McCarthy works through weekend but no progress on short-term fix with just one week until shutdown
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday he still lacks support from a handful of GOP hardliners to put a Republican stopgap measure on the floor next week, making a government shutdown likely with just one week until the deadline.
2023-09-24 01:49
'I'm not sure where the airplane is. ... I ejected.'
After an F-35 fighter jet disappeared into the South Carolina sky, a 911 operator received a confounding call.
2023-09-22 23:47
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky visits Canada for first time since Russia invasion
The Ukrainian president and first lady land in Ottawa, more than 18 months after Russia invaded.
2023-09-22 16:53
NYPD finds trap door and drugs hidden in floor at Bronx day care where 1-year-old died of suspected fentanyl overdose
Investigators discovered a trap floor containing drugs, including fentanyl, inside a Bronx day care center where a suspected fentanyl overdose incident killed a 1-year-old boy, New York Police Department officials said Thursday.
2023-09-22 06:25
Disgraced former South Carolina lawyer Murdaugh pleads guilty to bank fraud
By Rich McKay Disbarred South Carolina attorney Richard "Alex" Murdaugh, who was convicted of murdering his wife and
2023-09-22 00:55
Family sues Google alleging its Maps app led father to drive off collapsed bridge to his death, attorneys say
Google has been sued by the family of a North Carolina man claiming the company's Maps application last year led him to drive off a collapsed bridge and fall about 20 feet to his death, according to the lawsuit.
2023-09-21 21:17
Saudi Arabia getting closer to Israel normalisation deal, prince says
An agreement creating ties between the two historical foes would mark a huge regional shift.
2023-09-21 20:55
Suspect in Illinois killings and passenger dead after fiery crash following police chase in Oklahoma, authorities say
A woman and a suspect in the killings of four members of the same family in Romeoville, Illinois, died after a police chase and vehicle crash, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said.
2023-09-21 19:56
Where Ukraine’s army of amputees go to repair their lives
Orla Guerin visits a hospital and clinic in Ukraine, where 15,000 lost limbs in the first half of 2023.
2023-09-21 13:16
McCarthy privately outlines new GOP plan to avert shutdown, setting up clash with Senate
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy privately outlined to members a new GOP plan to keep the government open on Wednesday after a marathon two-and-a-half-hour GOP conference meeting.
2023-09-21 08:21
McCarthy says US House Republicans to vote on defense spending bill Thursday
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Republicans will try again to move forward on fiscal 2024
2023-09-21 07:55
House Democrats weigh risky strategy: Whether to save McCarthy
House Democrats have begun internal discussions about how to deal with the prospects of a chaotic situation: The possibility that Speaker Kevin McCarthy could lose his job in an unprecedented vote on the floor.
2023-09-21 07:27