Washington — The White House on Monday called on former Vice President Mike Pence to apologize for what it called a “homophobic” joke he made over the weekend about Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s decision to take paternity leave when his twins were born.  In a speech at the annual Gridiron …

Elon Musk derided a disabled former Twitter employee after the worker said on the social media site that he wasn’t sure if he still had a job. The spat began when Haraldur Thorleifsson, who has muscular dystrophy and relies on a wheelchair, sent a tweet to Musk on Monday asking for clarity …

Danielle Miller, a 32-year-old Miami social media influencer, has pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft in a $1.5 million COVID relief fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice.  The New York-born Miller used the stolen identities of more than 10 …

Sen. Dianne Feinstein is away from Washington, D.C., this week as she deals with a “health matter,” a spokesperson for the retiring senator from California said.  Feinstein announced last month that she won’t be seeking reelection next year, but at 89, she still has nearly two years left in her …

The U.S. Postal Service’s plans for a nationwide fleet of electric vehicles are getting closer to being realized. The service awarded contracts on Tuesday for 9,250 battery electric vehicles and for more than 14,000 charging stations.  The vehicles purchased are Ford E-Transit Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), which according to USPS …

A Florida judge has issued an arrest warrant for rapper Kodak Black for failing a drug test while on bail for a drug charge, court records show. The warrant was issued Thursday after Black, whose real name is Bill Kapri, did not appear for a scheduled drug test in early …

First lady Jill Biden gave one of the clearest indications yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term, telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview on Friday that there’s “pretty much” nothing left to do but figure out the time and place for the announcement.  Although …

On Feb. 19, 1982, police in the upscale Rochester suburb of Brighton, New York, found the body of Cathy Krauseneck, 29, dead in bed with an ax lodged in her head. She seemed to have died instantly and from a single blow. Downstairs, there were signs of what they believed …

A pizzeria in Columbus, Ohio is raising eyebrows after advertising to hire a specific type of job applicant.  The family-owned Santino’s Pizzeria has posted a sign reading, “Now Hiring Non-Stupid People.” The job ad has garnered social media buzz for the tiny shop on the city’s southwest side. Santino’s didn’t immediately …

When Tom Snyder coaches people in his church about how to budget, he starts by encouraging them to track their spending. “If we don’t track, we don’t know when to stop spending,” he said. The retired engineer and financial coach in Grand Rapids, Michigan, adds that it’s easy to be …