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Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is out of the hospital but still on the mend after suffering a fall last month, but he still isn’t "medically cleared" to return to the Senate.His office on Monday released the latest update on the longtime Senate Republican, who has been absent from the upper chamber and the public eye for over a month. The Office of the Attending Physician said in a statement that McConnell "continues his recovery from a fall at home in June."TRUMP'S SAVE AMERICA ACT STALLS AS MCCONNELL'S ABSENCE COMPLICATES SENATE PATH"OAP physicians visit with the senator every day, discussing all

Let's get the final Monday of July 2026 rolling with a fresh edition of Monday Screencaps where we cook up some content before football season gets cranked up. Guys, I'm disappearing for a few days after this column to get some family vacation time in before the kids dive into school sports and the school year starts in two weeks.It's that time of the year. It's now or never for those final family getaways, which means SeanJo will be with you the rest of the week.IDAHO TEEN UMPIRE DELIVERS ULTIMATE REALITY CHECK TO COACH COMPLAINING ABOUT WALK-UP MUSICTONY ROMO'S BRUTAL

Stressed-out Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin faced a formal human resources complaint after allegedly throwing his phone at a junior aide's desk at the party's Washington headquarters in early July, The New York Times reported Sunday, as financial concerns and internal tensions placed his leadership under scrutiny.The cause of the alleged outburst remained unclear, but one DNC source briefed on the episode described it as worsening conduct."It's just f---ing unacceptable. This is spiraling behavior," the source told NOTUS.The Times described the show of frustration as a sign of Martin's "fraying nerves."SLOTKIN SAYS DEMOCRATIC PARTY NEEDS 'NEW LEADERSHIP': 'OLD

A federal judge last week drew a sharp line around President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, ruling the broadcaster can probe how Trump's Jan. 6, 2021, speech was understood by the public — but cannot relitigate the riot at the U.S. Capitol itself.The ruling was handed down by U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett as the BBC faces continued scrutiny over a 2024 "Panorama" documentary about Trump’s speech on Jan. 6.The documentary — titled "Trump: A Second Chance?" — was subsequently labeled as misleading by critics who noticed it omitted Trump’s call for supporters to protest peacefully

A North Carolina woman has vanished while on a trip to the Caribbean island of Grenada, sparking an urgent search as her family, friends and loved ones plead for her safe return.Elizabeth "Liz" Waddell, 44, was last seen Wednesday at Grand Anse Beach in St. George's, near where she was staying in the Grand Anse area, according to the Royal Grenada Police Force.Waddell, a physical therapist, wife and mother from the Raleigh area, is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall with short blonde hair. Authorities also released a photo showing Waddell with pink hair as they asked the public

The U.K.'s new defense secretary said Sunday that Europe will ultimately thank President Donald Trump for waking up the continent from its complacency and forcing NATO allies to take responsibility for their own security.Speaking on Sky News, Wes Streeting also signaled a rebalancing of the U.K. government's transatlantic stance under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham while stating that Britain continued to refuse to back U.S. offensive military action against Iran."The first thing you do is you don't suck up, and… my impression is President Trump, his administration… that's not what they're looking for, actually," Streeting told Sky News anchor Trevor

Chicago Sky's DiJonai Carrington derailed WNBA All-Star headlines after publicly accusing her ex-girlfriend, Las Vegas Aces forward NaLyssa Smith, of cheating with multiple players around the league.Some may remember Carrington over previous headlines such as poking Fever superstar Caitlin Clark in the eye, rants against President Donald Trump, or her postgame confrontation with veteran columnist Christine Brennan.This time, the Chicago Sky guard turned her attention to Smith, her longtime girlfriend since their Baylor days.NASTY WNBA PLAYER PLAYS VICTIM CARD AFTER MULTIPLE ISSUES, FIRES OFF CRINGE TWEETCarrington aired the allegations on Threads, posting:"Since mfs wanna be funny today ima be hilarious!

On Tisha B'Av, the saddest day in the Jewish calendar marking the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and the long history of catastrophes that followed, an assailant armed with a knife walked up to two men on Manhattan's Upper West Side and stabbed them. One wore a yarmulke.Witnesses said the assailant shouted, "Allahu Akbar." The victims, ages 50 and 57, survived. A suspect is in custody, and police are examining the motive. But New York City did not need to wait for a formal designation to understand the gravity of the crime that had been perpetrated.Only a day earlier,