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CNN, GEORGE WASHINGTON’S MOUNT VERNON By Amanda Sansone and Michael Yoshida George Washington is on the $1 bill; he’s got a monument named after him in our nation’s capital; a state in the Pacific Northwest that bears his moniker, and he chopped down that cherry tree and told his father he “could not tell a

By Amanda Sansone and Michael Yoshida George Washington is on the $1 bill; he’s got a monument named after him in our nation’s capital; a state in the Pacific Northwest that bears his moniker, and he chopped down that cherry tree and told his father he “could not tell a lie.” Well, that “fact” about

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Months after a 7-year-old boy who weighed 255 pounds died in Michigan, his parents face murder and child abuse charges in connection with his death, court documents say. Casper O’Brien, who lived with his family in Flint Township, Michigan, died on November 4, 2025 at a local hospital, after

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN SpaceX arrived on Wall Street this month amid high expectations, and it has so far delivered. But for many investors, the real bet is on CEO Elon Musk — and that his next act will be as lucrative as his last. Here’s what else you need to know to get

By Alexandra Banner, CNN SpaceX arrived on Wall Street this month amid high expectations, and it has so far delivered. But for many investors, the real bet is on CEO Elon Musk — and that his next act will be as lucrative as his last. Here’s what else you need to know to get up

CNN By Kate S. Petersen, Alaa Elassar, Karina Tsui and meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — Dozens of wildfires are raging across the western United States, burning homes and national forest lands and forcing the evacuations of entire towns. Low humidity, dry vegetation and strong winds are driving the rapid growth of already established fires and