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KEY WEST, Florida — A group of refugees was picked up in the ocean by the Scarlet Lady cruise ship on New Year’s Eve. The Virgin ship was sailing from Costa Maya, Mexico, to Bimini in the Bahamas when the ship intercepted the small boat out at sea. Eighteen people, including women and children, were rescued by a crew between Key West and Cuba.

CNN is under fire after missing its New Year's Eve midnight countdown for the Central time zone.

As he struggles to lock down the votes for speaker, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has made key concessions in an effort to sway his defectors to support him during the Jan. 3 floor vote.

Supplemental Security Income recipients are scheduled to receive their next payment at the start of next month.

The new year has begun, and in a little more than a week, so will Social Security payments for 2023.

Federal prosecutions of the more than 900 people charged with unlawfully storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, have resulted in overwhelming convictions, according to a report.

Twitter is facing a lawsuit after reportedly failing to pay its rent for the company's San Francisco headquarters.

Czech-born American tennis legend Martina Navratilova, 66, revealed Monday that she has been diagnosed with stage one throat cancer, as well as a rediscovery of stage one breast cancer.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will join President Joe Biden for a rare joint event held in the senator's state on Wednesday.

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) likened TikTok to “digital fentanyl” and said it should be banned nationwide.