Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said he will undergo surgery Sunday after he broke his leg after someone fell on him while participating in the UConn men's basketball team parade. Blumenthal, 77, tweeted Saturday that he fractured his femur, but expects to make a full recovery. The senator told News 12 Connecticut that another parade attendee...
For Christians in America, Easter is a time for pastel-colored egg hunts and chocolate candies, warm family gatherings and celebratory church services. But for the faithful in many places around the world, Easter can be a time of trepidation and violence. From Southeast Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa, those who gather to worship and remember Jesus’...
A bipartisan bill that aims to give the administration the power to ban apps linked to foreign adversaries, including TikTok, is raising privacy concerns across the political spectrum. The RESTRICT Act, led by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), is touted by supporters as a way for the administration to review and potentially ban services without solely...
The first-ever indictment of a former U.S. president is giving social studies and civics teachers a chance to teach American history as it happens. The opportunity is complicated, however, by the inherently divisive nature of Donald Trump. Some educators are avoiding the subject altogether; others let their students watch Trump’s arraignment live on Tuesday. Anton...
The White House reignited criticism over its handling of the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan on Thursday when it released a 12-page review of the decision-making process that largely blamed the Trump administration for limiting President Biden’s options upon taking office. Republicans took issue with the White House’s characterization, and with comments from national security...
U.S. resettlement agencies were met with abuse, racism and sexism from some Afghan evacuees who were resettled in the U.S, an inspector general report has found.
Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood has gained international infamy as a hot bed for drugs and crime, but one candidate for mayor says the solution is simple.
GOP Sen. Tim Scott is heading to Iowa and New Hampshire and huddling with top donors in his home state of South Carolina in the coming days as he weighs a 2024 White House run.