Angry and frustrated, McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is telling fellow Republicans threatening to oust him: Go ahead and try
2023-09-15 05:46
US will redirect millions of funds for Egypt to Taiwan and Lebanon
The Biden administration has notified Congress that it will withhold $85 million in aid to Egypt that had been conditioned on Cairo's progress in its treatment of political prisoners, instead diverting that money to Taiwan and Lebanon, sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN.
2023-09-15 05:27
On 60th anniversary of church bombing, victim's sister, suspect's daughter urge people to stop hate
Alabama on Friday will mark the 60th anniversary of the 1963 bombing at 16th Street Baptist Church that killed four girls
2023-09-15 05:18
School district agrees to pay $27 million to family of 13-year-old in fatal bullying case
A California school district agreed to pay $27 million to the legal guardians of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally beaten at school in what the family's attorneys say is the "the largest bullying settlement in the United States."
2023-09-15 05:17
Captured fugitive tells officials he planned to head to Canada or Puerto Rico
A murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail and was captured two weeks later told authorities he'd been planning to carjack someone and flee to Canada or Puerto Rico
2023-09-15 04:57
Detroit-area businessman gets more than 2 years in prison for paying bribes for marijuana license
A Detroit-area businessman has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for bribing the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board
2023-09-15 04:53
Megyn Kelly welcomes Donald Trump for an interview 8 years after he erupted over her debate question
Megyn Kelly has welcomed Donald Trump for an interview eight years after he erupted at her over her debate question
2023-09-15 04:50
How hard will Hurricane Lee hit New England? The cold North Atlantic may decide that
New England is in the crosshairs of Hurricane Lee but is usually protected from the worst of a hurricane’s wrath by the cold waters of the North Atlantic
2023-09-15 04:18
Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say
Democratic nominees for two statewide offices are saying that Mississippi should stop defending a Jim Crow-era portion of its state constitution that permanently strips voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies
2023-09-15 03:50
Kevin McCarthy stares down another right-wing revolt
Facing renewed threats to his speakership, Kevin McCarthy is making a strategic bet: his critics don't have the votes to oust him -- and if they do, he'll grind it out on the floor again as he did back in January.
2023-09-15 03:47
US House panel asks Hawaiian Electric CEO to testify in wildfire probe
(Reuters) -The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday asked utility company Hawaiian Electric CEO Shelee Kimura to testify
2023-09-15 03:46
Supreme Court pauses order curbing Biden administration efforts to block social media posts
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked enforcement of a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts
2023-09-15 03:29