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Democrats Warnock, Kelly continue to outpace GOP candidates and other takeaways from Senate and House fundraising reports

Senate Democrats face strong political headwinds in this year's midterm elections, but they have maintained -- and in some cases, super-charged -- their fundraising in pivotal states, new campaign finance reports show.

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Celebrity chef's Ukraine charity kitchen destroyed by Russian missile

A Ukraine-based humanitarian kitchen linked to celebrity chef José Andrés has been destroyed by a Russian missile in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, according to the charity that runs it.

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Around The Bases: Astros Drop Series Against Mariners

I don’t want to get too excited nine games into the season, but rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña is giving me those “It” factor vibes with his play so far. Even though he was given the day off in the last game of the series, he made his presence felt in the second game.

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Justin Verlander Turns Astros "Check Engine" Light Off In Shutout Win Over The Mariners

The good thing for Houston is they have one of the best baseball mechanics in the game in right-hand pitcher Justin Verlander. The former two-time Cy Young Award winner knew how to turn off the check engine for the Astros as he pitched eight scoreless innings in Houston’s 4-0 victory over the Mariners

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Chef Jacoby Ponder Tantalizes Taste Buds With Delicious Peach Bourbon BBQ Chicken Recipe

As spring approaches and the weather warms up outside, Chef Jacoby Ponder will tantalize your taste buds with his Peach Bourbon BBQ Chicken recipe, available in his new “Supper” cookbook set to drop in Fall of 2022. This recipe offers a refreshing blend of both sweet and savory flavors, while maintaining the classic smoky flavor of fresh-off-the-grill barbecue.

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Pew Poll: Being Black Is Central to Sense of Identity for Most Black Americans

Black adults in America are nearly 40 points more likely than the general population to say that their racial background is central to the way they think about themselves, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center, and how Black Americans view their racial identity affects their sense of connection with the Black community locally, in the US and around the world.

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Around The Bases: Astros Bats Go Cold In Series Split With Arizona

After a scorching start at the plate against the Los Angeles Angels, where the team scored 20 runs in four games, Houston struggled to get four runs in the last two games against the Diamondbacks, going 14-for-68 from the batter’s box.

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Here's what getting more expensive at the grocery store

Food prices keep going up. In the year ending in March, not adjusted for seasonal swings, food prices rose 8.8% — the biggest 12-month increase since the year ended May 1981, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.

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Drug overdose deaths in the US tick up again to another record high, according to CDC data

The unprecedented rise in drug overdose deaths in the United States continues, reaching another record high, according to new provisional data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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With the BA.2 subvariant on the rise, what's safe and what's not? A medical expert explains

As the United States navigates a third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, cases are rising modestly in the Northeast, Philadelphia has reinstituted an indoor mask mandate and some colleges are requiring masks during the final days of the spring semester.

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Their Brooklyn neighborhood felt like a safe haven in a big city. Tuesday's subway attack changed that

John Acevedo woke up to a commotion outside. Not so strange for a New Yorker, perhaps, but unheard of in his neighborhood of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, far off the tourist path. The 20-year-old could make out the sounds of sirens on the street, helicopters overhead. When he stepped outside his front door, he found himself in the middle of chaos.

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White House taps top HHS lawyer as No. 2 Covid response official

The White House has tapped Lisa Barclay, the Department of Health and Human Service's deputy general counsel, to serve as its deputy coronavirus response coordinator, a White House official said.

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CDC to extend federal transportation mask mandate for additional 15 days

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to extend the federal transportation mask mandate for another 15 days to early May, according to a Biden administration official familiar with the decision.

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Strong tornadoes and large hail forecast today in Mississippi Valley after 23 hurt in Texas tornadoes

A storm system sweeping the country Wednesday will dominate the central US, bringing long-track tornadoes, blizzard conditions and fuel for explosive wildfires.

TV show theme song helps family reunite with lost pet

Losing a pet can be heartbreaking for a family. But with a little luck and some help from a few strangers, a Lancaster County family found its missing pet.

Cattle rescued after fire destroys meat market

Firefighters from several departments in Maine helped battle a massive fire that destroyed a butcher shop and meat market in Center Conway, New Hampshire.

How Republicans could still screw up the best political environment in 30 years

Mitch McConnell is feeling pretty good right about now. During an appearance at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, the Senate minority leader said that the "atmosphere for Republicans is better than it was in 1994," when the party won control of both the House and Senate in a wave election. "From an atmospheric point of view, it's a perfect storm of problems for Democrats because it's an entirely Democratic government," added McConnell.

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Austria's Chancellor met with Putin to 'confront' him with atrocities he saw in Ukraine

Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he went to Moscow to "look in President Putin's eyes and confront him with what I saw" in Ukraine, he told CNN Wednesday.

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Suspect in Brooklyn subway shooting posted videos discussing violence and mass shootings

The man identified Wednesday as a suspect in the New York subway shooting had talked about violence and mass shootings in videos posted on YouTube -- including one uploaded Monday.

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Jose Siri's Riskiness Helps Astros Defeat The Diamondbacks

“He can play,” said Astros manager Dusty Baker during his postgame press conference. “The key is he has ability and we have seen it all along. He is trying to harness his ability and it is our job to harness that ability and take us in a positive direction.”