Hospital staffing shortages due to COVID-19 vaccination disputes have continued across the US this month, leaving patients untreated amid surges of the virus' delta variant. ...

Assistant to the House of Representatives' Sergeant at Arms Stefan Bieret was arrested Wednesday on child pornography charges, police said. He's facing 10 felony counts of possession of child porn. ...

Sen. Ted Cruz wished his fellow member of Congress, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a “Happy Birthday” on Wednesday, just weeks after the dueling duo issued their latest attacks at one another. ...

A stunning number of children in the US were orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic and the catastrophic toll hit harder on Black and Hispanic families, a new study suggests. ...

Christopher Ramirez was last seen following the pooch into the woods between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday near the Firefox neighborhood of Plantersville. ...

The new fissures, about 50 feet apart, sent streaks of fiery red and orange molten rock down toward the sea, parallel to an earlier flow that reached the Atlantic Ocean earlier this week. ...

The photos, which emerged on Monday, drew extreme backlash from lawmakers and the White House, which called the images “horrible and horrific.” ...

Prosecutors allege they collected over $30 million in subscription fees, which they tried to hide by distributing to various apps and bank accounts. ...

Taylor J. Anderson, a teacher at IMG Academy in Bradenton, surrendered on charges late Monday including sexual battery by custodial authority. ...

Daniel P. Jenkins called cops Sunday evening and told the operator he planned to go to Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office and shoot her if his trash wasn’t picked up. ...