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Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Friday publicly faulted Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for not informing him earlier that he was hospitalized for complications from cancer treatment. When a reporter asked Biden whether it was "a lapse in judgment for him not to tell you earlier," Biden replied, "Yes." At the same time, when asked by a reporter if he still had confidence in Austin, Biden replied he did. Biden made his first comments on the contr...

Shaunl/Getty Images(SOMALIA) -- Two U.S. Navy SEALs are missing off the coast of Somalia after having fallen into the water during a nighttime boarding mission on Thursday, according to two U.S. officials. The officials said that the SEALs had fallen into the water one after the other during the boarding of a vessel by boat in the Gulf of Aden. It was unclear what had prompted them to board the vessel. Search operations for the missing SEALs are continuing, said a U.S. defense official. The Gulf...

The two hospitals that most directly serve Cape May County are reporting an increase in patients with respiratory illness. Both hospitals said they have responded by following CDC guidelines. The Cape May County Herald reports Shore Medical Center requires all visitors and hospital staff to wear a surgical mask in all patient areas. Cape Regional ... Read more

HBO/John P. JohnsonHBO has dropped a new trailer to its final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, teasing "one final act" for Larry David. Thats, of course, "TV Larry," the semi-autobiographical version of the Seinfeld co-creator David has played on the Emmy-winning show for 12 seasons. As Larry is shown tangling with everyone from ex-wife Cheryl Hines to returning players Ted Danson and Vince Vaughn to, of course, Susie Essmans alter ego Susie Green, a title card reads: "Do...

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that hes decided who his vice presidential pick will be if he wins the 2024 Republican nomination -- but his campaign quickly downplayed that claim, saying the issue hasnt been discussed in "any great detail." "I know who its going to be," Trump told Fox News Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum during the networks town hall on Wednesday, which he attended instead of the latest GOP primary de...

Westend61/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Trading is set to begin for a new type of bitcoin fund that gives investors access to the crypto market without some of the hassle and fees of owning bitcoin outright. Freshly approved by federal regulators, bitcoin ETFs -- Exchange-Traded Funds -- allow investors to buy an asset that tracks the price movement of bitcoin. Fidelity, BlackRock and a host of other top investment firms have already begun to offer the product. Bitcoin ETFs promise major potential g...

Matei Brancoveanu / 500px / Getty Images(WARREN, Ohio) -- A grand jury decided Thursday not to indict an Ohio woman on allegations that she mishandled the remains of a fetus after miscarrying her pregnancy at home. The case had alarmed reproductive rights groups and legal experts who said there is no clear guidance on how to handle an at-home miscarriage and that police and local prosecutors overreached by charging the woman, who is Black, with "abuse of a corpse." Brittany Watts, 34, ...

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended temporarily housing migrants in a Brooklyn high school ahead of a winter storm this week, amid backlash over the administrations handling of the migrant crisis. City officials relocated hundreds of migrants from a shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, a former airfield, to James Madison High School Tuesday night due to concerns over the strong winds associated with the storm. The high school pivoted to remote learning the ...

Filo/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. military has unleashed large-scale retaliatory airstrikes against multiple Houthi targets in Yemen following months of attacks by the Iranian-backed militants on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, a U.S. official said Thursday. The official said that the strikes involved a mix of fighter jets and Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from Navy surface ships and a U.S. Navy submarine, according to two U.S. officials. One of the officials identified the subma...

Warner Bros. Pictures - UniversalGreta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan, the directors who brought us "Barbenheimer" — that is, the two blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer — were recognized Wednesday with nominations for the 76th annual Directors Guild Awards. This years list also included Martin Scorsese for his period crime epic Killers of the Flower Moon, Alexander Payne for The Holdovers and Yorgos Lanthimos for Poor Things. As the Oscars race gains steam, all five films were also ...