Trump Claims ‘Big Victory’ as Republicans Gain in Senate, but Lose the House

The president immediately vowed to retaliate if the new Democratic-controlled House investigates his finances and political dealings. “Two can play that game!

House Democrats prepare to take the reins as balance of power shifts in Washington

Winning the majority in the House Tuesday night gave Democrats the power to set the agenda in the lower chamber.

Newt Gingrich: The one big thing the liberal media never told you about Trump and the midterms

The big story coming out of Tuesday's midterm elections is how totally the news media missed the issue of what waves were building.

Opinion | Don't Let Your Expectations Fool You, The Midterms Were A Huge Defeat For Trump

And a huge win for progressives who have mobilized over the last two years.

Georgia's Stacey Abrams refuses to concede, says victory 'within reach'

Democrat Stacey Abrams said early Wednesday morning that she's not conceding the Georgia governor's race despite Republican candidate Brian Kemp's ...

Stacey Abrams vows to remain in gubernatorial race

Stacey Abrams, Brian Kemp and Neo-Jim Crow in Georgia

So much has been written about the election for governor in Georgia between the Democrat Stacey Abrams, who would be the first black woman in that role, and ...

In Georgia governor's race, a looming question mark for the GOP

Brian Kemp has apparently gained the Georgia gubernatorial contest from Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams, although she has yet to concede as of ...

Jim Acosta responds after heated exchange with Trump

Republicans lost the House, so Trump took it out on the media

President Trump struck a note of cheer after he arrived at the podium in the White House's East Room on Wednesday. “It was a big day, yesterday,” he said.

Trump doesn't owe Jim Acosta or any other reporter an extended back-and-forth

Reporters are entitled to ask anything they like of the president. He's also entitled to ignore their questions. There's give and take.

CNN’s Jim Acosta struggles with White House aide to keep microphone during testy Trump exchange

CNN's Jim Acosta was captured wrestling the microphone after a White House aide attempted to take him during a testy exchange with President Trump ...

2018 midterm election: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, and lipstick

In the 2018 election, Ocasio-Cortez and Pressley both talked about their red lipstick.

A look at some of the winners in House races around the US

The vote to determine control of the House featured significant milestones. The candidates included 237 women, more than ever before.

Ocasio-Cortez to be youngest woman ever elected to Congress

New York Democratic congressional nominee Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will win her general election race easily and become the youngest woman ever in ...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sharice Davids Among Firsts For Women In Election

The next Congress will include the first Muslim women, the first Native American women, and the youngest woman ever elected to that body.

Girl Scouts sue Boy Scouts over name change

A long-running dispute between scouts has now ended up in a Manhattan court, as the Girl Scouts of the USA filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the ...

Girl Scouts file lawsuit against Boy Scouts over name change

The Girl Scouts filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the Boy Scouts for dropping the word "boy" from its flagship program in an effort to attract girls.

Girl Scouts sue Boy Scouts over program's name change

The Boy Scouts dropped the word 'boy' in an attempt to attract more girls, an act the Girl Scouts labeled 'misconduct'

Girl Scouts sue Boy Scouts: Lawsuit over planned name change to drop "boy" from their name

Girl Scouts of the United States of America files trademark infringement lawsuit against Boy Scouts of America for dropping word "boy" from flagship program.

As Famine Looms in Yemen, Saudi-Led Coalition Redoubles Attacks

The surge in fighting follows a U.S. call for peace talks, with the United Nations warning that as many as 14 million people could be at risk of starvation.

Troops from Saudi-led coalition take Yemen port neighborhood

SANAA, Yemen – Troops from a U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition pounded Houthi rebel positions in Yemen's Hodeida with airstrikes and a ground assault on ...

Is the Trump administration serious about peace in Yemen?

The best way to make sure the current opening for peace in Yemen isn't allowed to pass is for Congress to persist in its efforts to end U.S. support for the Saudi ...

Battle rages in Yemen's vital port as showdown looms

Instead of bringing calm to the besieged Yemeni city, calls for a ceasefire in Hodeidah have brought some of the worst violence the vital port has yet faced in the ...

Cameroon children freed after kidnapping

Seventy-eight school children kidnapped from their boarding school northwest of Cameroon have been freed, school authorities told CNN Thursday.

Cameroon kidnap: Bamenda students freed

Schoolchildren kidnapped from a boarding school in Cameroon's North-West region have met the regional governor after being freed. The 78 boys and girls and ...

Cameroon children kidnapped by separatists near Bamenda released, Presbyterian church official says

YAOUNDE, Cameroon -- A church official in Cameroon says that the 79 students kidnapped by unidentified gunmen have been released, but two of the three ...

Cameroon Students Have Been Released, Officials Say

While the circumstances of the mass kidnapping remain unclear, more than 70 teenagers were returned to their school by masked men.

The Dow jumps more than 500 points after Democrats take House and Republicans strengthen Senate majority

Stocks rose Wednesday following the 2018 midterm elections. Democrats captured control of the House, while Republicans expanded their Senate majority. Fol.

