Georgia GOP senator to quarantine just days ahead of runoff
By Ryan Nobles and Lauren Fox, CNN Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia will quarantine after coming into close contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19, his campaign announced Thursday, with just days to…
Fact checking Ossoff's false claim that Loeffler 'has been campaigning with a klansman'
By Holmes Lybrand The Senate runoff races in Georgia that will decide party control of the Senate have been filled with false and misleading claims and attacks between candidates, and with five days left the trend shows
Reflecting on the essential role of the news media in 2020, and looking ahead to 2021
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Pelosi appoints first woman to serve as House chaplain
By Lauren Fox and Caroline Kelly, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has appointed Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben as chaplain of the House of Representatives — the first woman to serve in the role in either chamber,…
Hedge fund Alden Global seeks to buy Tribune Publishing
By Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business Alden Global Capital, the largest shareholder of Tribune Publishing, said Thursday it offered to take full control of the newspaper chain in a deal that values the company at $520.6 million.
US gas prices end the year near a pandemic-era high
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business This is normally the time of the year that gas prices fall to their low point.
Eating for luck on New Year's: Why foods from black-eyed peas to grapes promise prosperity
What makes foods like grapes, black-eyed peas and noodles lucky? The answer has to do with symbolism and superstition.
Mayim Bialik on why she's a cat lady and her new Fox sitcom 'Call Me Kat'
Mayim Bialik chats with USA TODAY’s Bill Keveney about being a real-life cat lady and playing one on her new Fox sitcom, “Call Me Kat.”
What Times Square will look like after the pandemic
By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business New York City tourism and real estate officials are hoping Thursday night's New Year's Eve celebration will mark a turning point for Times Square, the Manhattan neighborhood that…
GOP Sen. Ben Sasse slams Republicans who plan to delay certification of Joe Biden's win
By Morgan Rimmer and Rachel Janfaza, CNN GOP Sen. Ben Sasse wrote on Facebook Wednesday night that he has been urging his Republican colleagues to “reject” objecting the certification process of the Electoral College and…