During a Wednesday hearing before House lawmakers on unidentified anomalous phenomena, also known as UFOs, a retired Navy fighter pilot testified about his experience seeing what he described as a “Tic Tac-looking object” while on a flight back in 2004. Retired Navy Cmdr. David Fravor was commander of the F/A-18F squadron on […]
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A visit to Lourdes, the site of mystery and medical miracles
Over the last 160 years, bishops from the Catholic church have recognized 70 medical miracles connected to The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France. Each year, more than 3 million pilgrims visit the small town. Many make the journey to Lourdes because they’ve heard the stories of […]
Who is Judge Maryellen Noreika?
The real-time dissolution of a tentative plea deal between Hunter Biden and federal prosecutors in a Delaware courtroom Wednesday focused attention on Maryellen Noreika, the federal district court judge overseeing the case. Although plea deals must be approved by a judge, it’s rare that they fall apart in live court, […]
Republican lawmakers react to Hunter Biden plea deal collapse
Republican lawmakers react to Hunter Biden plea deal collapse – CBS News Watch CBS News A plea agreement between federal prosecutors and Hunter Biden fell apart Wednesday. The judge refused to sign off on a deal that would have seen the president’s son enter guilty pleas to two misdemeanor tax […]
DeSantis ally discusses campaign strength amid layoffs
DeSantis ally discusses campaign strength amid layoffs – CBS News Watch CBS News Amid staff layoffs and declining poll numbers, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2024 presidential campaign is looking for a reboot. Ken Cuccinelli, founder of the pro-DeSantis Never Back Down super PAC, joined “America Decides” to assess the state […]
Mitch McConnell freezes during presser
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze during his opening remarks at the weekly Senate Republican press conference on Wednesday, seemingly unable to speak. Wyoming Sen. John Barasso, who is also a physician, approached him and spoke quietly with him, and the two walked away from the podium. The top Senate […]
Woman gives birth to baby boy after uterus transplant
A woman born without a uterus welcomed a baby boy, becoming the first person outside of a clinical trial to give birth after receiving a uterus transplant. The mom, identified by University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital only as Mallory, was 17 when she was diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome, which affects […]
The Fed has raised interest rates again. Here’s what to expect for mortgages
Mortgage interest rates currently range between 6% and 7% APR, on average. Getty Images While the Federal Reserve paused interest rate hikes in June after 15 months of increases, the Fed has increased interest rates once again. Its federal funds target rate range is now at a 22-year high of […]
Two more McDonald’s franchisees fined for child labor violations
Separate owners of McDonald’s locations in Louisiana and Texas have been fined a combined $77,500 for letting minors work more hours than federal guidelines allow. CLB Investments has been fined $56,106 after federal investigations found that it allowed 14- and 15-year-old employees at its 12 McDonald’s locations in the New […]
Sinéad O’Connor, Grammy-award winning singer, dead at 56
Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has died at age 56, according to a family statement obtained by the BBC. Her cause of death was not revealed. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad,” the singer’s family said in a statement. “Her family and friends […]