With the U.S. debt crisis deadline looming next week, President Joe Biden is leaving Washington, D.C., on Friday to spend Memorial Day weekend kicking his feet up. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has been asking Biden to negotiate… and some House Democrats are privately expressing “disbelief” at Biden’s decision to… Read More
U.S. cities fear a second, smaller mpox wave this summer
The mpox health emergency has ended, but U.S. health officials are aiming to prevent a repeat of last year’s outbreaks. Mpox infections exploded early in the summer of 2022 in the wake of Pride gatherings. More than 30,000 U.S. cases were reported last year, most of them spread during sexual… Read More
Republicans to impeach Attorney General as soon as Friday
Last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton found himself at a career peak. He had just survived a primary election against former Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, a member of a political dynasty. Now, Paxton finds himself on the brink of impeachment, and a GOP-led panel is heading the… Read More
Debt default ‘X-date’ calculations abound amid debt limit talks
For all the concern over just when the government might run short of money to pay its bills, it turns out that no one, not even the U.S. treasury secretary, can be absolutely sure exactly when the country faces a potential default — what officials are calling the “X-date.” Calculating… Read More
‘Romeo & Juliet’ stars’ lawsuit tossed despite controversial nude scene
A Los Angeles County judge on Thursday said she will dismiss a lawsuit that the stars of 1968′s “Romeo and Juliet” filed over the film’s nude scene, finding that their depiction could not be considered child pornography and they filed their claim too late. Superior Court Judge Alison Mackenzie ruled… Read More
Anti-COVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval after a year of emergency use
Pfizer received full approval on Thursday for its COVID-19 pill Paxlovid that’s been the go-to treatment against the coronavirus. More than 11 million prescriptions for Paxlovid have been dispensed since the Food and Drug Administration allowed emergency use in late 2021. The emergency status was based on early studies and… Read More
Poll shocker: GOP 2024 rising star takes third place…
An internal poll has shown a political newcomer surging to third place in the GOP’s presidential primary… despite censorship by some social media. Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, a conservative author, is polling in third, behind only former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Sponsored: Should seniors try pot… Read More
Census: U.S. is aging more rapidly than thought
The United States grew older, faster, last decade. The share of residents 65 or older grew by more than a third from 2010 to 2020 and at the fastest rate of any decade in 130 years, while the share of children declined, according to new figures from the most recent… Read More
Typhoon Mawar flips cars, cuts power on Guam
Powerful Typhoon Mawar smashed the U.S. territory of Guam and continued lashing the Pacific island with high winds and heavy rain Thursday, knocking down trees, walls and power lines and creating a powerful storm surge that threatened to wash out low-lying areas. The typhoon, the strongest to hit the territory… Read More
Top swing-state Republican won’t run against Sen. Sinema
Karrin Taylor Robson, a wealthy Republican businessperson who was seen as the likeliest establishment candidate for a crucial Arizona Senate contest, said Thursday that she won’t run for the seat now held by independent Kyrsten Sinema. Robson ran for governor last year but lost the GOP primary to Kari Lake,… Read More
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