Trump Ditched White House Statement Lauding McCain For Tweet On Senator's Death: Report

The Washington Post reported Sunday that the White House prepared a statement for the president, calling McCain a "hero."

Arizona Governor Faces a Tough Choice: A Senator Made From McCain’s Mold or Trump’s

Senator John McCain's death this weekend laid bare the long-simmering Republican tensions over who will be appointed to fill his Arizona seat, pitting the ...

McCain's tributes aim veiled shots at Trump

In death, Senator John McCain has let loose an international outpouring of sympathy, respect and thinly veiled criticism of President Trump.

John McCain meant well. Is that still something Americans care about?

Sen. John McCain, who died at age 81, was consistently much more popular than John McCain's policy ideas. One driver of McCain's high popularity was his ...

Myanmar military leaders must face genocide charges, says UN

A UN report has said top military figures in Myanmar must be investigated for genocide in Rakhine state and crimes against humanity in other areas. The report ...

Investigators call for genocide prosecutions over slaughter of Rohingyas

GENEVA -- Investigators working for the U.N.'s top human rights body said Monday that top Myanmar military leaders should be prosecuted for genocide against ...

I am a Rohingya refugee: we will become like animals if we stay in these camps

Despite everything, we want to go back to Myanmar, but only with citizenship and our rights.

One year since Myanmar army crackdown, Rohingya seek justice | Al Jazeera English

It has been a year since Rohingya refugees began fleeing their homes in Myanmar in the face of a military crackdown. To mark the anniversary, thousands of Ro ...

Attorney for Michael Cohen backs away from confidence that Cohen has information about Trump’s knowledge on Russian efforts

An attorney for Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, is backing away from confident assertions he made that Cohen has information to share with ...

Trump’s Contempt for the Law Will Be His Downfall

Michael Cohen's guilty plea this week, on charges including campaign-finance violations, brought the investigations directly to the president. It has also ...

Michael Goodwin: Here's how Trump can survive the fierce attack against his presidency

From Day One, President Trump has been fighting a war for survival on two fronts. One front involves law enforcement, led first by James Comey's FBI and now ...

Opinion | The Full-Spectrum Corruption of Donald Trump

There's never been any confusion about the character defects of Donald Trump. The question has always been just how far he would go and whether other ...

8 people, 6 of them kids, killed in Chicago apartment fire

Eight people, including six children, were killed when a fire broke out early Sunday at a Chicago apartment, officials say.

Chicago fire leaves 8 dead, including 6 children, officials say

Eight people are dead, including six children, after a fire blazed through a Chicago home early Sund.

Several people killed in apartment fire in Chicago

Six of those killed were children, according to fire officials.

Chicago Blaze is Deadliest in 'Many, Many Years'

Eight people, including six children, were killed when a fire broke out before dawn Sunday at a Chicago apartment in one of the deadliest fires in the nation's ...

Mollie Tibbetts' funeral held as her little brother and other athletes honor her

Friends and loved ones attend Mollie Tibbetts' funeral in Iowa.

Mollie Tibbetts is 'nobody’s victim,' dad says during funeral

The grieving father of murdered Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts told mourners at her funeral Sunday that she's his “hero.”

Slain Mollie Tibbetts laid to rest in Iowa funeral - NY Daily News

Mollie Tibbetts' father eulogized his daughter in front of 1200 people in the Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom High School gymnasium Sunday afternoon, steps away ...

Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts remembered at funeral

The father of the 20-year-old Iowa woman whose body was found in a cornfield last week wants people to remember her by "celebrating something wonderful" ...

North Korea newspaper blasts 'double-dealing' U.S. after Pompeo's trip canceled

North Korea's state-controlled newspaper on Sunday accused the United States of "double-dealing" and "hatching a criminal plot" against Pyongyang, after ...

South Korea says Pompeo's canceled visit impacts North Korea liaison office plans

South Korea said on Monday the abrupt cancellation of United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's trip to North Korea is having an "effect" on a ...

Pompeo hasn’t been straight with us on North Korea

For more than two months since the Singapore summit between President Trump and North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has ...

