Mitch McConnell may finally return to Washington, scientists are studying whether Americans’ shrinking vocabulary could affect their brains, and an experimental insomnia treatment is raising eyebrows for reasons best discussed before lunch.

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Sen. Mitch McConnell has spent months away from Capitol Hill following a serious health setback. Now, another Kentucky lawmaker says the 84-year-old senator plans to return when Congress reconvenes. But McConnell’s own office is choosing its words carefully, and the uncertainty is fueling questions about who is actually running the clock on his final months in office.

The blank “Gen Z stare” has become an online punchline, but researchers say it may reflect a broader decline in face-to-face conversation. Americans are speaking fewer words e ...