Sen. John Fetterman’s office said the Pennsylvania Democrat is under “routine observation” at a Pittsburgh hospital after he fell during a morning walk Thursday near his home in Braddock, Pennsylvania. “It was established that he had an attack of ventricular fibrillation that caused Senator Fetterman to feel dizzy, fall to the ground and hit his…

Jim Avila, a former longtime ABC News senior correspondent whose investigative journalism earned him several of the most prestigious awards in television news, has died. He was 69 years old. His death after a long illness was announced internally by ABC News president Almin Karamehmedovic. “Jim was a talented journalist and a generous colleague,” Karamehmedovic…

Food banks and pantries have been experiencing historic demand since SNAP benefits stopped Nov. 1 for many Americans due to the federal government shutdown. That suspension affected nearly 42 million Americans, many of whom are older or low-income, and use benefits to help pay for food and other essential items. The government shutdown appears to…

President Donald Trump remains “committed” to sending every American a $2,000 dividend check to be distributed with tariff revenues, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday. White House officials are exploring ways to execute the plan laid out by Trump in a social media post over the weekend, Leavitt added, but did not provide…

A sheriff’s deputy in Indiana was fatally struck by a truck while helping a motorist stranded on an interstate, according to local officials. “This is a heartbreaking loss for our law enforcement family and the entire Delaware County community,” Jeff Stanley, chief deputy of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, said in a statement Wednesday. The…

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein referred to Donald Trump as the “dog that hasn’t barked” and told his former partner Ghislaine Maxwell that an alleged victim had “spent hours at my house” with Trump, according to email correspondence released Wednesday by Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “I want you to realize that…

At least 878 flights were canceled in the United States early Wednesday, with departures from the busy hubs of Chicago, Denver and Atlanta topping the list for the most cancellations, according to a flight data tracker. Another 404 flights had been delayed as of approximately 5 a.m. ET, according to conscious flight. Travelers walk through…

Texas is currently seeing four times as many cases of whooping cough compared to the same period last year, the state health department said in a health alert. The state has reported more than 3,500 cases this year. This is the second year that Texas has seen large increases in whooping cough cases. Nationally, pertussis…

Airlines have canceled more than 7,500 flights since Friday due to weather and air traffic control shortages, but relief now appears to be in sight as more controllers report to work with news of a possible end to the government shutdown. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said staffing shortages at air traffic control facilities eased significantly…

Jimmy Kimmel’s band leader and childhood friend Cleto Escobedo III died Tuesday morning. Kimmel announced on social media. Escobedo, who led the band Cleto and the Cletones at Kimmel’s show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” He was 59 years old. No cause of death was provided. “Early this morning, we lost a great friend, father, son, musician…