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The White House is now "girding for a shutdown" and senior West Wing officials are drawing up plans for which personnel would be deemed "essential" starting on October 1 as the deadline to fund the government is only a handful of days away.

The United Auto Workers union is preparing to announce a possible expansion of its strike against General Motors, Stellantis and maybe Ford this Friday if there isn't more progress in talks, a union source familiar with plans said Wednesday.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday declined join a growing group of Democrats who are calling on indicted Sen. Bob Menendez to resign his seat, though he did say the New Jersey Democrat's actions fell "way, way below the standard" of the office.

Owners of about 3.3 million Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs in the United States should avoid parking in or near structures because the vehicles could suddenly catch fire -- whether they're being driven or not, according to an announcement Wednesday from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Women have made huge strides in business, ascending to the C-suite and the boardroom in record numbers.

View the Ehud Olmert Fast Facts on CNN and learn more information about the former prime minister of Israel.

The Biden administration is making "game-changing" modifications to the foster care system that will enable family members to care for children in foster care more easily.

It's the end of an era, so to speak, now that the writers' strike in Hollywood has reached its end.

Read CNN's Fast Facts about Amr Moussa, and learn more about the life of the Egyptian diplomat, ambassador and former minister of foreign affairs.

View CNN's Fast Facts on Bruce Springsteen and learn more about the life of the songwriter and musician.

The leader of White supremacist group pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to conspiring to threaten a Brooklyn-based journalist, the US attorney's office for the eastern district of New York said in a statement.

Michigan State University (MSU) fired head football coach Mel Tucker on Wednesday amid accusations of sexual harassment.

Darryl George has been suspended from his Texas high school for weeks over his locs hairstyle. Now, his family has decided to sue Texas state leaders, demanding the governor take action to protect the 17-year-old from hair discrimination. The legal battle has reignited calls for a national CROWN Act.

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez appeared in court Wednesday after being charged last week with corruption-related offenses for the second time in 10 years. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum has moved up planned festivities for the former president's 99th birthday amid the possibility of a government shutdown by the end of the week.

America's emergency oil stockpile has plunged to 40-year lows. The shrinking Strategic Petroleum Reserve is limiting Washington's ability to shield consumers from the fallout of Saudi Arabia's aggressive supply cuts, according to Goldman Sachs.

Sicilian mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro, widely thought to be the last godfather of his kind, was buried Wednesday in a private funeral in Castelvetrano, Sicily. But he won't be the last leader of Italy's most famous Mafia organization.

Californian EV-maker Lucid has opened the first ever car manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom looks to establish itself as a global player in the EV race.

Gilgo Beach killings suspect Rex Heuermann appeared in a New York court on Wednesday for a short status hearing on his upcoming trial for the murders of three women whose bodies were found more than a decade ago.