Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced Wednesday that he will resign from his congressional seat after being ousted as House Speaker.  McCarthy made the announcement in an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal.  “No matter the odds, or personal cost, we did the right thing. That may seem out of […]

Federal officials on Tuesday recommended increasing the distance from undersea pipelines that vessels are allowed to anchor in Southern California, citing a 2021 oil spill they said was caused by ships whose anchors were dragged across a pipeline after a storm. The leak occurred in a ruptured pipeline owned by […]

The Massachusetts woman killed by a shark Monday while paddleboarding in the Bahamas has been identified by local authorities as 44-year-old Lauren Erickson Van Wart. Royal Bahamas Police Force confirmed the information via a news release on Tuesday. According to the Daily Mail, Van Wart was a newlywed who worked […]

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have released footage on Wednesday showing what it says is “one of the largest weapons depots” it has found in the Gaza Strip during its ongoing war with Hamas.  The IDF said the weaponry was discovered “near a clinic and school in the northern Gaza Strip” […]

Norman Lear, the celebrated American screenwriter and producer who has more than 100 television shows with his name on them, has died. He was 101. Lear died of natural causes on Tuesday, surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles, a statement posted on his website said. “Thank you […]

A civil rights official at the Department of Justice, Kristen Clarke, was sharply criticized by congressional lawmakers after claiming she was not familiar with a landmark case about freedom of speech. The Supreme Court agreed in October to review a court-ordered ban on certain communications between the Biden administration and […]

Suzanne Somers’ widower Alan Hamel revealed that the late actress was buried in a pair of hiking boots that held a special meaning for them both. The “Three’s Company” star died on Oct. 15 at the age of 76 after a long battle with breast cancer. During an interview with […]

The top U.S. and Chinese diplomats agreed Wednesday to keep building on recent progress in bilateral ties and work together to keep the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza from spreading. Both Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken referred in a telephone call to last month’s […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the Middle East, where he is meeting with the leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia to shore up support from the major oil producers.  Putin, who has not visited the region since July 2022, is meeting for talks with […]

Vice President Kamala Harris was awarded a golden gavel this week to celebrate her record-breaking amount of tie-breaking votes in the Senate. Harris made the achievement Tuesday with a vote in support of confirming Loren AliKhan as a U.S. District Court judge. “The vice president’s tie-breaking votes have been consequential […]