Washington — White House communications director Kate Bedingfield plans to leave her role in the near future, a White House aide confirmed Thursday.  Bedingfield has been key player in Mr. Biden’s inner circle in recent years, having served as his communications director when he was vice president and as deputy …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pardoned a former inmate who received a life sentence when she was a teenager for killing her former pimp. It’s the final step in an official redemption that has spanned more than a decade and three governors of both political parties. Hers was among …

A passenger with a ticket on an oversold Delta flight said he and other passengers were offered $10,000 to give up their seats and travel at a later date, according to a report in Inc. magazine. Inc. tech columnist Jason Aten said he and his family recently traveled on a Delta …

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to take up an elections case brought by North Carolina Republicans that could diminish the power of state courts to order changes to rules for federal elections and the redrawing of congressional districts approved by state lawmakers. The dispute involves the “independent …

A judge had no authority to issue indictments in the Flint water scandal, the Michigan Supreme Court said Tuesday, wiping out charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and seven other people. It’s an astonishing defeat for Attorney General Dana Nessel, who took office in 2019, got rid …

Washington – Former Tallahassee mayor and 2018 Democratic nominee for Florida Governor Andrew Gillum was indicted on 21 counts, including conspiracy, wire fraud and making false statements to investigators.  According to the federal indictment unsealed Wednesday in the Northern District of Florida, Gillum and his associate-turned-co-defendant, communications executive Sharon Lettman-Hicks, …

Stocks gave up afternoon gains and ended slightly lower on Wall Street Wednesday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave testimony to Congress, addressing the central bank’s response to stubborn inflation that has thrown global markets into turmoil.  Energy companies helped pull the market lower after crude oil prices sank. …

The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday that enhances benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, expanding their opportunities to obtain free medical care and presuming that certain illnesses and cancers were linked to their exposure during their military service.  The legislation passed 84 to …

Beyoncé’s first solo album in six years will mark a “Renaissance.” The music streaming platform Tidal, which is owned by the star’s husband, Jay-Z, announced the singer’s upcoming album would be released on July 29.  Tidal shared a simple image reading “act i RENAISSANCE” on Twitter, leading fans to believe …

A father has been charged with three counts of murder after, police say, he confessed to drowning his three young children early on Monday, CBS Chicago’s Shardaa Gray reports. Officers responded to a home in the northern Chicago suburb of Round Lake Beach at around 1:40 a.m. after receiving a request …