Who is Patrick McHenry, the interim House speaker?
The congressman temporarily leading the House of Representatives as interim speaker is a top ally of Kevin McCarthy, who was just ousted from the speaker's chair.
2023-10-04 09:23
Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is the leader of the House, at least for now
Now that Kevin McCarthy is out of his job as House speaker, one of his top lieutenants is presiding over the chamber while the chamber figures out who will be the next leader
2023-10-04 09:20
Fulton County DA opens plea deal talks with several defendants, including Trump 2020 campaign official, in Georgia election interference case
Several defendants in the Georgia election interference case have been approached about their interest in accepting plea deals, as the Fulton County district attorney seeks to pare back the pool of defendants and pick up cooperators ahead of potential trials, according to sources familiar with the matter.
2023-10-04 08:50
An oceanside Florida highway may be named after the late Jimmy Buffett
Soon, you may be able to cruise down a Florida highway named after singer Jimmy Buffett while listening to his A1A album named after the road.
2023-10-04 08:47
An 11-year-old accused of shooting 2 teens at a Florida football practice is arrested on an attempted murder charge
An 11-year-old youth football player has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding two fellow players at practice in Florida on Monday night, authorities said.
2023-10-04 08:45
Judges aiming to give Black voters more influence in Alabama set to redraw congressional districts
A federal judge says the court will swiftly adopt new congressional map for Alabama after ruling the state should have a second district with a substantial percentage of Black voters
2023-10-04 08:25
Things to know about the resignation of a Kansas police chief who led a raid on a small newspaper
It took only a week for the central Kansas police chief who led an August raid on the local newspaper to go from looking like he had enough support at city hall to keep his job to resigning
2023-10-04 08:18
Twins stop record 18-game postseason skid on strength of Royce Lewis home runs
Royce Lewis hit home runs in each of his first two at-bats to carry the Minnesota Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of their AL Wild Card Series
2023-10-04 07:57
Christie says RNC blocked planned joint discussion with Ramaswamy on Fox
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said Tuesday that the Republican National Committee had blocked a planned joint appearance with rival Vivek Ramaswamy on Fox News.
2023-10-04 07:52
Kari Lake files paperwork to run for Senate in Arizona
Republican Kari Lake, who lost the 2022 race for Arizona governor but has repeatedly claimed without proof that she won, has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for the US Senate in Arizona.
2023-10-04 07:52
College president accused of sexting former student at Coast Guard Academy resigns
A retired US Coast Guard captain stepped down as president of a college in Massachusetts on Tuesday after CNN revealed that he had been accused of sexual misconduct involving several students he taught at the prestigious Coast Guard Academy a decade ago.
2023-10-04 07:45
Australia state swings from bush fires to flash flooding in 24 hours
SYDNEY Less than 24 hours since residents in parts of Australia's Victoria state fled bush fires, state authorities
2023-10-04 07:23