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A federal judge has dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. The Secret Service did not sweep the building in Pennsylvania where a shooter targeted former President Donald Trump. The Republican National Convention kicks off in Milwaukee today. Thousands of Texans are facing extreme temperatures without power. And, five poultry farm workers in Colorado have bee...

Investigators and officials are still trying piece together how and why a gunman shot former President Donald Trump at a rally over the weekend. The Republican National Congress will go ahead today without any major security changes. More than 100 million Americans are under heat alerts today. The price of postage has gone up again - we'll tell you why you should care. Plus, Lionel Messi has a tea...

Investigators are looking for a motive for the gunman who shot former President Donald Trump, as well as a lapse in security for the rally. President Joe Biden is urging Americans to come together in the wake of the attack. The Republican National Convention is still going ahead today as planned. At least 90 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a displacement camp in Gaza. Plus, thre...

The Republican National Convention is scheduled to get underway on Monday in Milwaukee, despite a shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday night that the FBI says was an assassination attempt. While the draft language of the official party platform puts Trump front and center, some say it does not go far enough on key issues. In this episode, we look at what it says and why Tr...

The first CNN Hero of 2024 founded a nonprofit that teaches kids with troubled pasts how to train homeless dogs to help get them adopted. Quincy Wilson is making history ahead of the Paris Summer Olympics. In Maine, a children’s clothing store buys back its clothes and repurposes them, so they don’t end up in landfills. Divers and a marine biologist are helping save sharks from the two issues that...

President Joe Biden is meeting with groups of congressional Democrats through the weekend to reignite support for his campaign. Scorching summer temperatures are baking much of the US as Houston battles power outages. A number of battleground states are sending fake 2020 electors to the Republican National Convention. A judge has decided that Rudy Giuliani is no longer entitled to bankruptcy prote...

President Joe Biden is dismissing growing concerns about his candidacy as he hits the campaign trail in Michigan today. Millions in the eastern US are under flood watches in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. The latest inflation data is bringing some unexpected bad news about the US economy. Several Wisconsin hotel employees have been fired following the death of a Black man pinned to the ground....

Prominent Democrats continue to air doubts about President Joe Biden's candidacy. The Kremlin responds after Biden momentarily mixed up the Russian and Ukrainian leaders. A massive breach has exposed the data of nearly all of AT&T cell customers and many others. Search and rescue efforts are underway following a landslide in Nepal. Plus, the EU says Elon Musks’s X is misleading users.  Learn more...

Pressure continues to mount on President Joe Biden as three Democratic lawmakers joined calls for him to step down from reelection. Heat records are expected to be broken again today, as another heatwave is expected in the eastern US soon. A 1-year-old boy has been found alive near a highway after his 4-year-old brother was found dead. Gaza authorities say at least 50 people have been found dead a...

President Joe Biden's much-anticipated news conference didn't seem to sway those in his own party calling on him to step down from running for reelection. The heatwave in parts of the US will be spreading soon, as people in Texas deal with heat and power outages. Former President Donald Trump is pushing for his conviction in the hush money case to be dismissed. Panama has installed barbed wire acr...

President Joe Biden will close this week’s NATO summit with a high-stakes solo press conference. Also during the NATO summit, Biden sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to discuss a new aid package. The biggest power company in Houston faces criticism as more than 1 million of its customers still don’t have power. A new study shows nearly half of cancer deaths in the US are preven...

The US has imposed sanctions on Israeli groups and individuals tied to violence, amid fresh evacuation orders in Gaza City. The US and Germany thwarted a Russian assassination plot targeting a German arms manufacturer. A police chief in West Virginia has resigned after hiring an officer who fatally shot a Black child in 2014. We’ll tell you how much the IRS has collected in past-due taxes from mil...

More Democrats are calling on President Joe Biden to drop out of the race. Prices in the US fell for the first time since the early Covid pandemic - we break down the numbers. High temperatures bake the West, and impacts from Beryl come to an end. House Democrat Alexandria Ocasio Cortez issues articles of impeachment against two conservative Supreme Court justices. And, can France's Seine River be...

