With their tax bill, Republicans prepare for a long-awaited win
(CNN)Republicans are on the brink of passing a nearly $1.5 trillion tax overhaul, and at this point, it looks like nothing can stop them."This is going to be one of the great gifts to the middle-income people of this country that they've ever gotten for Christmas," President Donald Trump told reporters over the weekend.
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport crippled by power outage
Atlanta (CNN)A power outage at the world's busiest airport Sunday left thousands of passengers stranded in dark terminals and in planes sitting on the tarmac, as a ground stop for Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International disrupted air travel across the United States
Death threats haunt Miss Iraq in wake of selfie controversy
(CNN)Nearly a month ago, Sarah Idan was in a hand-beaded Swarovski crystal gown representing Iraq in the Miss Universe pageant. It was the first time in 45 years that Iraq had a contestant in the pageant.
When the lights went out: 'Completely pitch black' at Atlanta airport
(CNN)Travelers stranded on planes on the tarmac for hours. Darkness in the terminal. Passengers guiding their cautious steps by the flashlights on their phones.
Toronto billionaire and his wife found dead in their home
(CNN)Toronto billionaire and philanthropist Barry Sherman and his wife were found dead in their mansion Friday afternoon, CNN affiliate CTV reports.The Toronto Police Service is investigating the deaths as "suspicious."
How Fox News and President Trump create an anti-Mueller 'feedback loop'
An anti-Robert Mueller, anti-FBI fervor is intensifying among Trump supporters -- partly thanks to a campaign by Fox News and other conservative media sources. The right-wing commentary and President Trump's criticism of the FBI are part of a vicious circle.
Australian police accuse man of acting as North Korean economic agent
(CNN)The Australian Federal Police have arrested a 59-year-old Australian man for allegedly acting as an economic agent for North Korea with the intent of raising revenue for the Pyongyang government.
How Australia's PM went swimming 50 years ago and vanished forever
(CNN)"Australia's Prime Minister Mr Harold Holt is missing." They were the words that echoed from television sets and radios across Australia on December 17, 1967 -- the day Holt stepped into the surf at Cheviot Beach near Melbourne and was never to be seen again.
Word ban at CDC includes 'vulnerable,' 'fetus,' 'transgender'
(CNN)Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the very agency tasked with saving and protecting the lives of the most vulnerable, are now under order by the Trump administration to stop using words including "vulnerable" in 2018 budget documents, according to The Washington Post.
Trump judicial nominee struggles to answer basic legal questions at hearing
Washington (CNN)A Trump judicial nominee struggled to answer basic legal questions posed to him by a Republican senator on Wednesday, including his lack of experience on trial work, the amount of depositions he'd worked on and more.