Pompeo no-go: Too early to pull the plug with North Korea | TheHill

If the Trump administration is waiting for a resolution of US-China trade disputes before resuming talks with North Korea, it could be a long time — and a missed ...

ISIS leader in Afghanistan killed in airstrike, US says

(CNN) The head of ISIS in Afghanistan, Abu Sayed Orakzai, also known as Sad Arhabi, and 10 other ISIS fighters were killed Saturday night in an airstrike in ...

Leader of ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan killed in US drone strike, officials say

The leader of an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan, who was responsible for a spate of recent bombings that left hundreds of civilians dead, was killed in an American ...

ISIL leader in Afghanistan killed in air raids

The leader of ISIL in Afghanistan was killed in air strikes in eastern Nangarhar province, the fourth head of the armed group to die since it emerged in the country ...

Senior ISIS leader killed in US airstrike in Afghanistan

A senior leader of the Islamic State was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday during a U.S. counterterrorism strike.

Iran has full control of Gulf and Strait of Hormuz: Tasnim

(Reuters) - Iran has full control of the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, the head of the Revolutionary Guards navy, General Alireza Tangsiri, said Monday, according ...

China central bank signals it doesn’t want a ‘full-scale currency war’

The latest attempt by the People's Bank of China to shore up its currency and its stock market may have another motive: to get the Trump administration off its ...

Yuan hits four-week high as China signals support, revives X-factor for fixing

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's yuan finished Monday afternoon trade at a near 4-week high to the dollar after the central bank revived a “counter-cyclical factor” ...

Asia markets trade higher after China's yuan announcement

Asia markets were largely positive in afternoon trade on Monday, with Greater China markets all gaining following a move by China's central bank to guide the ...

Wealthy Chinese find currency controls crimp overseas investment options

Chinese high-net-worth individuals and entrepreneurs are showing increased interest in US dollar private equity and venture capital funds to diversify their ...

China ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing suspends carpooling service after woman raped, killed by driver

China's largest ride-hailing company suspended one of its carpooling services and fired two executives on Sunday after a woman was raped and killed by a ...

China announces transportation industry reform, days after murder of Didi carpooling passenger

The Chinese government announced it will reform the transportation industry to safeguard passengers, three days after a female passenger was allegedly raped ...

China says ride-hailing firms that compromise passenger safety are not needed

China's transport ministry said on Monday that the country's ride-hailing sector had many firms and that companies that did not provide its passengers with ...

China clamps down on transport sector after Didi passenger killing

The latest grisly episode triggered an outpouring of criticism on social media, with more than 5000 comments as of Monday morning on the Twitter-like Weibo ...

Epic has some salty words for Google after Fortnite bug was exposed

Fortnite developer Epic Games has some unkind words for Google after the company announced a potential security threat earlier than necessary.

Epic Games blasts Google for disclosing Fortnite Android exploit early

In brief: Earlier this month, rumors that Epic Games wanted to avoid Google's 30 percent revenue cut by distributing the Android version of Fortnite outside the ...

Fortnite Mobile installer for Android found to contain a Man-in-the-Disk exploit

Google disclosed a vulnerability in the Fortnite Mobile APK that allows a pre-installed malicious application to exploit the way the game installs for the first time in ...

Google disclosed man-in-the-disk attack flaw in Fortnite Android app

Google publicly disclosed a vulnerability in Epic Games' Fortnite installer for Android, putting users at risk as some warned would happen. Google opted to go ...

Deepfakes for dancing: you can now use AI to fake those dance moves you always wanted

Every week we're finding new ways to use artificial intelligence to manipulate videos of people. The latest you can call "deepfakes for dancing" — it uses AI to ...

Can't Dance? This AI has you covered

A team of researchers at UC Berkeley have developed an AI that can copy actions from one person onto another. As described by the title of their report ...

This Ferrari GTO is the most valuable car ever auctioned. It sold for $48 million

A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sold for $48.4 million at RM Sotheby's annual Monterey collector car sale -- a world record for any car ever sold at auction.

