that Trump Tower was under government surveillance, after conducting an exhaustive review of FBI surveillance during the Russia investigation.
DOJ watchdog: FBI's Carter Page surveillance could've ended sooner
The Justice Department's inspector general said Wednesday that the FBI should have considered whether to end surveillance of Trump campaign aide Carter Page far earlier than it did, after learning that allegations of collusion against him might not be credible.
US diplomat who testified in impeachment hearing to leave post in Jan.
Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine and key witness in public House impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump, will depart from his temporary post on January 2, two sources familiar with his plans tell CNN.
State Department plans to reduce staffing levels in Iraq
The State Department plans to dramatically downsize the number of American personnel in Iraq, according to a memo sent to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and obtained by CNN.
Best investment of the decade turned $1 into $90,000
The decade is almost over — and one incredibly volatile investment stood out from all the rest as the best of the 2010s. Want to guess what it was?
RNC sends fundraising mailers resembling census forms to Alabama residents
The Republican National Committee recently sent mailers to voters in Alabama that resembled Census forms, a RNC official confirmed to CNN.
Congress agrees to millions in gun violence research
The $25 million for federal research into gun violence that's included in the massive spending bill agreed to on Capitol Hill represents the first time in over two decades that Congress has allocated funding for the issue.
Former FBI chief: Trump attacks a 'dire threat' to rule of law
A former head of the FBI and CIA says President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr's harsh criticism of the bureau in the wake of an inspector general report about the origins of the Russia investigation are
