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Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Democrats on Wednesday aim to force Republicans to take a public stand in the controversy over in vitro fertilization by requiring them to either support or oppose legislation led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth -- a measure that would establish a statutory right to access assistive reproductive technologies, including IVF, in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling.At a news conference Tuesday, Duckworth, who is sponsoring the legislation to creat...

Atlantic County was recently awarded a $1.18 million grant from the state’s Boardwalk Preservation Fund that will be used for repairs and improvements to Brigantine’s Promenade. The Promenade was constructed in 1995 to protect the north end of Brigantine from severe weather damage and to provide residents and visitors with scenic recreational opportunities. Atlantic County ... Read more

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro has asked the U.S Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to allow him to remain out of prison while he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction.The filing comes two weeks after U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta denied Navarros request to remain free during his appeal."Dr. Navarro respectfully requests expedited briefing and disposition of this matter because he expects imminent direction to report to t...

Lionel Hahn/Getty ImagesJodie Turner-Smith is opening up about her divorce from fellow actor Joshua Jackson."Sometimes things we really want to work just dont end up working," the Star Wars: The Acolyte actress told the U.K.s The Sunday Times. "And thats OK.""The most important thing is that you choose whats healthiest for you and your family and definitely your children," she added.Turner-Smith filed for divorce from Jackson in October 2023 after four years of marr...

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Artificial Intelligence will be the "defining technology of our generation," when it comes to the future of technology, but specifically the advancement of semiconductors in the United States, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Monday."You cant lead on AI if you dont believe in making leading-edge chips," Raimondo said in remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "And so our work in implementing chip...

Courtesy Suellen Desmarais(NEW YORK) -- An American husband and wife who went missing after three escaped prisoners boarded their boat in the Caribbean are likely dead, authorities said on Monday.Ralph Hendry and his wife, Kathy Brandel, from Falls Church, Virginia, disappeared last week from their yacht, which was docked in the waters off the southern Caribbean nation of Grenada, according to Hendrys sister, Suellen Desmarais."Its a phone call you hope you never get -- shock, fear, anger,&...

ER Productions Limited/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill Monday that will eliminate school vaccine requirements for those who claim religious exemptions, but only for some schools.Last week, the House began considering the bill, known as HB 5105, which proposed eliminating vaccine requirements for public virtual schools that do not take part in extracurricular activities or sports in public school settings. The bill was then expanded to propose "el...

Signage is displayed outside a Wendys Co. restaurant in El Sobrante, Calif., May 6, 2020. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Wendy’s announced it will launch new menu prices that will fluctuate depending on the time of day.The country’s second-largest burger chain, which has 6,000 restaurant locations, said the change will begin next year.Customers could pay $1 more for a sandwich like the Baconator during the lunch rush, for example.“Historically, companies just s...

Glowimages/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A coalition of countries led by the U.S. and U.K. on Saturday carried out a new round of strikes on the Houthis in Yemen "in response to the Houthis continued attacks against commercial and naval vessels" in and around the Red Sea, officials said.According to a joint statement from the eight countries involved, the strikes were against 18 targets, including those related to "underground weapons storage facilities, missile storage facilities, ...

Fhm/Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) -- Russia, as it does many nights, has launched airstrikes on Ukraine overnight into Saturday morning, the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion in 2022.A barrage of Russian drones and missiles targeted Odesa in the south, and at least one person and two others were seriously injured when a damaged drone crashed into a residential building.Meanwhile in Kyiv, Western leaders have been arriving for events to mark the second anniversary and to show solidarity...