Weight loss surgery linked to greater chance of marriage and divorce, study finds
Story at a glance Researchers found that people who undergo bariatric surgery are twice as likely to get married, while married people who go through the procedure are twice as likely to divorce, when compared to the general population. The team examined data from 1,441 U.S. adults — aged 19 to 75 — between 2006 and 2009 who underwent the two most common surgical procedures for severe obesi
Read MorePence’s former chief of staff tried to discuss congressional precedent and failed miserably
On Friday, Marc Short, former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, warned the Jan. 6 committee to consider the ramifications of calling a former vice president to testify before Congress. The question posed to him by CBS’s Catherine Herridge specifically pertained to whether Pence was actively considering being interviewed by the committee. But Short spun the question toward the committee’s subpoena power, cautioni
Read MoreOcasio-Cortez pushes back on claims she 'faked' being handcuffed during arrest
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday pushed back on criticism claiming she faked being handcuffed when police arrested her at an abortion rights rally outside the Supreme Court. “Politics has become performative art,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) tweeted on Wednesday. “So of course @aoc fakes being in handcuffs. Performance, not policy, is the name of the game up here.” “No faking here,” Ocasio-Cortez
Read MoreUvalde school superintendent recommends firing police chief Pete Arredondo
The superintendent of Uvalde, Texas schools has recommended that Pete Arredondo, the school district's police chief, be fired in the aftermath of the Robb Elementary massacre. According to the school board’s meeting agenda released Wednesday, a special meeting will be held on Saturday to decide on Arrendondo’s future, following the recommendation of superintendent Dr. Hal Harrell. A source told CNN that Uvalde’s school board is expected to vote to terminate Arredondo,
Read MoreSenate group unveils bill to avoid repeat of Jan. 6
A group of bipartisan senators led by Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) have unveiled legislation clarifying that the vice president does not have the power to overturn the results of a presidential election and making it harder for lawmakers to object to the results of the Electoral College vote. The introduction of legislation follows months of negotiations in which senators sought to respond to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, when a mob of pro-Trump protesters tried to stop Congress’s certification of Joe Biden’s election victory.
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