Many of the five people killed in the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting were on vacation, headed for cruises that promised sun, sand and fun. Three were collecting their luggage when a gunman opened fired in the baggage claim area of Terminal 2 at the airport
President-elect Donald Trump said that "only 'stupid' people or fools" would dismiss closer ties with Russia, and he seemed unswayed after his classified briefing on an intelligence report that accused Moscow of meddling on his behalf in the election
By tying the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the defunding of Planned Parenthood to the upcoming budget reconciliation bill, Republican congressional leadership hopes both have a greater chance of passing despite Democratic opposition
Snow and sleet pounded a large swath of the U.S. East Coast, coating roads with ice and causing hundreds of crashes. Thousands of people lost power and forecasters warned of blizzard-like conditions from Virginia to parts of the Northeast
At least 43 people were killed when a car bomb went off in a busy market in a rebel-held Syrian town along the Turkish border, activists and rescue workers said. The explosion ripped through the central market in the town of Azaz
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a farewell party, and celebrities flocked to the White House. Attendees included Solange Knowles, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Jerry Seinfeld and Chance the Rapper
A new declassified report says Russian President Vladimir Putin "ordered" an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election. It says the scope of Russia's activities was significantly larger compared with previous operations
NASA released a composite image of Earth and the moon on Friday, combining the best image of Earth with the best image of the moon. Both images were processed separately and then combined due to the difference in the brightness of both bodies
Michelle Obama delivered a message of hope directed at young Americans, choking up several times in her final public remarks as First Lady. "Being your First Lady has been the greatest honor of my life," she said
Cult leader Charles Manson is back in a Central California prison after a reported hospital stay for an unspecified medical problem. Manson, 82, was at California State Prison, Corcoran, said Jeffrey Callison, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
President-elect Donald Trump called his meeting with the nation's top spies "constructive" Friday, but held off on publicly naming Russia as the perpetrator of last year's election-related hacks on Democratic groups
Investors have historically looked toward January as a bullish month for stock markets. But that bull is dead—and has been dead for the past 15 years, according to a team of Goldman Sachs analysts
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