The longtime GOP consultant and self-described “dirty trickster” was indicted on charges of obstruction, making false statements to Congress and witness tampering. He says he has done nothing wrong.
Twenty-two accidents, including 15 plane crashes, weren’t investigated during the partial government shutdown. Instead of visiting the site of the crash, examiners might just examine stored wreckage.
Police were serving a search warrant on a house where residents were suspected of selling heroin. Two suspects were found dead after a gun fight.
The arctic air will stretch from Illinois west through the Dakotas until Thursday.
Matthew Whitaker said that he’s been fully briefed on the Russia investigation and that he was looking forward to a final report from special counsel Robert Mueller.
The initial Jan. 29 date was postponed amid the record 35-day partial government shutdown. With the government reopened, for at least three weeks, Trump is sure to push for the border wall he wants.
The submarine-launched missile is a smaller variant of an existing weapon. The administration says it’s needed to deter Russia.
This week the state’s largest utility, PG&E Co., is expected to file for bankruptcy protection due to its potential liabilities.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says payments from U.S. refiners will go into an escrow account until Juan Guaidó or another leader replaces President Nicolás Maduro.
The administration appears to have decided to make an example of the company’s CFO. She is the daughter of Huawei’s founder, and the company is seen as an arm of China’s power around the world.
Schultz said that his intention would be to stop the president from winning re-election. “Nobody wants to remove and, in a sense, fire President Trump more than me,” the billionaire businessman said.
Silicon Valley is rethinking the implications of technology that disrupts entire industries, while the man who coined the term “disruptive innovation” stands by its basic goodness.
Julen Roselló disappeared on Jan. 13 near the village of Totalán in Málaga province. “All of Spain shares in the infinite sadness of Julen’s family,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.
A new report in ‘The Lancet’ uses a not-too-familiar term to describe looming global problems that appear to be interconnected.
A report says the shutdown reduced federal spending by $18 billion, although most of that will be recouped now that the government has reopened.
Scores of people turned up for Joseph Walker’s funeral Monday — not because they knew him, but because they knew the Vietnam-era veteran was at risk of being buried without anyone attending.
The world of children’s books gave out its most prestigious prizes Monday at the American Library Association’s conference in Seattle. Works by Meg Medina and Sophie Blackall won the headline honors.
A 39-year-old man fainted after getting a flu shot at work, so his colleagues called 911. The man turned out to be fine, but the trip to the emergency room cost him his annual deductible.
The album’s lead single “Younger” reads like a mini-epic, and ends on an unexpected, but wholly awesome saxophone outro — the sort of instrumental backing you’d want to commence a hero’s journey.
In West Virginia, mining jobs have been declining for years, and there have been few other options to make a living. The Appalachian Beekeeping Collective is hoping to help turn that around.
A recent wave of physical and sexual abuse accusations reveals entrenched problems in the competitive training culture of one of Asia’s rising sports powers, sports and rights experts say.
The dam that collapsed last week held more than 3 billion gallons of mud and mine waste. A mine worker says he heard a loud sound — and when he turned, he saw a “mountain of mud” sweeping toward him.
In 1969, oil from an offshore well left beaches in Santa Barbara, Calif., coated with crude and littered with dead birds. The country’s reaction helped create the modern environmental movement.
The cost of a stamp is up 10 percent as the U.S. Postal Service tries to offset billions of dollars in losses. Some packages will cost more to send too.
While the reopening of the government is welcome news for many federal workers, some express trepidation that they’ll face the same predicament after Feb. 15.
The popular SweetHearts will be tougher to find this Valentine’s Day. The company that used to make the candy went out of business. Its new owners aren’t ready to start making new batches yet.
While many people believe that how we feel and express anger is hard-wired, some scientists suggest our experience and culture help shape it. One way to get a handle on it may be to personalize it.
The Emmy-winning actor is lesser known for his work writing for children. But he calls his book series, about the adventures and struggles of a dyslexic child, his proudest accomplishment.
Former prisoners gathered at the site of the former concentration camp to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Dakota Theriot allegedly killed three people near Baton Rouge before later killing his parents. A local sheriff called the rampage “one of the worst domestic violence incidents I’ve seen.”
Since December, clashes between Myanmar security forces and the insurgency group have been on the rise. At least 30 have died and thousands have been displaced.
The 40-mile fence is being built to protect Denmark’s $5 billion pig industry from possible infection by wild boars. But critics doubt the fence will work, and warn it may adversely affect wildlife.
With the popularity of sake declining in Japan, makers have been looking to America for new markets. Now, a Japanese sake master has brought his recipe to Arizona and is winning international awards.
Less than a half-ounce of red meat per day: That’s how much a new report says we should eat to meet nutritional needs and help save the planet. Americans on average now eat four to six times as much.
The 35-year-old politician declared himself acting president this week, and has been recognized as the country’s president by the Trump administration.
Two bombs exploded at a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Philippines during Sunday services. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.
