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Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(NEW YORK) -- In a special council report released last week, President Joe Biden was described as an "elderly man with a poor memory," but doctors say it’s impossible to use isolated examples to diagnose a memory problem, as memories can be impacted by more than aging, and memories don’t solely determine a person’s cognitive fitness. The president has a team of medical professionals from a number of subspecialties including neurology who...

Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON0 -- House Republicans will seek testimony from special counsel Robert Hur in addition to requests made Monday for documents, including transcripts and audio recordings, stemming from Hurs report released last week on the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, multiple sources told ABC News. On Monday afternoon, after ABC News reported the developments, the GOP-led House Judiciary, House Oversight and House...

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, a co-chair of President Joe Bidens reelection campaign, grew animated on Sunday as he defended Biden after special counsel Robert Hurs new report detailing what Hur called Bidens significant lapses in memory. "As you well know, small gaffes are a part of what all of us in public life do," Coons said in an interview with ABC News "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl. Coons p...

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, who is being floated as a possible running mate to Donald Trump in 2024, signaled if she had been serving as vice president in 2020 she wouldnt have certified the election results. "I would not have done what Mike Pence did," Stefanik said. Stefanik made the comments Thursday night during an appearance on CNNs "The Source" with Kaitlan Collins. Collins asked Stefanik if shed been part of any vetting pro...

Li Jianguo/Xinhua via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Monarch butterfly sightings may be sparser than usual in the U.S. and Canada following a drastic drop in populations wintering in Mexico, researchers told ABC News. The annual census of the number of monarchs that winter in Central Mexico showed that the population decreased "precipitously," the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, which conducts the research alongside the World Wildlife Fund-Mexico, announced on Wednesday. T...

Christopher Morris/ Getty Images(Sacramento, CA) -- Sweeping advances in artificial intelligence have elicited warnings from industry leaders about the potential for grave risks, including weapon systems going rogue and massive cyberattacks. A state legislator in California, home to many of the largest AI companies, proposed a landmark bill this week that would impose regulations to address those dangers. The bill requires mandatory testing for wide-reaching AI products before they reach us...

The Motion Picture Academy will finally be giving casting directors their moments to shine at the Oscars. Beginning with the 98th Academy Awards in 2026, there will be a competitive Academy Award presented for Achievement in Casting. In a statement, Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said, "Casting directors play an essential role in filmmaking, and as the Academy evolves, we are proud to add casting to the disciplines that we recognize and celebrate." ... Variety...

US President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden came out with a fiery defense against Special Counsel Robert Hurs report that questioned his mental acuity and suggested his memory could be "hazy." Speaking from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House on Thursday night, Biden addressed the issue, stati...

Scott Olson/Getty Images(DETROIT) -- Record warm winter weather is having severe ramifications on the ice cover that typically engulfs the Great Lakes at this time of year. Just 5.9% of the Great Lakes are currently covered with ice compared to an average of about 40% for this time of year, according to the latest Great Lakes ice analysis by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Warmer winters increase the likelihood of ice-free lakes, and the upper Midwest has experienced some o...

Ditto/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Honda and Acura recalled a combined 750,000 cars this week over an airbag defect, becoming the latest in a series of recalls this year that has touched carmakers from Tesla to Ford. The near-daily headlines warning of a recall amount to more than an eye-catching coincidence. Car recalls have surged in recent years, owing largely to the increased complexity of vehicles replete with electronic components that increase the likelihood of a malfunction, according to an...