The Most Expensive Car Ever Sold at Auction Is This 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO For $48.4 Million

It's been described as “the world's most important, desirable, and legendary motor car.” Of course, that was by the people selling it, but the hyperbole must have ...

Most valuable car ever auctioned sold for $48 million

Cars have sold for far more in private transactions than at public auctions.

Ferrari race car sells at auction for record-making $48.4 million

The Ferrari 250 GTOs are so rare collectors pay record-breaking sums.

Some dude bolted toward Jay-Z and Beyoncé at their Atlanta show. (He didn't get far)

Everyone's fine. But it did make for a "what just happened?" moment to close out a show that already had plenty of "what just happened?" moments (albeit, of the ...

Fan Rushes Stage At Beyonce, Jay-Z Concert in Atlanta

Fan rushes stage at Beyonce/Jay-Z concert in Atlanta but is subdued by backup dancers.

Fan charged after rushing onstage at Beyonce, Jay-Z concert

ATLANTA (AP) – Police say they are pursuing more charges against a man who rushed onstage during a Beyonce and Jay-Z concert in Atlanta. Atlanta Police ...

Beyoncé's Backup Dancers Saved Her From a Concertgoer Who Rushed the Stage

Beyoncé concerts are usually pretty eventful: her incredible vocal range, complex choreography, and amazing costumes make her performances something ...

‘Who Is America?’ Season 1 Ends Without Airing Sarah Palin Segment

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she was duped by one of Sacha Baron Cohen's "Who Is America" characters, but her segment wasn't in the season finale.

Sacha Baron Cohen Tries to Make O.J. Confess in Finale

It was less than two months ago that Sarah Palin emerged as the first major public figure to admit she had been “duped” by Sacha Baron Cohen for a mysterious ...

Sacha Baron Cohen's cringeworthy meeting with O.J. Simpson

On the final episode of Who Is America?, Sacha Baron Cohen set his sights on O.J. Simpson. Simpson was charged in 1994 with murdering his ex-wife, Nicole ...

Sacha Baron Cohen Tries to Get O.J. Simpson to Confess to Nicole Brown Simpson's Murder

The most shocking target in the final episode of Sacha Baron Cohen's Who Is America wasn't a politician, but rather O.J. Simpson. Masquerading as Italian ...

The Sharp Objects finale post-credits scenes, explained

The HBO miniseries, like the Gillian Flynn book it's based on, races toward the finish, so you might have missed a thing or two.

'Sharp Objects' twisty finish can't redeem flawed run

'Sharp Objects' finale episode 8 review: HBO's Amy Adams series caps its creepy run with a twisty finish that's not enough to save the show (SPOILERS)

‘Sharp Objects’ Finale: Good Apple, Bad Tree

The HBO mini-series concluded Sunday night by reminding us, yet again, that there is something rotten at the core of the Crellin clan.

Let’s Talk About the Sharp Objects Finale

A closer look at Sharp Objects and what happens in the final moments of the HBO series as the Wind Gap killer is finally identified.

Tiger on Trump: 'We all must respect the office'

Tiger Woods, who has played golf and been friendly with President Donald Trump for several years, tried to steer clear on comments that could drum up ...

Tiger's putting woes continue at Northern Trust

Tiger Tracker: Shot-by-shot recap of Tiger Woods' Sunday 70

A final-round live blog, shot by shot, of Tiger Woods at The Northern Trust.

Tiger Woods finishes The Northern Trust with 1-under 70

Tiger Woods finished his first FedEx Cup playoff event in five years on Sunday at Ridgewood Country Club pretty much the way it began -- unable to explain a ...

Yanks' sweep of O's has them back in East hunt

BALTIMORE -- They are hesitant to admit it with so much of the schedule remaining, but the frustration that the Yankees experienced while spinning their wheels ...

Andujar, Voit power Yankees to 5-3 win, sweep over Orioles

Miguel Andujar and Luke Voit both had three hits and two RBIs to power the Yankees to a 5-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday at Oriole Park at ...

Can the Yankees hit their stride heading to the stretch run?

After winning seven of their last eight games, the Yankees are picking up the pace and trying to earn a better spot in the AL postseason picture.

