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First lady Jill Biden will undergo surgery next week to remove a lesion above her right eye, according to a medical memo released Wednesday by her press secretary.The president's physician, Kevin O'Connor, said in the note that a "small lesion" was found over Biden's right eye during a routine skin cancer screening."As a precautionary measure, doctors have recommended that it be removed," O'Connor said.The first lady is scheduled for what O'Connor called a "common outpatient procedure" known as Mohs surgery to remove and examine tissue. That procedure will take place on January 11 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center…

Amazon said Wednesday that it will cut more than 18,000 jobs, a higher number than the e-retailer initially said it would cut last year.The Wall Street Journal reported on the cuts earlier, which Amazon said came ahead of its planned announcement.“We generally wait to communicate on these results until we can speak with the people directly affected,” CEO Andy Jassy wrote in a memo to employees that the company published on his blog. "However, because one of our teammates leaked this information externally, we decided it was best to share this news earlier so you can hear the details directly…

Joe Burrow shared his thoughts on the terrifying situation involving Damar Hamlin. The Cincinnati Bengals Pro Bowl quarterback praised the NFL for deciding to postpone the game after Hamlin suddenly collapsed on the football field during the first quarter against the Buffalo Bills in Cincinnati on Monday night.After Hamlin left the stadium in an ambulance, Burrow and his teammates discussed the situation and spoke with some of the Bills players. "Nobody wanted to keep playing," Burrow said.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals and Jordan Poyer of the Buffalo Bills react after Buffalo's…

A 29-year-old Utah man died Monday after a fallen tree damaged the chair lift at the Park City ski resort where he worked. The man fell from the lift chair into a deep snow ravine, the Summit County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Monday. Authorities identified him Wednesday as Christian Helger, according to KSL-TV, an NBC affiliate. Investigators believe a pine tree struck the cable behind Helger's chair Monday morning, causing him to fall as the chairs began to move up and down. An aerial view of the scene of the ski lift accident on Park City Mountain…

SPARTA, Wis. — A judge sentenced a Wisconsin man to life in prison plus 120 years in prison Wednesday for killing his adoptive grandfather with an ax and injuring two other people during an altercation at the adoptive grandfather's home.Monroe County Circuit Judge Todd Ziegler called 38-year-old Thomas Wayne Aspseter a selfish and unapologetic human being with almost no redeeming qualities before sentencing him. reported the La Crosse Tribune.“There is a struggle to find positive aspects of Mr. Aspseter's character,” the judge said.According to prosecutors, Aspseter had been staying with her 87-year-old adoptive grandfather, Bernard Waite, but he wanted her…

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray underwent ACL repair surgery Wednesday, and it's unlikely he'll return to center for the start of the 2023-24 season. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury spoke to reporters and said quarterback Colt McCoy will be sidelined for the rest of the year with a concussion. He compared Murray's situation to McCoy's. "It was tough," Kingsbury said on ESPN of McCoy's early end to the season. "He wanted to play, and he's just in our situation with ... probably not having Kyler start the year is the right thing to do." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON…

There is no doubt that Southwest's Christmas Crisis was the worst customer service debacle in US airline history, setting a new low by being stranded more than 1 million paying passengers. But some of us weren't at all surprised: Southwest's crisis was inevitable after years of lax oversight by the Department of Transportation, as well as the airlines. prioritizing stock dividends Y executive compensation on necessary investmentsincluding the terribly outdated IT and personnel scheduling systems that Southwest employees themselves warned about.As a Federal Aviation Administration licensed aircraft dispatcher who spent seven years managing airline flight operations, and as someone who…

The New York Jets aren't giving up on their No. 2 overall pick from a season ago, quarterback Zach Wilson, despite reports and rumors after a rocky sophomore season. The Jets have already said that Mike White will be the starting quarterback in the Jets' season finale on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. The Jets, 7-9 after five straight losses, are out of the playoffs. Head coach Robert Saleh spoke to reporters Wednesday and said Wilson's talent is not the problem.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Zach Wilson of the New York Jets walks to the sideline against…

Congress did not age this year.But don't call him young. The 118th Congress enters the Capitol as one of the oldest in the last century, according to an NBC News analysis of data from the @unitedstates project, a group of journalists and researchers who track historical and current information related to Congress. In fact, of all the Congresses since 1789, this is the second-oldest Senate and the third-oldest House.As of Tuesday, the median age in the Senate is 63.9. In the House, it is 57.5 years.The average age of the 118th Congress is half a year younger than that of…