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A manhunt is underway after a shooting rampage occurred in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, according to multiple law enforcement sources. Follow here for live news updates.

October 27, 2023

Read CNN's Fast Facts for a look at the life of David Petraeus, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

The suspect in the Maine mass shooting started making statements about hearing voices and wanting to hurt fellow soldiers while serving at a military base this summer, and spent a few weeks in a hospital, law enforcement officials told CNN.

The woman who accused actor Jonathan Majors of assaulting her during a dispute in March was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of assault and criminal mischief related to the same incident, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.

Most news organizations seem eager to sweep last week's negligent coverage of the Gaza hospital explosion under the rug, moving on from the low moment covering the Israel-Hamas war without admitting any mistakes.

There have been more mass shootings than days so far this year. Here's how 2023 compares to the past decade.

Dame Maggie Smith, the British actress acclaimed for her appearances both on stage and in cinema, has taken on a new role — and this time it's in the world of luxury fashion.

It's been almost nine months since Brexi Torres-Ortiz and her mom sang together -- hitting every note, feeling every emotion with every word of a gospel tune that happened to be the 11-year-old's favorite song.

The main United Nations agency in Gaza says it will have to halt aid operations within a day if fuel is not delivered, in what the organization says would mark the end of a "lifeline" for civilians.

The main UN agency working in Gaza said it will be forced to halt its operations later Wednesday due to a lack of fuel, exacerbating a grave humanitarian crisis. Follow here for live news updates.

A furious diplomatic spat between Israel and the United Nations has broken out, with Israeli officials calling for the resignation of Secretary General Antonio Guterres after he said Hamas' October 7 attacks on the country "did not happen in a vacuum."

A total of 21 US service members reported "minor injuries" as a result of drone and rocket attacks on coalition military bases in Iraq and Syria last week, according to the Pentagon.

Rep. Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and was a key congressional figure in the failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Hurricane Otis knocked out all communications and unleashed a "nightmare scenario" in Acapulco in southern Mexico on Wednesday morning. Tracking over the incredibly warm ocean water near the coast, the storm rapidly intensified just before landfall and gave officials and residents little time to prepare.

A judge fined Donald Trump $10,000 for violating his gag order after the former president took the stand in his civil trial to answer questions about his comments outside the courtroom.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Saturday morning, shortly before the House was scheduled to vote on a government funding bill, an incident the New York Democrat said was an accident.

GOP Rep. Mike Johnson secured the speaker's gavel without losing any Republican votes Wednesday after weeks of party infighting left the House in chaos. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

October 26, 2023

The Republican-led House elected Rep. Mike Johnson as the new House speaker on Wednesday -- a major leadership change that comes three weeks after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy.