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A Connecticut man says he was stunned to see his 9-year-old son hiding from police on home surveillance video despite his family having positive experience with officers in the community. CNN affiliate News 12 Connecticut reports.

A Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer has died and another is in critical condition after they were shot during a traffic stop, police said.

Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe recounts his experience briefing President Donald Trump after the White House defended Trump from accusations that he does not read his briefings.

It's the latest bizarre attempt from professional record-breaker David Rush

Republican lawmakers and Fox News hosts appear to be distancing themselves from President Donald Trump's stance on face masks, instead encouraging the public to wear them in order to help contain the coronavirus pandemic.

CNN's John Avlon digs deeper into President Trump's history of inaction when it comes to Russia and Vladimir Putin.

Bobby Bonilla hasn't played for the New York Mets or in Major League Baseball since 2001, but July 1 still brings a big payday until 2035 due to a unique contract negotiation.

Five-term Republican Congressman Scott Tipton, endorsed by President Donald Trump, conceded his primary reelection bid in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, a stunning upset that will vault his far-right challenger, Lauren Boebert, into the state's general election.

On the first day that the national security law imposed on Hong Kong by China comes into effect, Hong Kong police have made an arrest under the controversial law. CNN's Will Ripley reports.

The European Union's decision to bar US citizens from visiting as it reopens its borders to more than a dozen countries could harm European businesses that rely on US dollars to survive. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports.

Willy T. Ribbs is a pioneering figure in the world of motorsport. He became the first Black driver to test drive a Formula One car and race in the prestigious Indy 500 and NASCAR.

July is arriving with heat index values reaching the triple digits from Kansas through the tip of Florida. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the details of who will feel the hottest and also explains ways to beat the heat.

Mark McCloskey, a St. Louis homeowner who brandished a weapon while demonstrators were outside his house, tells CNN's Chris Cuomo that his "life has been ruined" since a video of the incident surfaced online.

With symbols of the nation's painful past coming down across the country, under the dome of one of the most revered buildings in the nation -- the US Capitol -- still sit more than a dozen tributes to Confederate soldiers, officials and known racists. CNN's Sunlen Serfaty reports.

During an interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo, Iraq War veteran Paul Rieckhoff discusses the reports that the White House was warned about potential Russian bounties for killing US troops.

Fireworks company losing $1 million with canceled fireworks displays

There is one event that Carl Reiner hoped in vain he'd live long enough to see. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports tributes are pouring in.

High school sweethearts Betty and Curtis Tarpley, who were married for 53 years, died from Covid-19 within an hour of each other in a Texas hospital. They spent their last moments together holding hands, their son told CNN.

CNN's Anderson Cooper reacts to the White House's strategy to combat the coronavirus pandemic, chastising President Donald Trump for not leading by example and wearing a mask.

CNN asks Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Fl) about his previous comments that opening the state during the coronavirus pandemic was dangerous. Hear his response now that Florida has become a coronavirus hotspot.

Governor Kristi Noem (R-SD) said that attendees of a Fourth of July event at Mount Rushmore would not be required to wear a mask and the crowd would not be social distancing. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta responds as coronavirus cases rise across the country.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill that takes a historic step to retire the last US state flag to feature the Confederate insignia. CNN's Martin Savidge reports.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defends President Donald Trump against accusations he let languish intelligence about Russia paying bounties to the Taliban for killing American troops. CNN's Kaitlin Collins reports.

CNN's Chris Cuomo discusses Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) praising his own response to the pandemic in May now that Florida has recorded nearly 10,000 new daily cases of coronavirus.

Some GOP senators dodged questions about President Trump's baseless tweet suggesting that 75-year-old Martin Gugino, who was seriously injured after being shoved by police officers in Buffalo, New York, may have been part of a "set up." CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports.

A Fox News reporter asked former Vice President Joe Biden about his cognitive ability, an attack that President Trump and his allies have seized on.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden lambasted President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying that Trump is "in retreat" with more 125,000 Americans dead and the virus worsening in many states.

The US Navy has successfully tested a new high-energy laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid-flight, the Navy's Pacific Fleet said in a statement Friday.

After leaving Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., in 2017 amid a clash with woke activists, progressive academic Bret Weinstein has often felt like a lonely voice on the left warning about the dangers of campus intolerance and unrest spilling out into the real world.

More than 10% of the Airbus workforce will be slashed over the next 12 months as it comes to terms with a plunge in demand for new aircraft due to the travel crisis caused by the pandemic. CNN's Anna Stewart reports.

The Iowa Department of Public Health reports an increase in positive coronavirus cases ahead of the holiday weekend.

Gov. Reynolds announces changes to COVID-19 reporting

CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports on two Kentucky Democrats trying to unseat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the 2020 election.

A Planet Fitness gym in West Virginia is recommending its members quarantine following a visitor testing positive for coronavirus and possibly exposing over 200 people. HLN's Robin Meade explains.

Sources say President Trump was so woefully unprepared for conversations with rivals and allies that he presented a national security threat. Legendary Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein discusses with CNN's John Berman.

Carl Reiner, the writer, actor, director and producer whose many decades' worth of credits - including "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "The 2000-Year-Old Man" -- has died at the age of 98.

With everything going on in the world, the past few months have proven difficult for President Donald Trump, and in turn, the Republican Party. Chris Cillizza explains why the Democrats' widening gap is starting to worry Republicans ahead of November.

David Litt, a former Obama speechwriter and author of "Democracy In One Book Or Less," says there are some easy fixes to issues like voting and transparency.

Newly released body camera footage shows former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson asleep at the wheel of a vehicle, an incident that led to his firing.

As of Monday, both Brevard and Volusia County officials plan to keep the beaches open for the busy holiday weekend.

President Trump has joked about running for a third term, but what happens if he refuses to leave after a loss in November? CNN's Nick Watt looks into how it could all play out.

The European Union published its list of more than a dozen countries to start lifting travel restrictions. The US is not on that list. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports.

A Wisconsin family that was out fishing on Marsh-Miller Lake has rescued a young bear that had a plastic container stuck on its head.

Protesters en route to demonstrate outside of the St. Louis mayor's residence were walking on a private street when two armed individuals came out of a home brandishing weapons.

Country singer Chase Rice posted a message to his fans after backlash around his recent performance showed a large group of concertgoers squeezed together and not wearing masks.

The sluggish robot hangs out like a real sloth and helps scientists see the unseeable

Former French Prime Minister François Fillon, his wife Penelope, and his former assistant Marc Joulaud, have been found guilty of misappropriation of public funds, complicity and concealment by the Paris tribunal.