• First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later
    BOSTON (AP) — The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery said Saturday. Richard “Rick” Slayman had the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in March at the age of 62. Surgeons said they believed […]
  • Federal prosecutors request 40-year sentence for man who attacked Pelosi’s husband with hammer
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to impose a 40-year prison sentence for the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband with a hammer. The San Francisco Chronicle reported late Friday that prosecutors made the request […]
  • Body camera video captures first reactions to Baltimore bridge collapse
    (This story contains explicit language in paragraph 3) (Reuters) – Body camera video captured the shocked reactions of first responders in the aftermath of the collapse of a Baltimore bridge in March in which six men were killed. The recordings, obtained by local media on Friday, offer a snapshot of the incredulity of officers from […]
  • Controversy follows Gov. Kristi Noem as she is banned by two more South Dakota tribes
    South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after two more tribes banished her this week over comments she made earlier this year about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels. The latest developments in the ongoing tribal dispute come on the heels of the backlash Noem faced for […]
  • Former Florida Gov. and US Sen. Bob Graham remembered for his civility at memorial service
    MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Family and friends remembered former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham on Saturday as a politician who usually avoided rancor, enjoyed meeting regular Floridians and always behaved civilly, even behind closed doors. About 200 people gathered for a memorial service at Miami Lakes United Church of Christ for the […]