The deal, which the House plans to pass, would open the government through Feb. 15 and provide back pay for federal workers who have missed two paychecks during the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
U.S. prescriptions for Valium, Ativan and other benzodiazepines have shot up since 2003, statistics show, especially for chronic pain. Roughly half those prescriptions are from primary care providers.
Auto manufacturers use a wide range of names to describe similar features — like adaptive cruise control, which has been branded by at least 20 different terms. The result? Driver confusion, AAA says.
Jean Wyllys, an advocate for LGBT rights and a critic of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, says he was the target of death threats, physical harassment and misinformation spread on social media.
The FAA said it was mitigating staff shortages by rerouting traffic and adding workers. The White House said it was monitoring the delays, which also affected Philadelphia International Airport.
Anton Black’s death was tragic, the state’s attorney says, but it wasn’t criminal. Police body-camera video shows a chase that ends in the 19-year-old unresponsive and not breathing.
Opposition leader Juan Guaidó vowed to form a provisional government that would hold elections and offered amnesty to military officers who help. But there are no reports of new troop rebellions.
The GOP operative has repeatedly denied conspiring with the Russians who attacked the presidential race. Stone, who had expected to be indicted in the Mueller probe, says he’s only guilty of “hype.”
Browder endured nearly three years on Rikers, much of it in solitary confinement, awaiting a trial that never happened. His death by suicide in 2015 led to nationwide criminal justice reform.
The plan, expected to meet with a swift legal challenge, comes out of talks with Mexican officials. The administration is implementing it first at the San Ysidro, Calif., port of entry.
The 13-year-old was held captive for nearly three months. She escaped and helped authorities track down a suspect. A company that employed her parents is giving her the award money.
Michael Ertel stepped down shortly after the Tallahassee Democrat showed the photos to the office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Two of three men accused admitted driving up from Illinois, leaving their cellphones at home and avoiding toll roads, to carry out an attack on the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center. No one was injured.
Power transmission lines owned by the beleaguered utility company are still the focus of an investigation into the cause of the Camp Fire in 2018.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, who has been quiet since the shutdown began, now says he’s worried about housing programs and federal employees working without pay.
“The media are all talking about us, and we actually made the government back down,” says one protester at a traffic circle. “We’re not about to accept the crumbs Macron has thrown us.”
A survey finds shoppers would like a symbol to help them identify healthy foods at a time when many hear conflicting advice. But creating a symbol that works for all foods is fraught with challenges.
The European Court of Human Rights ordered the country to pay Knox nearly $21,000 for failing to provide legal assistance and an interpreter when police initially questioned her in a 2007 murder case.
U.S.-backed Juan Guaidó has declared himself president as he leads a high-stakes charge to end Nicolás Maduro’s regime. Hitting back against U.S. support for Guaidó, Maduro ordered U.S. diplomats out.
Ross says he is puzzled by the challenges federal workers are facing after more than a month with no pay. He told CNBC that workers could just borrow money to tide them over.
Zephen Allen Xaver, 21, has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder after allegedly killing five women inside a bank in Sebring, Fla., on Wednesday.
In a White House meeting with patients and doctors, President Trump directed his health secretary, Alex Azar, and labor secretary, Alex Acosta, to work on a solution for unexpected bills.
Alex, played by Louis Ashbourne Serkis, is a spirited 12-year-old with a love for Arthurian lore. The movie has an affectionately retro vibe, but it’s also very much in tune with its moment.
An annual report from the U.N. humanitarian agency looks at the challenges ahead.
The president gave in to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in their State of the Union spat, with political pressure mounting against him. But negotiating an end to the shutdown is a higher bar.
The 23-year-old New York artist has caught the attention of Tyler, The Creator, Solange and more. Get familiar now.
Neither of the bills are considered likely to pass, but they mark the first time the Senate has taken action on the issue this session.
The company announced the news in a memo to staffers. The layoffs, which are expected to mean over 200 lost jobs, come at a tumultuous time — for BuzzFeed and the online media industry.
Part thriller, part noir, and part tropical gothic, Morris Collins’ debut novel follows a New York photographer on a dangerous and increasingly surreal journey through Central America.
As a child on a New York farm, Eben Bayer helped his dad shovel wood chips in the barn. That’s where he noticed a stretchy web of fungus that became the basis of his biodegradable packing material.
The Vampire Weekend frontman shares “2021” and “Harmony Hall” from FOTB, the band’s highly anticipated new album.
Kim Jong Un praised Trump’s “unusual determination” to come to an agreement. A second summit, expected around late February, could be a chance for the two countries to work out crucial details.
Over 10,000 immigrant children are in U.S. custody. In the past year, lawyers say at least 170 willing sponsors were arrested and put in deportation proceedings after coming forward for the child.
Microsoft says its search engine is no longer accessible in China. The country is known for blocking electronic access to information deemed harmful to the state.
The Trump administration has inspired a new activism on the part of liberal religious groups. Like the Moral Majority of the 1980s, they fear an assault on their most basic Christian values.
Whether it’s lowering interest rates or stimulus spending, many of the tools the federal government uses to fight a downturn are already stretched.
