Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week as recovery continues

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is continuing to recover and will not vote this week, spokesman David Popp noted. “Senator McConnell is still working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery. However, he will not be voting this week,” he said … Read more

US Democratic lawmakers pledge to help speed up disaster recovery in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers promised Puerto Ricans on Friday that they would try to speed up the island’s sluggish recovery from destructive hurricanes and earthquakes, a process that relies heavily on federal funds. Mississippi Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, ranking member of the House Committee of Homeland Security, said … Read more

Divers killed in Maldives cave may have taken wrong tunnel, recovery firm CEO says:

Five Italians killed in a Maldives diving incident may have taken the wrong tunnel on their way out of an underwater cave, the head of the company that recovered their bodies said Thursday. Finnish divers working for DAN Europe found the Italians in a corridor with a dead end inside the cave complex, which sits … Read more

Alabama Gov Kay Ivey hospitalized following minor procedure, says she is determined to make speedy recovery

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, was hospitalized on Tuesday after undergoing a minor procedure to remove fluid that was pressing against her lung, according to her office. Ivey, 81, will be monitored at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery in the coming days out of an … Read more

Worst Hawaii flooding in 20 years leaves some homes in mud as recovery begins:

O’ahu resident Melanie Lee saw what’s left of her house for the first time on Monday after the worst flooding Hawaii has seen in two decades turned parts of the islands’ emerald communities into mud.  “We’ve been here almost 20 years. I lost … We lost everything,” Lee told CBS News. “My children’s pictures. Just … Read more