Scalise and Jordan battle over centrists in speakership fight
The battle to win the House speakership could hinge on a contingent of more moderate Republicans uneasy about the conservative politics of their two leading candidates and angry at their hardline faction for ousting Kevin McCarthy in this week's unprecedented floor vote.
2023-10-06 10:54
Grand jury decides no criminal charges will be filed in the 2019 New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel construction collapse that killed 3 workers
A grand jury decided not to indict anyone on criminal charges related to the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel construction collapse in 2019 that left three people dead and 30 others injured, prosecutors said Thursday.
2023-10-06 10:22
Trump floats serving as House speaker for 'short period of time' if needed until GOP settles on leader
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that, if needed, he would be open to serving as speaker of the House for a "short period of time" until Republican lawmakers settle on a candidate who could garner enough votes to serve as their leader.
2023-10-06 07:49
Sam Bankman-Fried Told MIT Friend $8 Billion Hole Meant FTX Wasn’t ‘Bulletproof’
FTX co-founder Gary Wang said he and Sam Bankman-Fried committed a multibillion-dollar fraud with customer funds that led
2023-10-06 06:51
Biden faces bipartisan attacks over new border wall
US officials say they are legally obligated to move ahead with a new section the southern border wall.
2023-10-06 06:46
Trump seeks to dismiss election interference charges
The former president's lawyers say his baseless statements about fraud were part of official duties.
2023-10-06 05:53
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood pick up the hammer from the Carters
Country music stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are building houses this week in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are participating in Habitat for Humanity's 37th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project.
2023-10-06 05:19
Explainer-Why are Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers on strike?
By Leroy Leo and Bhanvi Satija About 75,000 medical workers from Kaiser Permanente facilities went on a planned
2023-10-06 05:18
Canada Nazi row: Governor General apologises for honour given to man who fought in Waffen SS unit
The governor general's office says it regrets awarding Peter Savaryn the Order of Canada in 1987.
2023-10-06 04:59
2 suspects facing murder charges after stray bullet struck a pregnant woman on a Massachusetts city bus and the baby died after an emergency delivery
Two men are set to be charged with murder after a stray bullet from a gunfight in western Massachusetts struck a pregnant woman and killed her baby, the Hampden district attorney's office said Thursday.
2023-10-06 04:49
Putin makes nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile test claim
The Russian leader says testing of a global-range missile was successful, but that is not confirmed.
2023-10-06 02:53
Russian airstrike kills 51 at a funeral in Ukraine
The attack in the Kharkiv region is described as one of the area's "bloodiest crimes".
2023-10-06 02:51