Washington — Senate Democrats tried and failed Tuesday to temporarily appoint a replacement for Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the powerful Judiciary Committee, with Republicans objecting to a request that would have allowed Democrats to push through judicial nominations as she recovers from an illness. The California Democrat has missed dozens …

The family of an inmate who died in Fulton County Jail in Atlanta last year says he was eaten alive by insects and bedbugs. The family of Lashawn Thompson and their lawyer are now calling for a criminal investigation into his death. The family’s attorney, Michael Harper, said in a …

The Arizona House of Representatives on Wednesday expelled a Republican lawmaker who organized a presentation making unsubstantiated accusations that a wide range of politicians, judges and public officials of both parties took bribes from a Mexican drug cartel. Rep. Liz Harris, a prominent supporter of discredited election conspiracies, was kicked …

ChatGPT, the “generative” artificial intelligence technology popping up in multiple industries, has a new gig: personal travel guide. Trip planning site Expedia this week launched an AI-based tool on its mobile app that helps users plan voyages and research their destinations.  “Basically the idea is just to give travelers, however they want to …

A handful of current and former U.S. Secret Service officials are set to testify on Friday before a Washington, D.C., grand jury as part of the special counsel investigation into last year’s FBI search at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in which classified documents were seized, a source familiar with the …

A Maryland sheriff who has held office since 2006 and a gun shop owner were indicted on charges of conspiracy and false statements in order to acquire and rent machine guns, federal officials announced on Wednesday.  Sheriff Charles Austin Jenkins, 66, and businessman Robert Justin Krop, 36, both of Maryland, …

In the wake of a CBS News-KHN investigation, the FDA on Thursday said it is “evaluating safety concerns” over the use of a dental appliance that multiple lawsuits allege caused grievous harm to patients. The federal agency told the public in a “safety communication” posted on its website that it …

After two deaths, a maker of electric bikes, scooters and other mobility products has recalled one of its hoverboard models because its lithium-ion battery pack can overheat and cause fires.  The recall of 53,000 Jetson Rogue self-balancing hoverboards, made by Jetson Electric, comes after two girls died in a fire in …

Washington — Congress on Wednesday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as a burden on business, advancing a measure that President Biden has promised to veto. Republicans have targeted the Biden administration’s protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands …

Police have identified the three children and three adults who were killed in a mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville’s Green Hills neighborhood on Monday morning.  Authorities identified the children as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all 9 years old, and the adults as Cynthia Peak, …