D.C. welcomes back Congress
U.S. lawmakers returning to Washington after a seven-week break pick up right where they left off — feuding about legislation to battle the mosquito-borne Zika virus and deadlocked over the defense budget.
GOP seeks Clinton email answers
The Republican chairman of the House committee investigating Hillary Clinton’s email practices asks a federal prosecutor to determine whether she or others working with her played a role in the deletion of thousands of her emails by a Colorado technology firm overseeing her private computer server in 2015.
Face transplant recipient dies
Isabelle Dinoire, a Frenchwoman who received the world’s first partial face transplant, dies 11 years after the surgery that set the stage for dozens of other transplants worldwide. She was 49.
Space crew returns to Earth
A record-setting American and two Russians land safely back on the planet after a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
Big girls (and boys) don’t cry
Jersey Boys, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical based on the Four Seasons’ career and harmonies, finally hits a sour note — it’s closing in January after 11 years. The show will hold its final performance on Jan. 15.