McCarthy says defense spending bill will get a vote this week 'win or lose'
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that the Defense Department appropriations bill that was paused last week before it even made it to the floor for debate will come up for a vote this week "win or lose."
2023-09-18 00:47
Generac recalls around 64,000 portable generators amid hurricane season
Amid this year's damaging hurricane season, with generators in demand, Generac Power Systems has recalled about 64,000 of its portable generators after more than two dozen reports of overheating, some of which resulted in severe burns, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement.
2023-09-18 00:22
2 people arrested after suspected exposure to opioids at Bronx day care leaves 1-year-old dead and 3 children hospitalized
Two people were arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the death of a 1-year-old boy after he and three other children were exposed to suspected opioids at a Bronx day care Friday.
2023-09-17 23:19
Why some of Biden's problems may be overblown at this time
President Joe Biden had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week. But while he clearly has problems -- no president with an approval rating hovering around 40% is in good shape -- some of his issues appear to be overblown. Here are three reasons why.
2023-09-17 20:21
Stolen Girls: The untold story of the Leesburg Stockade Girls
In July 1963, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, teenager Shirley Reese joined a peaceful protest here in Americus, Georgia, with other young Black girls.
2023-09-17 18:25
A Los Angeles sheriff's deputy is fatally shot inside his patrol car, officials say
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy died after he was shot inside his patrol car Saturday evening, authorities said.
2023-09-17 15:59
A Maryland woman's license plate helps her win a $50,000 lottery prize
The numbers on an Maryland woman's license plate led her to win a $50,000 lottery prize from a $1 ticket.
2023-09-17 15:58
Yoga in a basement helps people in a Ukrainian front-line city cope with Russia's constant shelling
People in the front-line Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk gather three times a week for a yoga session to alleviate the stress caused by the persistent shelling of Russian artillery
2023-09-17 12:45
Trump says he supports mental competency tests for presidency amid concerns over age
Former President Donald Trump, the oldest candidate in the 2024 GOP presidential field, said there should not be an age limit for the presidency but expressed support for requiring mental competency tests for candidates.
2023-09-17 10:29
GOP presidential hopefuls flock to Iowa to court Christian conservative voters
With roughly four months until the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential hopefuls have flocked to the Hawkeye State this weekend for Saturday's Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition's fall banquet, with hopes of impressing the state's conservative evangelical activists.
2023-09-17 07:17
Man accused of carrying loaded weapon at RFK Jr. campaign event
A man has been accused of entering a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Los Angeles on Friday with a loaded weapon and impersonating federal enforcement.
2023-09-17 06:50
Colorado peak named after former governor linked to a massacre of Indigenous people has been renamed Mount Blue Sky
On one cold November morning in 1864, more than 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal members, mostly women and children, were murdered in one of the worst massacres in American history.
2023-09-17 06:45