Supreme Court could soon rule on Biden's student loan forgiveness program. Here's what borrowers need to know
Millions of borrowers may learn soon whether they could receive up to $20,000 in debt relief under President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program. The fate of the debt cancellation program lies with the Supreme Court, which is expected to rule in late June or early July.
2023-06-14 17:19
US intelligence agencies buy Americans' personal data, new report says
The vast amount of personal data for sale online is an "increasingly powerful" tool for intelligence gathering by US and foreign spying agencies but also represents a privacy risk to ordinary people, according to a newly declassified US intelligence report.
2023-06-13 06:49
Cyberattack is a factor in Illinois hospital's closure
A hospital in Illinois will close on Friday due in part to a cyberattack -- a rare case of a health care provider publicly linking a hack incident to its closure.
2023-06-13 06:23
Biden administration announces clean hydrogen goal to slash planet-warming pollution by 10% by 2050
The Biden administration on Monday announced a goal to produce 50 million metric tons of clean hydrogen fuel by 2050 -- an ambitious roadmap that, if successful, would cut around 10% of the country's planet-warming pollution by the same date.
2023-06-06 01:58
Senate passes bill to block Biden's student loan forgiveness program
Both the Senate and the House have now passed a bill to block President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program, which promises to cancel up to $20,000 of debt for millions of borrowers but has been held up by courts.
2023-06-02 02:52
DeSantis floats new policy proposals on student loans and military readiness
Hitting the campaign trail in Iowa on Wednesday for the first time as a presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis road tested new policy ideas for handling student debt and boosting military morale.
2023-06-01 07:20
Cyberattack forces Idaho hospital to send ambulances elsewhere
A hospital in Idaho has been diverting ambulances to other hospitals for more than 24 hours because of a cyberattack, a hospital spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Wednesday in the latest example of a hacking incident complicating health care in the US.
2023-06-01 05:55
Fact check: Ron DeSantis on Amanda Gorman poem being pulled from a Florida elementary school library
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that he "had nothing to do with" a poem recently being moved from an elementary school library to a middle school library.
2023-05-31 08:30
New Iowa law restricts gender identity education, bans books with sexual content
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a sweeping bill into law Friday that will restrict education about gender identity and sexual orientation and ban books with certain sexual content from school libraries, as well as require schools to notify parents if their child asks to use a new name or pronoun.
2023-05-28 01:47
US officials believe Chinese hackers may still have access to key US computer networks
US officials believe Chinese hackers could still have access to sensitive US computer networks they've targeted in recent months as a top American cyber official told CNN he is concerned about the "scope and scale" of the activity.
2023-05-27 00:21
CNN to host Republican town hall with former Vice President Mike Pence June 7
CNN will host a town hall with former Vice President Mike Pence early next month in Iowa, the network announced Thursday.
2023-05-25 21:15
Chinese hackers seeking to disrupt communications between US and Asia in event of crisis, Microsoft says
Chinese government-backed hackers are likely pursuing cyber capabilities that could be used to "disrupt critical communications" between the US and the Asia Pacific region in the event of a future US-China crisis, Microsoft warned on Wednesday.
2023-05-25 05:53