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Sen. Susan Collins (right), a Republican from Maine and chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, speaks with ranking member Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat from Missouri, before the start of a hearing in April.

Almost 1 in 5 Congress Members Are Women. Here's How Other Jobs Compare

Women are finally at the top of a major-party presidential ticket, but they're still far underrepresented among lawmakers.

On Tuesday, a federal appeals court upheld a lower court's ruling that President Trump cannot block people he disagrees with from his Twitter account. Above, Trump's Twitter feed is seen on June 27.

U.S. Appeals Court Rules Trump Violated 1st Amendment By Blocking Twitter Followers

The judges upheld a lower court decision that found Trump used the platform for official purposes, which precludes him from banning users because they disagree with his views.

People line up outside to order food from a taco restaurant in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Social media images of crowds outside bars drew scrutiny last weekend in the city, which is home to the University of Alabama.

University Of Alabama Reports More Than 560 New COVID-19 Cases In 1st Week

More than 530 of those cases are at its flagship campus in Tuscaloosa, prompting Mayor Walt Maddox to order bars to close for two weeks.

The CoreCivic, Inc. California City Immigration Processing Center stands in the Kern County desert awaiting reopening as a federal immigrant detention facility under contract with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in California City, California on July 10, 2025.

Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb

That revenue does not include net proceeds of $1.6 billion made by CoreCivic after the recent sale of four of their facilities to the Department of Homeland Security.

Cheeky Fiona's personality is part of why she's captured the hearts of so many people around the world.

'Living Her Best Life': Fiona The Hippo Reaches 1,000 Pounds

After her precarious entrance into the world, the Cincinnati Zoo is celebrating another "Fiona" milestone: Cincinnati's beloved hippo now weighs in at 1...