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  • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate chamber on Tuesday. In remarks, he publicly denounced President Trump for instigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol.
    'The Mob Was Fed Lies': McConnell Rebukes Trump For His Role In Capitol Riot
    The Senate majority leader's remarks are his strongest against the president since the Jan. 6 riot.
  • Report Shows 288,000 New Jobs In June
    June was a good month for job creation, according to the new Labor Department report. Employers added 288,000 positions to payrolls and the unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent.
  • New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is considering a bill that would eliminate the state's 6 percent tax on cosmetic medical procedures like Botox by July 2013.
    Botox Tax Goes Under The Knife In New Jersey
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey may be able to save a few dollars on their next procedure. New Jersey's legislature has voted to phase out its so-called "Botax" — a 6 percent tax on cosmetic medical procedures like Botox. The bill is currently on Gov. Chris Christie's desk for approval.
  • Alvanon is the largest maker of mannequin body forms in the world. The Manhattan-based company uses a device called AlvaScan to create these forms — which are then used to create clothing sizes. "We are so diverse that in any given size, there are probably four or six different body types that are represented," says the company's president, Ed Gribbin.
    From Body Scan To Body Form: Sizing A Clothing Line
    Are you size 4? A 6? An 8? Often women don't know — and can actually be all those sizes without gaining or losing an ounce. A clothing size and fit consulting firm works with brands to expand the number of people it can dress by focusing on not only size numbers but also body shapes.
  • People celebrate after California Gov. Jerry Brown signed bill AB60 on Oct. 3, 2013, in Los Angeles. Also known as the Safe and Responsible Driver Act, it allows undocumented immigrants to apply for state driver's licenses.
    California DMV Prepares For Undocumented Residents Applying For Licenses
    The state is expecting 1.6 million undocumented immigrants to apply for driver's licenses when a new law takes effect Jan. 1. The DMV is adding 800 employees to help handle the influx.
  • Mideast Press Tries to Name the War
    What should the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah be called? Nearly a dozen labels are emerging in the Arab and Israeli press, from "The 6th War" to "The Hezbollah War" to "The Latest Israeli Aggression." Some war watchers think the simple and neutral "The 2nd Lebanon War" will stick. But one Lebanese journalist points out that this name ignores his country's other conflicts.
  • Opposition In Venezuela Calls For Another Round Of Elections
    Gubernatorial elections in Venezuela delivered a majority of seats to the ruling socialists, rocking the opposition and reigniting protests. The opposition cited irregularities in their 17-6 seat loss. Shortages of food and medicine coupled with massive inflation have fueled widespread anger.
  • 'Chicken Of The Sea' Is So Wacky — Of Course It Was Created By Kids
    Ellison Nguyen, 6, wrote the book, and Hien Bui-Stafford, 13, illustrated it. They got a little help from Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Nguyen (Ellison's dad) and cartoonist Thi Bui (Hien's mom).
  • Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning the men's singles final match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open.
    Rafael Nadal wins Australian Open and claims record for most men's Grand Slam titles
    Nadal's 21st Grand Slam title broke a three-way tie he shared entering the final with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. It was the Spaniard's first Australian open win since 2009.
  • Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas talks to his wife, Ginny Thomas, a conservative activist, at the Heritage Foundation on Oct. 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
    Wife of Justice Thomas rebuts claims of conflict of interest
    In an interview published Monday, Ginni Thomas said that while she did attend the Jan. 6 rally to protest President Biden's election, she left before Donald Trump took the stage.
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