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Dr. David Altchek, Mets medical director and Tommy John surgery pioneer, dies at 68
Dr. David Altchek, who performed more than 2,000 Tommy John surgeries and was the New York Mets longtime medical director, ...
Arizona Democrats oust embattled chair amid party turmoil
Arizona Democrats ousted their embattled chairman six months into a tumultuous tenure that prompted top elected officials and ...
Florida congressional districts that eliminated a majority-Black seat upheld by state Supreme Court
Florida’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s current congressional redistricting map, rejecting a challenge over ...
What’s in the Republican bill cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid
The Republican-led Congress is testing the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by ...
Settlement reached in investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company leaders
A settlement was announced Thursday in court in a class action investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and ...
British spies and special forces identities exposed in Afghan data leak
A data leak that led thousands of Afghans to be resettled in the U.K. after their safety was jeopardized because they ...
The House is poised to OK Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
The House is expected late Thursday to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public ...
Average long-term US mortgage rate rises to 6.75%, second straight uptick
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage rose for the second week in a row, another setback for the U.S. housing market, ...
72-year-old powerlifting nun preparing for first competition
SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON) – Pat Farrell, a 72-year-old nun from San Francisco, is preparing to compete in her first powerlifting ...
Man’s vehicle shot at after striking two people in North Haven road rage incident
A man is facing charges for allegedly striking two people with a vehicle during a road rage incident, which led to shots ...
Border Patrol hiring spree offers lessons as another immigration agency embarks on massive growth
In 2006, top U.S. Border Patrol officials were asked how long it would take to hire 6,000 agents, a roughly 50% increase at ...
Connie Francis’ ‘Pretty Little Baby’ became an unexpected TikTok hit — 63 years after its release
Connie Francis was a giant of 1950s and ’60s sugary-sweet pop, notching more than a dozen hits. In the months leading up to her death, announced Thursday, she experienced one more in “Pretty ...