Jill Biden 'recovering well' after surgery

Jill Biden, the wife of the vice president, underwent orthopedic surgery yesterday at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital to relieve shoulder pain.

The procedure went "smoothly" and she was released from the hospital, according to Courtney O'Donnell, a spokeswoman for Jill Biden. "She is recovering well," O'Donnell said in an e-mail. - Tom Avril