The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald ...
Southern cities get creative to clear leftover snow and ice after rare winter storm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Days after a winter storm dropped ice and record-breaking snow, cleanup efforts were underway Thursday in several major Southern cities such as New Orleans, where crews were ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Trump Cabinet Collins
Doug Collins, President Donald Trump's pick to be Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, is sworn-in to testify at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, at ...
An evening with the Annabelle doll returns to Connecticut in April
The "haunted" Annabelle doll is leaving the Warrens' Occult Museum in Monroe and coming to Derby this spring for "Warrenology: An Evening with Annabelle." ...
Former Bosnian prison camp guard sentenced for lying to get refugee status and earn US citizenship
Kemal Mrndzic, 52, was sentenced in a Boston federal court on Wednesday. A federal jury convicted him in October of scheming to conceal his involvement three decades ago in the persecution of Serb ...
A hearse carrying a fallen U.S. Border Patrol agent has been escorted to a Vermont funeral home
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Law enforcement officers from around Vermont escorted a fallen U.S. Border Patrol agent to a funeral home Thursday, three days after he was killed during a traffic stop near the ...
CNN is announcing layoffs as part of a further shift to digital business
Under Thompson, CNN has quietly redesigned and offered new features on its CNN.com website. Late last year, it instituted a ...
Bridgeport resident to receive 7-year sentence for armed carjacking on Fairfield Avenue
Jaquez Bostic, 19, of Bridgeport pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of first-degree robbery, carrying a pistol without a ...
Elton John, Diane Warren and more react to 2025 Oscar music nominations
John has won two Oscars prior to this nomination. Both were in the original song category: in 1994, he won for “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from “The Lion King” and in 2019 for " (I’m Gonna) Love ...
A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — President Warren G. Harding drove a golden spike into the final coupling of the Alaska Railroad more than a century ago, a ceremonial act that marked the launch of a system to ...
Health and Human Services secretary influences every aspect of America’s health
The secretary of Health and Human Services is a member of the president’s cabinet of advisers, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. The secretary advises the ...