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What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Kelly Clarkson and her husband, Brandon Blackstock, recently discovered their 4-year-old son, Remy, is nine months behind his peers in his speech development due to a previous hearing impairment. “He had a speech problem because he had this ear problem when he was a baby,” Clarkson, 38, told …

Archie Mountbatten-Windsor already has friends in high places. To celebrate his first birthday on Wednesday, mom Meghan Markle shared a video of herself reading a book called “Duck! Rabbit!” to Archie. Proud dad Prince Harry videotaped the reading and joined-in at the end to cheer. Eagle-eyed fans noticed that a sticker on the book read, …

Representative Michael McCaul, who has harshly criticized China in his position as the ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, disclosed that his family owns stock in a Chinese tech company he described as a threat to national security. An April 20 periodic transaction report showed that McCaul disclosed a February purchase of between $50,000 …

American and Chinese officials agreed to forge ahead with implementing their landmark trade deal despite a bitter spat over China’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Officials from both nations agreed on a Thursday conference call that they were making “good progress” toward setting up the government infrastructure needed to make the phase-one agreement a success, …

A Michigan barber, who reopened his shop Monday in defiance of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus lockdown order, says that even though he was issued tickets that could see him face jail time and fines, he will continue working until police arrest him, Taser him or “Jesus walks in.” Karl Manke, 77, told local media outlets …

President Trump on two different occasions in January reportedly rejected the advice of advisers who urged him to ask China’s president for more transparency about the nature of the coronavirus. Trump brushed off his advisers when they urged greater transparency because he thought it might imperil future U.S.-China relations, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. …

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she supports banning firearms in the state Capitol after armed protesters demonstrated against the state’s strict lockdown measures last week. “There are legislators who are wearing bulletproof vests to go to work,” Whitmer told NBC News. “No one should be intimidated by someone who’s bringing in an assault …

Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) is introducing a bill to remove the United States from the World Trade Organization, saying that the intergovernmental group “enabled the rise of China” at the expense of American industry. “The coronavirus pandemic has exposed deep, long-standing flaws in our global economic system that demand reform. International organizations like the …

Gone are the days when “John” and “Sarah” were viable naming options for the children of the rich and famous. Now, A-listers are getting creative. Here is a list of some of the most unusual celebrity baby names of all time. X Æ A-12, son of Elon Musk and Grimes Elon Musk and his newborn …

Here’s one anecdote you won’t be seeing in the final four installments of “The Last Dance.” While Michael Jordan’s harsh treatment of underperforming teammates is now part of his ultra-competitive legend — first publicly revealed in Sam Smith’s 1992 best-selling book, “The Jordan Rules: The Inside Story of a Turbulent Season with Michael Jordan and …