Justice Clarence Thomas didn’t disclose additional private jet travel, Democratic senator says

The head of a Senate panel investigating Clarence Thomas said Monday that the Supreme Court justice had failed to disclose additional private jet travel. In a letter to an attorney for conservative megadonor Harlan Crow, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said flight records show that in 2010 Thomas and his wife traveled round-trip from Hawaii to … Read more

The debate over Arizona’s Senate debate

PHOENIX — As former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris squabble over the terms of their coming presidential debate, a similar dispute is taking place in the Arizona Senate race. The state’s GOP Senate candidate, Kari Lake, has long challenged her Democratic competitor, Rep. Ruben Gallego, to take the debate stage. Now that … Read more

Depression becomes Tropical Storm Debby as it aims at Florida’s Gulf Coast

A front that moved past Cuba overnight has strengthened Saturday into Tropical Storm Debby as it aimed its impacts at the west coast of Florida, impacts that could be hurricane-like, federal forecasters said. Since Friday, the front developed from a potential tropical cyclone to a tropical depression, and it continues to draw strength from warm, … Read more

The most dominant shot putter in history eyes a third straight Olympic gold medal – if his body holds up

PARIS — The best shot putter in track and field’s history spent this spring and summer experiencing something unusual: vulnerability. It all started in March, when Ryan Crouser injured the ulnar nerve in his throwing elbow. The next month, while bench pressing, he tore a pectoral muscle. Doctors didn’t clear him to resume throwing the … Read more

Some Washington residents refuse to evacuate

Sentiments like these are common during high-stress wildfires throughout the rural West. As large, intense wildfires and evacuations become more common, some residents are growing tired of uprooting their lives and are growing inured to the risk — or more confident in their own abilities to manage it themselves.  That means some people are determined … Read more

Fentanyl misuse during pregnancy can cause severe birth defects

The number of babies born with severe birth defects affecting their growth and development is rising, as researchers now have strong evidence that illicit fentanyl is causing the problems. Hospitals have identified at least 30 newborns with what has been identified as “fetal fentanyl syndrome,” NBC News has learned. The babies were born to mothers … Read more

Flavor Flav and Alexis Ohanian team up to help Olympian Veronica Fraley pay her rent

Ahead of her Olympics debut, track and field athlete Veronica Fraley had a more pressing concern on her mind than the Games: Paying her rent on time. Fraley, 24, lamented her situation on social media Thursday as she prepared for her women’s discus throw qualification round in Paris. “I compete in the Olympic Games TOMORROW … Read more