Vice President Harris on Monday lauded the late Texas Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson, the first registered nurse elected to the House of Representatives, who died Sunday at age 88. "Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson was a visionary, a pioneer, and a fighter," Harris wrote in a statement. Harris — the first woman, first Black person and first...
Marland Jeffries, father of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), died Sunday, according to the younger Jeffries's office. Marland Jeffries, 85, was a former substance abuse counselor who raised two sons with his wife of 56 years, Laneda, in Brooklyn in the 1970s and 1980s. The younger Jeffries grew up in an area known both...
In this time of war overseas, more Americans think foreign policy should be a top focus for the U.S. government in 2024, with a new poll showing international concerns and immigration rising in importance with the public.
Elon Musk has faced dozens of setbacks over the past year, from massive advertising losses on the platform formerly known as Twitter to repeated allegations of antisemitism to public legal battles with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and various watchdog groups. Musk's latest blow came Friday when X lost its bid to block a...
Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) on Sunday recalled some batches of its Nutramigen Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Powder, a product marketed toward infants with milk allergies. The recall affects Nutramigen Powder 12.6 and 19.8 oz cans sold in the United States. MJN said in an announcement that the recall was due to a "possibility of contamination with Cronobacter...
More Americans want the government to pay more attention to foreign policy issues in 2024, according to a new poll. Thirty-eight percent of Americans identified foreign policy as one of the top five issues that government should tackle in 2024, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted last month....