Tom Howell Jr.

Texas sheriff certifies Martha’s Vineyard migrants as crime victims to get them special visas

Dozens of migrants who were flown to Martha's Vineyard are crime victims, according to a Texas sheriff who is boosting their chances of obtaining special visas to stay in the U.S.

October 14, 2022

Ohio Senate race is in a dead heat as J.D. Vance, Tim Ryan attack each other as phonies: Survey

The pivotal race for a Senate seat in Ohio is in a dead heat, according to a survey Thursday that finds Republican J.D. Vance leading Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan by a whisker less than a month before Election Day.

October 13, 2022

Prices climbed again in September, Labor Dept. says in final report before midterms

Consumer prices rose again in September, the Labor Department reported Thursday, exceeding expectations and showing that inflation remains a stubborn problem in the final monthly report before the midterm elections.

October 13, 2022

Task force recommends anxiety screening for kids 8 and older

A panel of primary care experts says children as young as 8 should be regularly screened for anxiety regardless of whether they show any signs.

October 12, 2022

Sen. Lindsey Graham presses court to overturn Georgia subpoena in vote fraud probe

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court's decision that forces him to testify before the Fulton County grand jury investigating actions by former President Donald Trump and his allies in the aftermath of his 2020 election loss in Georgia.

October 12, 2022

Ad targets Sen. Warnock over 2020 incident with ex-wife

Supporters of Herschel Walker's Senate bid in Georgia have launched an advertisement that shows police footage of a 2020 incident in which Sen. Raphael Warnock's ex-wife claimed he ran over her foot.

October 12, 2022

Half of voters motivated by abortion issue ahead of midterms, says survey

Half of all voters are motivated to vote in the midterm elections because of the Supreme Court decision overturning the nationwide right to abortion, according to a survey on Wednesday that finds the issue is an even bigger catalyst than after the opinion was leaked and issued.

October 12, 2022

Federal aid won’t make up for students’ COVID-19 learning loss, study shows

U.S. students are struggling even though the government sent billions in COVID-19 relief money to school districts to offset learning loss, according to a study released Tuesday.

October 11, 2022

COVID-19 nasal spray fails in trial by Oxford University and AstraZeneca

The drive to develop a nasal spray against COVID-19 infection suffered a setback Tuesday after AstraZeneca and Oxford University said a trial produced disappointing results.

October 11, 2022

Tulsi Gabbard says she’s leaving the Democratic Party

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii said Tuesday she is leaving the Democratic Party because it is controlled by an "elitist cabal" that is courting nuclear war and is too hostile toward people of faith and the police.

October 11, 2022

Harris: No one should go to jail for ‘smoking weed’

Vice President Kamala Harris used a late-night interview to highlight President Biden's decision to pardon Americans convicted of marijuana possession, declaring "nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed."

October 11, 2022

Health questions, verbal slips loom over John Fetterman in tightening Pa. Senate race

Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman survived a stroke in May, but his health remains a central issue in his bid to edge out Republican foe Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, with verbal stumbles raising questions about his fitness.

October 10, 2022

Mike Pompeo: U.S. must give Ukraine the weapons it needs to win

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that President Biden isn't doing enough to assist Ukraine and convince Russian President Vladimir Putin that his monthslong invasion is not worth it anymore.

October 10, 2022

Nantucket braces for possible migrant flight on Tuesday

Authorities at another tony island in Massachusetts -- Nantucket -- said a plane full of migrants might arrive Tuesday after airport workers told police they expect a plane with "many similarities" to the one that carried Venezuelans to Martha's Vineyard last month.

October 10, 2022

Harris latches onto abortion issue to boost Democrats and her own political fortunes

Vice President Kamala Harris is leading Democrats' efforts to elevate abortion access as the defining issue of the midterm elections, hoping to regain her footing after efforts to thwart illegal immigration and bolster voting rights stumbled.

October 4, 2022

GOP cry foul after Dem Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney pays husband’s personal trainer for driver services

Republicans are calling for an ethics probe into the chief of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee because he used about $7,000 in taxpayer and donor funds to pay his husband's personal trainer, who served as a fill-in driver for the congressman.

October 4, 2022

Judge strikes Philly’s local ban on guns at recreations centers, playgrounds

A judge is blocking Philadelphia from enforcing a new ban on firearms in recreation centers, citing a state law that bars local governments from regulating guns.

October 4, 2022

White House condemns North Korea’s missile launch over Japan

The White House on Tuesday condemned North Korea's "dangerous and reckless" decision to launch a long-range ballistic missile over Japan.

October 4, 2022

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Sen. Chuck Schumer launch recharging stations for food delivery workers

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer launched a pilot program Monday that uses vacant city newsstands and other infrastructure to give delivery workers a place to rest and recharge.

October 3, 2022

Woman who enlisted migrants for flights to Martha’s Vineyard ID’ed by media outlets

The woman who recruited migrants to fly from Texas to Martha's Vineyard under a plan by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been identified by CNN as Perla Huerta, a former Army counterintelligence agent.

October 3, 2022