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Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News
Walz accepted later on Wednesday and Vance responded Thursday that he would attend on Oct. 1. He also challenged Walz to meet on Sept. 18 on CNN.
At least 1 arrest made in connection to Matthew Perry’s death, law enforcement source says
Perry had years of struggles with addiction dating back to his time on “Friends,” when he became one of the biggest television stars of his generation as Chandler Bing alongside...
White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly
The Biden administration said Thursday that drug price negotiations will knock hundreds of dollars — in some cases thousands — off the list prices of 10 of Medicare’s most popular...
Today in History: August 15, Woodstock music festival begins
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York; more than 460,000 people attended the three-day festival, which would become a watershed event in American music and culture.
Trump scheduled to hold news conference at his New Jersey golf resort
Former President Donald Trump invited reporters to his New Jersey golf club Thursday for his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to a newly energized Democratic...
A slain Parkland teacher loved attending summer camp. His mom is working to give kids the same opportunity
It’s something she and her husband, Michael Schulman, have done annually since the 2018 massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left her son, two other staff members...
Marlins fumble three-run lead as Schwarber grand slam lifts slumping Phillies
Jonah Bride had a first-inning three-run home run and drove in four runs.
Gena Rowlands, acting powerhouse and star of movies by her director-husband, John Cassavetes, dies
Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director...
Columbia’s president resigns after months of turmoil punctuated by clashes over Israel-Hamas war
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned effective immediately, the head of the prestigious New York university announced in a message to the university community on Wednesday.
Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success
Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He...