Ms. Lee, who was first elected to her Houston seat in 1994, revealed that she had pancreatic cancer in June. Democratic Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who represented her constituents for more than 30 years, has died after a battle with cancer, her family announced on Friday. She was 74. Ms. Lee, who was first
The retired fire chief was killed while shielding his family from gunfire during the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. CABOT, Pa.—Dotted with farms and cornfields in the western Pennsylvania hills, Bear Creek Road is usually a quiet stretch that connects Freeport to Cabot in Butler County. On July 19, the rural pathway was
When President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law in 2022, the U.S. government gained the ability to negotiate prices on expensive prescription drugs for the first time ever. Though the bill’s effects will not be felt until 2026, it is intended to lower costs for covered users by billions of dollars annually,
A handful of celebrities attended the Republican National Convention this week. A handful of entertainers, celebrities, and other high-profile figures were among the tens of thousands who descended on Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this week to attend the Republican National Convention (RNC), where GOP delegates formally nominated former President Donald Trump as the official presidential candidate for
Marquita Berry remembers hearing music playing softly as she walked into her son’s bedroom last October. She found him sitting cross-legged at the end of the bed, leaning forward, with one earbud resting on his shoulder. “I reached out to touch him, and I could tell that he was no longer….” Ms. Berry said, her
A federal appeals court has refused a request by a coalition of attorneys general and fossil fuel industry groups to pause a federal regulation aimed at reducing carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, allowing it to remain in force while the legal challenge plays out. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for
Dr. Kevin O‘Connor said the president’s symptoms have ’improved meaningfully’ from the day prior. White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor released a letter on July 19 providing a medical update on President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms after the president tested positive for the virus two days prior. “President Biden completed his fourth dose of PAXLOVID