There seemed to be one safe bet when it came to the 2020 election results: Democrats would easily hold on to their majority in the House of Representatives. Not only that, but the conventional wisdom held that Democrats would pick up more than the 235 seats they won in the 2018 midterm elections.
Why Japan took so long to start Covid-19 vaccinations, even with the Olympics looming
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Tokyo With the Olympic games due to start in Tokyo in July, Japan had every reason to move quickly to approve a Covid-19 vaccine and begin inoculations. But the country only started inoculating its population of 126...
A Texas woman sues an electric company after her bill was nearly $10,000
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A Texas woman has filed a proposed billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against electric company Griddy Energy that alleges the company engaged in unlawful price gouging during last week's statewide winter storm and ...
Man dies after police kneel on his neck for nearly 5 minutes, family says in wrongful death claim
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A 30-year-old Northern California man undergoing a mental health episode died days after police officers kneeled on the back of his neck for nearly five minutes to subdue him, lawyers for his family said. Angelo Qui...
National security adviser says White House has started to communicate with Iran over American hostages
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Washington The Biden administration has begun to communicate with Iran over American hostages in the region, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday, calling the issue a "significant priority" for the Whi...
Four-year-old twins in critical condition after house fire in Ohio
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A pair of 4-year-old twins are in critical condition after firefighters rescued them from an early morning house fire Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. Firefighters arrived at the home around 7:43 a.m. where they found th...
Trump to speak at CPAC in first public appearance since leaving White House
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Former President Donald Trump will speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, next Sunday, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source, who is familiar with the former ...
Strangers took in a delivery driver for 5 days after she was stranded in the Texas storm
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When a delivery driver began sliding down on an icy Texas driveway, she closed her eyes, praying she wouldn't hit the client's home. She didn't hit the house but Chelsea Timmons' car crushed a flowerbed outside an A...
Hundreds of drones took Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ to the skies — and set a Guinness World Record
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Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" has found a home on many surfaces. The instantly recognizable work of art has been plastered on posters, coffee mugs and even a bike path. It seemed like the painting had made it every...
White House says it’s responding to pressure to act fast on USPS problems
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The White House is working to quickly fill the vacant seats on the Postal Service Board of Governors. "President Biden has made clear his feelings on the current leadership of the Postal Service and the challenges i...
House Democrats plan to push Biden’s Covid relief plan through the chamber next week
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Washington House Democrats are taking a major step forward to push through President Joe Biden's massive $ 1.9 trillion Covid relief bill by the end of next week. The House Budget committee announced Thursday it wil...
Bad weather causing delays in Covid-19 vaccine shipments and deliveries, White House says
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The extreme weather in parts of the country, including a hard-hit Texas, is causing delays in Covid-19 vaccine shipments and deliveries, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday. The White House is workin...
Texas Republicans criticized for misleading claims that renewable energy sources caused massive outages
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republicans are seeking to deflect blame, misleadingly pointing to renewable energy sources including wind and solar power as the culprits of the state's massive power outages, as mi...