Rand Paul, still hurt after attack, to have hernia surgery in Canada

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul plans to undergo hernia surgery at a private hospital in Canada because of injuries he suffered when a neighbor tackled him while he was doing yard work at his Kentucky home.

The Republican lawmaker is scheduled to cross the border for outpatient surgery next week at a hospital in Thornhill, Ontario, his attorneys said in a recent filing in Paul's lawsuit against Rene Boucher, who attacked Paul while the senator was doing yard work.

Boucher pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress and was sentenced to 30 days in prison. Prosecutors are appealing, seeking a longer sentence.