Ian McKellen in ‘good spirits’ after hospitalization for stage fall
Ian McKellen is on the mend after falling off the stage during a performance at London’s Noël Coward Theatre. The 85-year-old actor was taken to…
Kate Beckinsale makes red-carpet return after a ‘rough year’
Kate Beckinsale traded in her “Tummy Troubles Survivor” T-shirt for something more glamorous as she made her red carpet return on Thursday. The English actor…
Lawmakers fault Defense Secretary Austin for a failure of leadership over his secret hospital stay
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faced pointed bipartisan criticism at a congressional hearing Thursday for his failure to promptly notify President Biden and other U.S.…
Pentagon finds no wrongdoing in handling of secretary’s hospitalization
The Pentagon on Monday released its review concerning the handling of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's recent hospitalization. Austin was hospitalized Jan. 1-5 due to…
Tyne Daly recovering after leaving ‘Doubt’ for health issues
Tyne Daly is expected to make a full recovery after an unexpected hospitalization forced her to drop out of the Broadway revival of “Doubt.” The…
Austin says he never told anyone on his staff to keep White House in the dark on hospitalization
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday he never told his staff to keep his cancer surgery and hospitalization secret from the White House, but…
White House sets new guidelines for Cabinet notifications after Austin’s secret hospitalization
WASHINGTON — The White House is laying out a new set of guidelines to ensure it will be informed any time a Cabinet head can’t carry…
Secretary Austin summoned to testify before House committee on hospitalization
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has been summoned to testify before Congress about his recent hospitalization. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan.…
Defense secretary leaves hospital after surgery complications
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III was released from the hospital Monday, after spending two weeks there to treat complications from surgery for prostate…
White House told DOD to send first statement on Austin’s hospitalization
However, the two senior administration officials said the White House pushed the Pentagon to send out a news release once they learned DOD wasn’t working…
Austin has prostate cancer and had urinary tract infection
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has prostate cancer, and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and to treat a urinary tract infection…
The White House will review Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s lack of disclosure on his hospital stay
WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday the administration will review what rules or procedures weren’t followed when Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III did not…
Officials rankled over delayed reports of Austin’s hospitalization
1 of 2 | Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a Senate Appropriations committee hearing on President Joe Biden's security funding request for foreign…
Why was Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospital stay kept secret?
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress and Pentagon leaders were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had been hospitalized since Monday, U.S. officials…
Top White House and Pentagon officials were not informed for days about Austin’s hospitalization
Chuck Hagel, the former senator who served as defense secretary during the Obama administration, said the Pentagon absolutely had to let the NSC know about…