Former Representative Matt Gaetz, the Florida congressman-turned-attorney-general-nominee-turned-cable-news-host-with-baggage, made a bold proclamation at 9:46 a.m. on the opening day of the 119th Congress. “Mike Johnson will be elected Speaker today,” Mr….

Late strikes from Luka Modric and Jude Bellingham earned 10-man Real Madrid a 2-1 comeback win at relegation-threatened Valencia on Friday as the visitors moved top of La Liga. Real…

Getty Images The Miami Heat announced on Friday that they have suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games for “multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team over the course of…

“Respiratory infections tend to peak during the winter season,” China’s foreign ministry said. New Delhi: As photos and videos emerge on social media showing hospitals in China swamped with people…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts in a tense standoff and buoyed by a nod…

Brenton Wood, the classic soul singer behind hits “The Oogum Boogum Song” and “Gimme Little Sign,” died at the age of 83. Wood’s manager and assistant, Manny Gallegos, confirmed his…

Soul singer Brenton Wood has died at the age of 83, TMZ and Variety reported. Wood’s manager Manny Gallegos confirmed the news. Woods, born Alfred Jesse Smith, is best known…

The Republicans barely elected Mike Johnson as speaker of the House. Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times / Getty; Win McNamee / Getty. January 3,…

Health insurers are allowed to charge smokers more in monthly premiums than what they charge people who don’t use tobacco. With the growing body of medical evidence linking alcohol to…