CDC nominee Dave Weldon is likely to be pressed on his vaccine views at Senate hearing
Dr. David Weldon had been out of the national spotlight for more than 15 years when he was nominated to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many anti-vaccine ...
Archaeologists uncover the oldest known partial face fossil of a human ancestor in western Europe
A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone and ...
An Emirati diplomat identified as having a letter from Trump meets with Iran’s foreign minister
An Emirati diplomat earlier identified by Tehran as carrying a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump seeking to jump-start ...
South Carolina House Republicans fight with each other over the budget
At least three-quarters of South Carolina’s House members approved the more than 100 sections of the state’s $14 billion spending plan this week, but is ...
For busy actor Brian Tyree Henry, a change between projects seems to be as good as a rest
If you ask Brian Tyree Henry about taking time off, he bursts out laughing. Since breaking out as rapper Paper Boi in the FX series “Atlanta,” he’s become one of the busiest actors in ...
JJ Wetherholt re-assigned to Cards Minor League camp
JJ Wetherholt’s run in spring training with the St. Louis Cardinals big-league club has come to an end. St. Louis announced Wednesday morning that it has re-assigned the former WVU ...
Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps affordable housing livable
The Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing, threatening projects that keep tens of thousands of units livable for low-income Americans, ...
Bills keep Damar Hamlin off market, agreeing to 1-year deal with safety who went into cardiac arrest
The Buffalo Bills and safety Damar Hamlin agreed on a one-year contract Wednesday, keeping the unrestricted free agent off the market. Hamlin started in 14 games last ...
Ex-Tennessee lawmaker announces Trump’s pardon 2 weeks into prison time for campaign finance scheme
A former Republican Tennessee lawmaker says President Donald Trump has pardoned him two weeks into his 21-month prison sentence for an illegal campaign finance scheme that ...
Fluttering arms, aching calves, bursting lungs: ‘Swan Lake’ is a ballerina’s Mount Everest
Rehearsing “Swan Lake” a few weeks ago in a sweaty studio, trying to iron out some last-minute kinks, ballerina Unity Phelan stopped just before launching into the famed 32 ...
In a blow to Democrats, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will not seek reelection in New Hampshire
Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire will not seek reelection next year, a decision that will end the longtime senator’s historic political career and deals a significant blow to ...
Group is producing documentary on life and death of Detroit urban fiction legend Donald Goines
Who killed Donald Goines? Producers of a documentary on the life of the prisoner-turned urban fiction writer of novels about the violence, drugs and prostitution that he surrounded ...