Senate set for return after Mitch McConnell's freeze episodes
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate is set for an uncertain and busy return from its August recess Tuesday, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s health in question and a stocked to-do list
Texas AG Ken Paxton goes on trial after being impeached: What to know
Creativeye99/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — On Tuesday in Austin, on the tail end of a blazing Texas summer, subpoenaed witnesses, dozens of senators and a significant gaggle of reporters and citizens alike are queuing up to enter
What to know about Merkel cell carcinoma, the rare skin cancer that led to the death of Jimmy Buffett
Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — “Margaritaville” singer Jimmy Buffett died on Sept. 1 after a four-year battle with a rare skin cancer. Buffet’s website revealed he had been diagnosed with Merkel cell
US Open fan thrown out after being accused of quoting 'most famous Hitler phrase' at German player
Al Bello/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A spectator was ejected from a tennis match at the U.S. Open in New York City early Tuesday after German player Alexander Zverev accused the man of quoting a phrase from
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expected to meet with Putin
Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States has “information” that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expects to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia over arms negotiations discussions, a White House
First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, her communications director confirmed Monday. “This evening, the First lady tested positive for COVID-19. She is currently experiencing
'Nice doesn't mean that you're not strong': On the trail as Tim Scott tries to woo voters
Win Mcnamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — “Do you think you’re not too nice to do the job that needs to get done?” That was the question that had been on 70-year-old JoElla Duprey’s mind since she first heard
Nurse saves young boy's life by donating part of her liver
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (NEW YORK) — A 20-month-old boy with a rare genetic mutation was saved earlier this summer by a stranger who donated part of her liver to him. Logan Salva was diagnosed shortly
Dinner plate-sized surgical tool discovered in woman’s abdomen 18 months after procedure
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (LONDON) — A surgical tool “the size of a dinner plate” has been discovered inside a woman’s abdomen 18 months after undergoing a caesarean section while giving birth to her
Scoreboard roundup — 09/04/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cincinnati 6, Seattle 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 12, Chicago White Sox 1 Boston 7, Tampa Bay 3 Toronto 6, Oakland