Heat and anger are rising in Texas as power outages continue for more than a million customers. Prices fell in the US for the first time since the start of the pandemic. President Joe Biden is facing a big test today as he holds a solo news conference at the NATO summit. Meanwhile, the alliance has made some strong comments about China's influence in the Ukraine war. Plus, the head coach of the Un...

Sources say Democratic donors are holding back big checks because of uncertainty about President Joe Biden's future. Life-threatening heat is gripping Texas as many people still don't have power. Doctors Without Borders are pulling their staff from a hospital in Sudan because of the conflict there. New Hampshire police are investigating the death of a Dartmouth College student as a possible hazing...

Support for President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign appears to be dwindling among some top Democratic donors. A CNN analysis finds Israeli forces used US-made munitions in a deadly strike on a Gaza school complex. We’re learning more about the death of a Black man held down by security guards at a Wisconsin hotel. An investigation is underway after a statue of Anne Frank in Amsterdam was vandali...

Actor and Democratic megadonor George Clooney is calling for President Joe Biden to drop out of the race. The US and a number of allies are sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Hurricane Beryl’s remnants are forecast to bring a flood and tornado threat to the northeast today. Authorities in London have captured a man suspected of killing a BBC journalist's family members with a crossbow. And, the...

President Joe Biden is done talking about his poor debate performance, but fellow Democrats continue to weigh in on his candidacy. Hurricane Beryl has forecasters concerned about what could come next. Mediators working on negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza are cautiously hopeful ahead of fresh talks today. Rudy Giuliani filed a proposal to leave bankruptcy protection minutes before a key hearing...

More cracks are starting to show in President Joe Biden's support for the 2024 election. Extreme temperatures are baking parts of the US. American intel officials say Russia is going to try to influence swing states in this year's elections. Opening statements are expected to start today in Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial. Plus, Virginia's governor wants to ban cell phones in classro...

President Joe Biden opened this week's NATO summit in DC by promising more air defenses for Ukraine. Meanwhile, a sitting Democratic senator says Biden can't win in November's election. More than 100 million people are under heat alerts today. The UN says a famine has now spread across the whole Gaza strip. Plus, two planes have tried to land and take off at the same time - from the same runway. L...

President Joe Biden welcomed NATO allies to Washington DC, marking the alliance’s 75th anniversary. House and Senate Democrats appear to be at odds about whether to back Biden’s reelection bid. Texas state officials say FEMA assistance is on the way in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. A Russian court has ordered the widow of opposition leader Alexey Navalny to be arrested in absentia. Plus, a CNN...

Congressional Democrats are meeting today to discuss President Joe Biden’s political future. Beryl knocked out power to millions of Texans amid a dangerous heat wave. Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed dozens of emergency service personnel, according to Gaza Civil Defense. Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave lawmakers a progress report on the economy. And, thousands of protesters hit the streets in Barc...

Eyes are fixed on President Joe Biden as he hosts dozens of world leaders for a NATO summit in DC. Texas is under a heat advisory, a day after facing Beryl. Closing arguments get back underway in Senator Bob Menendez' federal corruption trial today. A major donation is going to make medical school free for most students at Johns Hopkins. And, two giant pandas are settling in at San Diego Zoo. Lear...

President Joe Biden is facing a big test as he welcomes world leaders to DC for the NATO summit. Meanwhile, he is still getting support from some of his party's leaders. As people pick up the pieces from storm Beryl, they're also dealing with dangerous heat. A CNN investigation has found that Airbnb is failing to protect guests from being secretly filmed by hosts. Plus, drugs like Mounjaro could b...

House Democrats are meeting today and President Joe Biden is expected to be top of the agenda. Meanwhile, Biden will be hosting world leaders as they arrive in DC for the NATO summit. Storm Beryl has knocked out power for millions in Texas, leaving them without air conditioning as sweltering heat kicks in. Rescue teams are searching through the rubble for any survivors of Russia's strike on a chil...