Midterm result is best-case scenario for investors

S&P 500 has gained 20 percent, over history, with a Democratic-controlled House and Republican Senate.

U.S. stock market pushes higher after midterm elections

The Dow likes a divided government, gaining more than 300 points in trading.

Stocks open with solid gains after Dems win House | TheHill

U.S. stocks rose Wednesday as trading opened for the first time since Democrats clinched control of the House in Tuesday's midterm elections.

Nevadans side with Buffett's Berkshire in energy spat with Adelson

A state constitutional amendment supported by Republican donor Adelson, chairman of Las Vegas Sands Corp, would have forced legislators to break up ...

When Warren Buffett Retires, What Will Happen to Berkshire Hathaway Stock?

The Oracle of Omaha's investing genius is part of what makes his company great. But it's only part.

Buffett fights off election threat to his Nevada power utility

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway successfully defended the near monopoly held by its electric utility in Nevada, after an expensive and contentious state ...

What Warren Buffett’s $1B Investment in His Own Company Means for You

Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares could be a good deal now.

The controversial San Francisco homeless tax that pitted tech billionaires Marc Benioff and Jack Dorsey against each other passes

San Francisco's Proposition C, a measure to increase taxes for the city's biggest businesses to fund homelessness initiatives, drew ardent support from ...

SF Passes Prop C To Tax Businesses In Attempt To Reduce Homelessness

San Francisco to Tax Big Businesses to Raise Money to Help Homeless

San Francisco voters approved a plan to tax big businesses in the city to raise as much as $300 million a year for programs for the homeless.

How Homelessness in San Francisco Turned Into a Referendum on Big Tech

What do tech companies owe to the communities where they reside? And what role should they play in shaping local politics?

You can soon continue using an Android app while it’s being updated

At today's Android Dev Summit, Google announced a new set of features as part of the Android App Bundle tool, including an In-app Updates API that will allow ...

In-app updates API will let Android apps update while you use them

Android applications can have issues when you're not on the latest version – especially ones that integrate with external services (social media... by Corbin ...

Android developers can now force users to update their apps

At its Android Dev Summit, Google today announced a number of new tools and features for developers that write apps for its mobile operating system. Some of ...

Facebook gets creepier, suggests strangers standing nearby -- Helpful Android apps were Banking...

2018 iPad Pro review: “What’s a computer?”

The iPad Pro raises the bar for performance, but has too many other limitations.

What can you connect to the new iPad Pro with USB-C?

The new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro features a USB-C port instead of a Lightning port. However, just because a device features a new port, it does not mean ...

Apple's special sauce, the A12X SoC

Apple made a lot of claims with their new USB-C carrying iPad Pro and the A12X inside of it, stating it offer 90% better multicore performance of the previous ...

You won't be able to charge the new Apple Pencil via Qi technology

On top of its inability to work on older iterations of the iPad Pro, the second-generation Apple Pencil will not also charge via Qi wireless power technology, ...

PUBG now free on Xbox with PS4 version rumored for next month

Microsoft is making PUBG and Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 free to download for a limited time. The free PUBG promotion comes just as rumors suggest the game ...

As PUBG for PS4 looms, Xbox unofficially responds: have the game for free

Unannounced, unadvertised freebie lands ahead of Microsoft's X018 conference.

PUBG is free on the Xbox One for a limited time

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is free to download and keep on the Xbox One for a limited time. The game normally retails for $29.99, making this quite a ...

PUBG and PES 2019 are free to play for a limited time on Xbox One [Update]

All Xbox Live users, regardless of Gold status, can play PES 2019 and PUBG for free all weekend from today through November 11.

‘Life-Size 2’, ‘No Sleep ‘Til Christmas’ Kick Off Freeform’s 25 Days Of Christmas – Watch The Trailers

Freeform has released is ready to deck the halls with original films and specials for their annual 25 Days of Christmas. Tyra Banks is returning as a living doll for ...

2018 Holiday Programming Roundup: Thanksgiving and Christmas Specials from CBS to Freeform

ABC, CBS, NBC and Freeform are among networks that will air holiday specials throughout November and December.

The 25 Days of Christmas Schedule Is Finally Here!

The complete 25 Days of Christmas schedule for 2018 is here, and Freeform has stacked the lineup with originals, Christmas classics and some Disney magic ...

Every Single Shiny New Christmas Movie for 2018

This season, we're grateful for Hallmark, Netflix, Lifetime, and all the genius writers out there who know what we really want this Christmas: More! Christmas!

THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB Clip - Lisbeth's Past

Lisbeth Salander, Superhero

The film adaptation of The Girl in the Spider's Web could double as a James Bond movie—which is an odd match for its heroine.

The Girl In The Spider’s Web pits Lisbeth Salander against multiple foes—and the franchise machine

For a few minutes early on, The Girl In The Spider's Web seems to promise a kind of feminist Batman movie—specifically, Christopher Nolan's modern breed of ...

