McConnell said he plans to stay as leader as he addressed his health in closed-door meeting
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell addressed his colleagues behind closed doors on Wednesday about his health, telling them that his cognitive ability is not impaired and saying that he intends to stay atop the conference he has led for the past 16 years.
2023-09-07 02:52
Kamala Harris breaks from White House's silence Trump's legal issues in interview
Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday called for "accountability" for the events of January 6, 2021, marking a notable departure from the White House's policy of silence on former President Donald Trump's legal issues.
2023-09-07 02:17
Bedroom sharing and the buddy system. How a Pennsylvania community is coping during a manhunt for an escaped killer
Heavily wooded neighborhoods, curvy roads lined with lush trees, and homes that sit on large plots of land -- that's what authorities in eastern Pennsylvania are competing with as the search for an escaped convicted murderer enters its seventh day.
2023-09-07 01:58
Michigan authorities search for 'armed and dangerous' man who set police vehicles on fire and shot them with rifle
Michigan authorities are looking for an "armed and dangerous" suspect who they say set fire to multiple state police vehicles and struck them with rifle rounds early Wednesday at the Sault Ste. Marie post.
2023-09-07 00:59
Climate change is hurting Six Flags, SeaWorld and Disney World
Over the weekend, intense rain and flooding stranded more than 70,000 people at Burning Man in the Nevada desert. It's the latest example of how extreme weather, exacerbated by climate change, impacted major North American attractions this summer.
2023-09-07 00:19
Trump is liable in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge rules; January trial will determine damages
A federal judge ruled that the jury hearing E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit will only need to decide how much money Donald Trump will have to pay her, after the judge found the former president was liable for making defamatory statements.
2023-09-06 23:48
'Mission: Impossible' star Emmanuelle Béart reveals she was victim of incest
French film actress Emmanuelle Béart has revealed that she was a victim of incest, continuing a national reckoning with child sexual abuse in France.
2023-09-06 20:57
Wednesday live hearing could determine how quickly Fulton County election subversion case moves
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, who is presiding over the Georgia election subversion case against former President Donald Trump and 18 other co-defendants, will hold his first hearing Wednesday afternoon amid questions of how soon a trial could begin.
2023-09-06 17:27
Growing feud over Tuberville's stand on military nominations risks Senate confirmation of nation's top military officer
The escalating feud between Democrats and Sen. Tommy Tuberville over the Alabama Republican's hold on roughly 300 military nominees could soon lead to an even riskier situation: Holding up the confirmation of the nation's highest-ranking military officer.
2023-09-06 16:16
Searchers trying to 'stress' escaped Pennsylvania killer and force a mistake, official says as manhunt enters its 7th day
About 200 law enforcement personnel are searching for escaped convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante in eastern Pennsylvania, hoping to "stress him" out of hiding as the manhunt Wednesday stretches into its seventh day, a US Marshals Service official said.
2023-09-06 15:22
Nearly 5 decades after he was wrongfully convicted of rape in New York, new DNA testing exonerates 72-year-old man
Nearly five decades after he was wrongfully convicted of rape, a New York judge has overturned the conviction of Leonard Mack following new DNA testing that eliminated him as the perpetrator and identified a different man who has since confessed to the crime, prosecutors announced.
2023-09-06 13:20
Federal budget deficit expected to nearly double to around $2 trillion, government watchdog says
The federal budget deficit is expected to balloon to about $2 trillion for fiscal year 2023, roughly double what it was in the previous fiscal year, according to a government watchdog group.
2023-09-06 12:27