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Hospital stay that Joe Biden did not know about was for prostate cancer surgery and to treat urinary tract infection, doctors say The defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, has prostate cancer and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and later to treat a urinary tract infection related to that operation, doctors said on Tuesday. The … Read more

A former ambassador slammed President Biden’s handling of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s mystery ailment and hospitalization, saying it’s “alarming” that Biden did not notice he was “out of action” sooner. The Pentagon alerted the media last Friday that Austin was hospitalized on Jan. 1 and remains under the care of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Officials … Read more

Boeing 737 Max 9 planes await inspection by aviation regulators after panel blowout on Alaska Airlines flight Passenger safety, “not speed”, will determine how soon Boeing’s 737 Max 9 jets return to the skies following the blowout of a cabin panel during an Alaska Airlines flight last week, regulators have declared. Dozens of Max 9 … Read more

A second transgender woman’s petition to run for the Ohio House of Representatives is being challenged because she did not disclose her birth name.

Tornado warnings issued in Alabama and Louisiana as midwest prepares for snow and up to 3in rain expected along east coast Millions in the US are facing extreme weather this week as forecasters warn of possible tornadoes in the south and a winter blast continuing in the north. At least three tornadoes were spotted in … Read more

48-year-old led team to 2019 AFC championship gameVrabel has been tipped as successor to Bill Belichick The Tennessee Titans have fired former NFL coach of the year Mike Vrabel, the team announced on Tuesday. Vrabel was appointed as Titans head coach in 2018 and led them to four straight winning seasons, including a trip to … Read more

Embattled Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey gave an impassioned response on the Senate floor Tuesday pushing back against the latest superseding indictment that alleges he was involved with federal bribes in exchange for various gifts and cash to benefit Qatar.  “Sensationalized allegations are now creating a rising call for my resignation, despite my … Read more

Credible centre-left figures were passed over for 34-year-old Gabriel Attal, who will soon face Marine Le Pen’s own protege To an American (now French by naturalisation) who spent four traumatised years being metaphorically punched in the face over and over by the unceasing nature of Donald Trump’s “latest outrage”, Emmanuel Macron will never merit the … Read more

Under pressure to live up to expectations and win big in Iowa’s Jan. 15 Republican presidential caucuses, former President Trump is urging his supporters to turn out. “We don’t want to take anything for granted,” Trump told a crowd Friday as he campaigned in Mason City, Iowa. Trump encouraged his supporters to send a “thunderous” … Read more

Americans in Silicon Valley shared whether they believe President Biden’s leadership has been effective enough to earn him another term ahead of the 2024 election, with several pointing to his age as a concern. “I do feel like he’s a little too old,” Travis said in San Jose. “I kind of see him more as … Read more