Sonny Gray goes 6 1/3 scoreless in Baltimore

Serena Williams Was Unfazed by the French Ban on Her Catsuit

After Bernard Giudicelli aid that Serena William's catsuit would not be allowed at the French Open, Williams joked about the issue, saying she wouldn't be a ...

French Open courts controversy by banning Serena Williams’ catsuit

Some tennis fans expressed outrage over the weekend, after French Tennis Federation (FTF) President Bernard Giudicelli said that Serena Williams' famous ...

BJ King calls for respect towards Serena Williams after French Open choice

Strong tweet by the WTA Founder on the French Open not allowing Serena Williams to wear a CatWoman-like outfit anymore starting by next year.

Serena Williams responds to the French Open's controversial decision to ban her 'Black Panther'-style catsuit: 'Everything's fine, guys'

In May, Serena Williams made an impression when she wore a catsuit to compete in the French Open. Earlier this week, the president of the French Tennis ...

What Is a Brown Tide? Scientists Fear Florida Red Tide Could Merge with new Outbreak to Create Super Bloom

The brown tide could be a potential new food source for the red tide.

Red tide is killing more than just fish. Manatees, dolphins and birds are dying, too

Though dead fish are a sign of red tide, the waters impacted by the algae have washed up other marine life too, such as manatees and dolphins. A local wildlife ...

RED TIDE UPDATE: Brown tide blended with red tide, recipe for super bloom?

MANATEE COUNTY, FL (WWSB) - In the end of the week report on red tide, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission also reported an outbreak of ...

Water samples show more red tide algae off Pinellas

The red tide algae bloom continues to linger along the southwest Florida coast, with increasing amounts detected off Pinellas County and Madeira Beach in ...

To avoid extinction it’s about ‘survival of the laziest,’ study suggests

If you think burning calories is the best strategy to preserve you from extinction, well, we may have bad news. Using more energy on a daily basis increases the ...

Being lazy is better way to live longer, study finds

Do you ever feel like a lazy day on the sofa but fear that you might be wasting away and decide to do something active instead? Well, think again because new ...

New Study Finds The Key To A Long Life Is Being Lazy

We're closing in to the end of summer, which means roll on colder weather, stodgier food, and longer nights cuddled up on the sofa doing a whole lotta nothing.

Survival Of The Sluggish: Scientists Find An Upside To A Low Metabolism

A study of 5 million years of mollusks suggests that laziness could be a good survival strategy: species that have gone extinct had higher metabolic rates than ...

No level of alcohol consumption is healthy, scientists say

When it comes to drinking alcohol, the healthiest thing to do is abstain entirely, according to a large, wide-ranging report published by scientists.

New study says even one glass of alcohol risks your health

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A new health study is now saying that even one glass of alcohol risks hurting your overall health. The study published by The ...

Alcohol Associated With Disease, Death And No Level is Safe, Says New Study

Scientists conducted a large-scale study that revealed that no alcohol consumption is safe. All levels are associated with cancer, cardiovascular disease, and ...

Alcohol in Any Amount Found Unsafe; Linked to 3 Million Deaths a Year: Global Study

A new scientific study concludes there is no safe level of drinking alcohol. The study shows that in 2016, nearly 3 million deaths globally were attributed to ...

Weight-loss drug Belviq seems safe for heart, study finds

For the first time, a drug has been shown to help people lose weight and keep it off for several years without raising their risk for heart problems — a safety ...

A drug discovered to help you lose weight and keep it off

Weight-loss drug seems safe for heart, study finds

For the first time, a drug has been shown to help people lose weight and keep it off for several years without raising their risk for heart problems — a safety ...

Marijuana smoking by breastfeeding mothers: Study raises concerns

CHICAGO -- Marijuana's main mind-altering ingredient was detected in nursing mothers' breast milk in a small study that comes amid evidence that more U.S. ...

Mind-altering breast milk? New cannabis study poses that question

Marijuana's main mind-altering ingredient was detected in nursing mothers' breast milk in a small study that comes amid evidence that more US women are ...