Review: In the dull, derivative 'Girl in the Spider's Web,' Claire Foy as the new Lisbeth Salander is a bright

"The Girl in the Spider's Web" reboots Lisbeth Salander to less than memorable results.

Chrissy Teigen had the best response to troll who tried to mom-shame her about breastfeeding

Chrissy Teigen is no stranger to mom-shaming — and a reaction to the latest photo featuring her family is no exception. On Tuesday, Teigen's husband, John ...

Chrissy Teigen Expertly Responds to Fan Slamming Her for Not Breastfeeding

Chrissy Teigen is the clap back queen. The 32-year-old model and cookbook author seemingly has a comment for everything -- especially when it comes to ...

Chrissy Teigen had the best response to troll who tried to mom-shame her about breastfeeding: Look

Chrissy Teigen is no stranger to mom-shaming — and a reaction to the latest photo featuring her family is no exception. On Tuesday, Teigen's husband, John ...

Chrissy Teigen Claps Back After Being Shamed for Not Breastfeeding

Chrissy Teigen is so over the comments about her parenting skills, which is why she decided to clap back at a hater who attempted to criticize her for not ...

Will Duke win the national championship?

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski reacts to a call during the second half of the team's victory over Kentucky at the Champions Classic in Indianapolis on Tuesday, ...

Look out college hoops: Duke is just getting started

The Blue Devils' fabulous freshmen were everything we imagined they'd be -- and more. The scary thing is Duke could be better than the hype.

Coach K, Zion Williamson and J.R. Barrett break down big win over Kentucky

Duke opens regular season against second ranked Kentucky and dominates game from opening tip.

Latest NBA Mock Draft as NCAA Basketball Season Tips Off

College basketball is underway and NBA scouts are back at work. Kansas, Michigan State, Duke and Kentucky kicked off the season in style at the Champions ...

2019 NBA All Star Draft Will Be TELEVISED For The FIRST TIME Ever!

NBA, Players Reportedly Agree to TV Broadcast of All-Star Game Draft

The NBA reached an agreement with the NBA Players Association to broadcast the 2019 All-Star draft, the New York Times ' Marc Stein and Kevin Draper ...

2019 NBA All-Star Game: League to televise draft

The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have reached an agreement to televise the 2019 All-Star Game draft.

NBA All-Star Game Draft to Be Televised in 2019

The 2019 NBA All-Star Game draft will be televised, representing a change from last year, according to the New York Times' Marc Stein and Kevin Draper.

China Just Revealed a Model of Earth's First New Space Station in Over 20 Years

The first components of the International Space Station (ISS) launched into space more than 20 years ago, and it's been continuously occupied for 18.

New Book Reveals the Strange and Remarkable History of Space Stations

"Space Stations: The Art, Science, and Reality of Working in Space" reveals the long and winding history of space stations throughout human history.

The ORANGE planet: Stunning NASA image from the ISS reveals Earth in a rare 'airglow'

'The orange hue enveloping Earth is known as airglow, a diffuse bands of light that stretch 50 to 400 miles into our atmosphere,' NASA explained.

China Unveils ‘Heavenly Palace' Space Station Replacement for ISS (PHOTO)

A replica of Beijing's future space station was unveiled on Tuesday by officials at the biennial Airshow China in the southern coastal city of Zhuhai, instantly ...

Mysterious object seen in space may be alien spacecraft, Harvard astronomers say

A mysterious object spotted floating through our solar system last year might be an alien spacecraft that was investigating Earth, according to Harvard ...

Harvard researchers' suggestion of an alien space probe is probably wrong

Oumuamua, the unfamiliar object in our solar system which Harvard scientists suggested might be an alien probe, most likely was not created by ...

Is Oumuamua an asteroid? An explanation weirder than aliens

Harvard researchers grabbed headlines with the notion that the famed interstellar object may have been an alien spaceship, but here are the other top theories.

Harvard Researchers: Mysterious cigar-shaped object is probably alien tech

Blue Cross of Alabama to drop OxyContin coverage in 2019

Alabama's largest health insurer will stop covering OxyContin prescriptions as part of an effort to deter opioid abuse.

Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War and Ebola in Eastern Congo

In two of Congo's anarchic eastern provinces, War and Plague combine to inflict local horrors and seed conditions for a "breakout epidemic" with lethal regional ...

Uganda vaccinates at-risk health workers as Ebola spreads in Congo

Country becomes first to administer vaccine without active outbreak of the deadly disease, in bid to protect 2000 medics close to DRC border.

Uganda begins Ebola vaccination for high-risk health workers

Uganda on Wednesday started Ebola vaccinations for frontline health workers in the infected areas with support from the World Health Organisation. ...

CDC chief: Congo Ebola outbreak may not be containable

By Lena H. Sun | Washington Post. WASHINGTON – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield said Monday that the Ebola outbreak ...

Measles cases prompts alert for travelers at Detroit Metro

Health officials are urging people to take precautions after two measles cases were confirmed in suburban Detroit. Two people with the disease arrived on a ...