A 26-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday in the death of an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach who was shoved to the ground on a New York City street. Lauren Pazienza, of Port Jefferson, Long Island, turned herself in to face a manslaughter charge in the death of Barbara Maier Gustern, which …

The following is a transcript of an interview with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that aired Sunday, March 20, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face the Nation, we turn now to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who joins us from Louisville, Kentucky, this morning. Good morning to …

Ben Renick, a “rock star” of the reptile world, was found dead in June 2017. Investigators initially suspected one of his prized serpents had killed him, but they realized something more heinous was responsible. June 8, 2017: A deadly snake bite? Montgomery County, Missouri, sheriff’s deputies were called to a …

Opening Day is ruined, as Major League Baseball has canceled more games in the 2022 season due to ongoing contract disputes between team owners and the players’ union. The 15 games slated for what was intended to be Opening Day, on March 31, have been axed. The new Opening Day …

Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in children’s lives and a rare Latino face on American television as fix-it shop owner Luis on “Sesame Street,” died Thursday. He was 81. His wife, Carol Delgado, told The Associated Press that he …

Medicaid coverage swelled during the COVID-19 pandemic, with almost one in four Americans now covered by the health insurance plan for low-income people. But as many as 15 million people may be at risk of losing coverage this year as a pandemic rule winds down.  Before the public health crisis, …

Investigators in Iowa used genealogical data to link the 1982 fatal stabbing of a woman to an Illinois trucker who was found shot to death in a shallow grave months later, authorities announced Friday. Police in Council Bluffs, which sits on Iowa’s western border across the Missouri River from Omaha, Nebraska, …

Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate any reported instances of children undergoing “abusive” gender-transitioning procedures. The announcement comes days after the state’s attorney general said that state law characterizes the procedures as child abuse.  “To protect Texas children from abuse, DFPS and all …

Consumer and animal welfare advocates are decrying high-cost loans they say are being offered at pet stores across the U.S. to help people buy puppies. Ogden, Utah-based Transportation Alliance Bank, or TAB Bank, is helping a lending business called EasyPay Finance bypass state interest rate caps and make pet loans …

The White House has signaled it is open to looking at an unusual way to help bring Americans relief at the pump: a gas tax holiday. The move would be the latest in a series of efforts to help Americans struggling with rising inflation, just as coronavirus cases have been …