
Organizers for the Great American State Fair, taking place on the National Mall, announced Friday that the event was closing due to extreme heat, with plans to reopen at 5 p.m. The capital hit 100 degrees with a 111-degree heat index at 2 p.m. CNN's Derek Van Dam reports.

Organizers for the Great American State Fair, taking place on the National Mall, announced Friday that the event was closing due to extreme heat, with plans to reopen at 5 p.m. The capital hit 100 degrees with a 111-degree heat index at 2 p.m. CNN's Derek Van Dam reports.

Surveillance footage captured the moment a man broke free from his handcuffs and appears to attack two sheriff’s deputies at his sentencing hearing. Both deputies suffered broken bones and were released from the hospital, according to CNN affiliate WFMJ.

Nebraska Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn speaks to Dana Bash after an audio recording leaked of him saying some voters who support President Trump only care about being on the "winning team" and that "their lives probably suck." He tells Bash, "certainly I would apologize to those people that might be offended, but I got to tell them I feel their pain."

Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed fired back at Vice President JD Vance's encouragement of House Republicans to use him as a boogeyman on the campaign trail, telling CNN's Manu Raju that Republicans will talk about "anything to not have to talk about" affordability concerns.

Texas Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett has come under fire after she appeared on stage with Chris Brown and pledged to enter him into the congressional record.

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate as expected on Wednesday, marking a sharp policy turnaround for an economy increasingly shaped by the war in the Middle East.

CNN's Manu Raju asked lawmakers whether they use artificial intelligence — and how. Their answers highlight Congress’ limited understanding of the technology as some members voice skepticism that they can effectively regulate the rapidly evolving industry.

Geoffrey Hinton, referred to as the "Godfather of AI," tells CNN why he thinks an AI kill switch bill wouldn't work.

A California homeowner is offering his $2.35 million vacation property in exchange for pre-IPO AI stock. CNN’s Natasha Chen looks at how this unusual listing reflects the tech industry’s AI wealth boom.

Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska told CNN’s Amanda Davies a Russian missile destroyed her family’s flat on the Black Sea port of Odesa last Friday. Yastremska says she was in Nice, France, when she received a call from her father at 5 a.m. about what happened. At least two people were killed and dozens more injured in the attack, officials said. Yastremska shared pictures of the aftermath of the damage on social media.

The Obama family’s dog, 14-year-old Sunny, has died, former president Barack Obama posted on social media Wednesday. The family got Sunny at the start of the second Obama term.

