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Conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is launching a new "America First" caucus, her office confirmed Friday, bringing together a group of far-right lawmakers known for their controversial rhetoric.

President Joe Biden defended his commitment to passing gun control legislation and called on Senate Republicans to act on a bill already passed by the House.

In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the shortage of PPE left many frontline healthcare workers painfully vulnerable. Now, the sudden mass production of PPE is adding to an already staggering amount of plastic waste in our landfills and oceans. CNN's Bill Weir reports.

Brooke Baldwin bids farewell to the "Newsroom" audience and her CNN family after being with company for more than 10 years.

Two people are dead and police officer was wounded after a traffic stop Friday ended in gunfire, according to the San Antonio police chief.

The military flyover, scheduled as part of the dedication of a new World War I memorial, was heard throughout Washington, DC.

A heavy metal guitarist with ties to the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty Friday to two crimes related to the US Capitol insurrection, making him the first rioter to do so.

On Thursday night, a man killed eight people at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport before killing himself. It was the 45th mass shooting in America since March 16.

The suspect in the Indianapolis mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility was known to federal and local authorities prior to the attack.

President Joe Biden will sign a declaration on Friday to speed refugee admissions to the US but not raise the refugee cap, as he has committed to doing. Instead, he will sign an emergency determination that will cast a wider net of who can arrive to the US under the refugee ceiling currently in place.

Authorities are on the scene of yet another mass shooting Friday, this time at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis.

Just days after the International Space Station's crew reached 10 people, three are ready to return to Earth.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Russia will expel 10 US diplomats, part of a series of measures meant to retaliate for President Joe Biden's sweeping sanctions against the Kremlin Thursday.

Helen McCrory, the British actress best known for her roles in the 'Harry Potter' films and 'Peaky Blinders,' has died, her husband, actor Damian Lewis, announced on Friday.

Nurse Britta Thomason received a surprise care package and handwritten note from Taylor Swift after she mentioned being a fan of the pop star in an interview with her local paper.

The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission's highly-successful whistleblower program is stepping down at a delicate moment for the market watchdog.