Washington — The House approved a short-term measure Wednesday night that extends funding for federal agencies for one week, giving Congress additional time to finish crafting a massive longer-term spending package. The vote was 224-201, with nine Republicans joining Democrats.  House Democrats unveiled the text of the bill, known as a …

Identical twin sisters accused of cheating on their year-end medical school exams have won a defamation case against the Medical University of South Carolina. The twins, Kayla and Kellie Bingham, were accused of “academic dishonesty” in May 2016 after test proctors reviewed the results of an exam on which their …

A postal worker was fatally shot on Friday night in Milwaukee while delivering mail, police said. The victim was a 44-year-old man who had been with the U.S. Postal Service for 18 years. His name has not yet been released. “The Milwaukee Police Department sends our sincere condolences to the …

Police in San Francisco responded to State Sen. Scott Wiener’s home early Tuesday morning to search for potential bombs amid a new wave of threats against the senator, CBS News Bay Area reports. A police spokesperson told the station they were called around 6 a.m. about reports of a bomb …

Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street and Treasury yields rose Monday after surprisingly strong economic reports highlighted the Federal Reserve’s difficult fight against inflation. The S&P 500 fell 73 points, or 1.8%, to 3,999 — its third straight drop. The slide more than offset the index’s gains last week. …

A barber was shot and killed at his shop in eastern Washington on Wednesday, authorities have confirmed. The barber, whose name has not been released, was giving a child a haircut at the time of the shooting, according to the Puyallup Police Department. Announcing the incident in a Facebook post, …

Environmental groups are once again at odds with politicians and fishermen in New England in the wake of a decision by high-end retail giant Whole Foods, to stop selling Maine lobster. Whole Foods recently said that it will stop selling lobster from the Gulf of Maine at hundreds of its …

A 19-year-old woman is asking a federal court to allow her to watch her father’s death by injection, despite a Missouri law barring anyone under 21 from witnessing an execution. Kevin Johnson faces execution on Nov. 29 for the 2005 killing of William McEntee, a Kirkwood, Missouri, police officer. Johnson’s …

Rep. Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will not seek another term as leader of the House Democrats. The current House speaker made history as the first woman elected to the role in 2007.  Pelosi, who currently represents California’s 12th district, which includes a large portion of San Francisco, …

Jay Leno is expected to fully recover from the burn injuries he sustained over the weekend, according to a doctor treating his injuries.  Dr. Peter Grossman, the president of the Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons and medical director of the Grossman Burn Center, said during a Wednesday press conference …