Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife, Second Lady Yusha Vance, announced the birth of their fourth child, Alec Neal Vance, on Sunday. Alec joins older siblings Euan Vivek and Mirabel. The couple thanked medical staff at Walter Reed and the White House. The birth marks the first time in over 150 years that a sitting vice president has had a child while in office. The conversation also touched on historical precedents, such as John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, and the age considerations for presidential candidates, with a consensus that a president in their mid-50s would be ideal.
Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election. The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of November's midterm elections, citing his long-standing belief in civic participation.
The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years will soon be banished from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists.
Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday.
The Orionids — one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley's comet — will peak this week, though a large moon will dim visibility until after it sets late at night.
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