Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen hospitalized after getting bucked off horse
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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was hospitalized after being bucked off a horse he was riding on Sunday, according to a statement from his office.
Pillen had been riding a new horse with members of his family, his office said.
The 68-year-old Republican was initially taken to Columbus Community Hospital and then, "out of an abundance of caution," to Omaha's University of Nebraska Medical Center, his office said.
A truck driver drove through a mall in Killeen, Texas, Saturday night, striking several people and injuring at least five, authorities said. The suspect was shot and killed by law enforcement.
Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said Saturday that she's removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator — ending speculation that she could replace Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who has been tapped to be the incoming administration's secretary of state.
Popular retail chain Party City filed for bankruptcy protection Saturday, a day after it disclosed to employees that it would be implementing mass layoffs at its New Jersey headquarters.
Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce President-elect Donald Trump to a national television audience with "The Apprentice," is being tapped by the president-elect to the newly-created post of special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration.
Actress Blake Lively is suing her "It Ends with Us" co-star Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment.
Legislation to expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans passed the U.S. Senate early Saturday and is now headed to the desk of President Biden, who is expected to sign the measure into law.
The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, in the Northern Hemisphere. The celestial event signifies the first day of winter, astronomically.
Washington — The Senate on Friday confirmed two more of President Biden's nominees to the federal judiciary on Friday, giving him a total of 235 since he took office, surpassing the number of judges approved for lifetime appointment during President-elect Donald Trump's first term.
Americans are expected to spend more money heating their homes this winter than on holiday gifts, according to new research.
The IRS said Friday it is sending a total of $2.4 billion in "special payments" to 1 million people, part of an effort to ensure that Americans who didn't receive all of their federal stimulus checks during the pandemic will get the money in their bank accounts.
The IRS said Friday it is sending a total of $2.4 billion in "special payments" to 1 million people, part of an effort to ensure that Americans who didn't receive all of their federal stimulus checks during the pandemic will get the money in their bank accounts.