Students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York will receive free tuition after a $1 billion donation from a former faculty member. Dr. Ruth Gottesman, 93, who spent 55 years as the chair of the school's board, made the historic donation in the name of her late husband, David "Sandy" Gottesman, who was an early investor of Berkshire Hathaway and a longtime friend of Berkshire's famed...

Undefeated boxing champion Claressa Shields made history in another sport on Saturday, as she made her return to mixed-martial arts (MMA). The 28-year-old earned a split decision win over Kelsey DeSantis in what was the first professional female MMA bout held in Saudi Arabia. Female MMA fighters are growing in visibility in Saudi Arabia, as the ultra-conservative kingdom has loosened some of the...

Newly discovered fossils have allowed scientists to reveal a 240 million-year-old "dragon" in its entirety for the first ever time, National Museums Scotland said. The 5-meter-long reptile from the Triassic period in China was first identified in 2003 but, after studying five newer specimens for 10 years, scientists were able to depict the entire creature. Cre: CNN

From “it’s gorgeous” to “it’s a fridge on wheels,” these are some of the reactions CNN’s Peter Valdes-Dapena received while driving the Cybertruck, maybe the most divisive vehicle ever made. Cre: CNN

President Joe Biden’s plans to provide student debt relief were dealt a significant blow when the Supreme Court rejected his signature student loan forgiveness program last year – but that hasn’t stopped his administration from finding other ways to help borrowers. Nearly $138 billion of federal student loan debt has been canceled for almost 3.9 million borrowers since Biden took office. The latest...

President Biden has not had a lot of fun perusing polls lately. He has a lower approval rating than every president going back to Dwight D. Eisenhower has had at this stage of his tenure, and he trails former President Donald Trump in a fall rematch. But Biden can take solace from one survey in which he is way out in front of Trump. A new poll of historians ranks Biden as the 14th-best president in...

In Mo i Rana, a small Norwegian industrial town of about 20,000 people that sits on the edge of the Arctic Circle, a cavernous gray factory sits empty and unfinished in the snowy twilight — a monument to unfulfilled economic hope. The electric battery company Freyr was partway through constructing this hulking facility when the Biden administration’s sweeping climate bill passed in 2022. Perhaps the...

A stolen tow truck wreaked havoc during rush-hour traffic in Maryland on Friday, leading to a wild pursuit by state police that lasted for more than an hour. Cre: CNN

On a chilly Thursday morning, hundreds of people packed the pews of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York to pay their respects to a woman venerated as a saint. Activist Cecilia Gentili was an icon in New York's trans community, a former sex worker and an outspoken atheist. In the late '80s, St. Patrick's Cathedral was the site of a massive protest over the cardinal's stance on the AIDS crisis and...

Vince McMahon has resigned from his role as executive chairman of TKO, the parent company of WWE, the wrestling behemoth he founded. This follows disturbing allegations of sexual assault, trafficking and physical abuse by McMahon that came to light in a lawsuit filed by a former WWE staffer. Cre: CNN