Live updates: Senate to vote on Kash Patel’s confirmation for FBI director
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing that he won’t seek reelection next year. Later Thursday, the Senate is expected ...
When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next - even before ‘Conclave’
The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...
Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training
A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition ...
Senate committee advances ex-wrestling CEO Linda McMahon as Trump’s nominee for education secretary
Linda McMahon’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s education secretary has advanced out of a Senate committee, ...
Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
Sen. Mitch McConnell has announced he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who ...
A news conference between Zelenskyy and Trump’s Ukraine envoy is canceled amid growing tensions
A planned news conference after talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...
Victor Wembanyama expected to miss remainder of season after blood clot diagnosis, Spurs announce
San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season after being diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder, the Spurs announced Thursday.
Is spending all day on your feet at work an occupational hazard?
Spending all day standing can take a toll on a worker’s body. Nurses, department store sales clerks, surgeons and airport ...
What’s next for NYC Mayor Eric Adams as a judge weighs dismissing his corruption case?
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in a state of legal and political purgatory. The first-term Democrat is waiting on a judge ...
Who are the hostages freed by Hamas as part of the ceasefire in Gaza?
Hamas militants have released the bodies of four more hostages from the Gaza Strip more than 16 months after they were taken ...
Trump says Ukraine started the war that’s killing its citizens. What are the facts?
Russia’s army crossed the border on Feb. 24, 2022, in an all-out invasion that Putin sought to justify by falsely saying it ...
Mabel Staton, trailblazer who was US team’s only female long jumper at the 1952 Olympics, dies at 92
Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers to become the only woman to compete for ...