An 11-year-old sent Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern the seed money to launch studies about dragons and telekinesis. Why? So she can grow up to be a dragon trainer.

“If the Russians were to engage in that in 2020, it would put our relationship in an even worse place than it has been,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

Conway built a career playing goofballs who rarely took center stage. On The Carol Burnett Show, he developed a reputation for sidesplitting improvisations that cracked everybody up.

The attack had not been publicly known until last month’s release of the Mueller report. The governor said no vote tallies were affected and that no data had been manipulated.

Stern says he’s not the raunchy shock jock he once was. “If I hadn’t grown and evolved and changed … I don’t know that I could still be on the radio.” His new book is Howard Stern Comes Again.

The city is home to some of the world’s largest technology companies, but it may ban the use of facial recognition software by police and city agencies.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative published a list of Chinese goods that would be hit with new duties, from artists’ brushes to watches.

With a focus on campaign finance, the Democrat who was twice elected governor in a state President Trump won by more than 20 points joins a primary field that is approaching two dozen candidates.

The Democratic presidential candidate has built her brand on prolific policy proposals. But she’s also using folksy charm to try and win support at campaign stops in towns big and small.

Amid controversy and criticism from religious groups on the right and left about their decisions in recent death penalty cases, the court’s five-man majority is striking back.

Some tech firms and researchers say plans to impose export restrictions on “emerging and foundational technology” would make it hard to thwart cyber threats and to cooperate globally in science.

Critics say Trump’s hosting of Viktor Orban fits a pattern of his preference for authoritarian leaders in Turkey, Brazil, the Philippines, Russia and Egypt.

The verdict represents the third time a California jury has decided in favor of consumers who claimed their cancer was caused by the glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer.

Huffman is hoping her guilty plea, and her unequivocal apology, will earn her some leniency at sentencing. In a statement last month, she expressed deep regret and shame for her actions.

A new lawsuit brought by 44 states and Puerto Rico alleges an “industrywide” conspiracy by generic drug manufacturers to collude on prices and divide up the market.

In western Nepal, women often sleep in a hut outside the house during menstruation because of beliefs about impurity — and they sometimes die. The government is trying to end the practice.

This year’s measles outbreak is the largest in recent memory. But from 1989 to 1991, more than 55,000 people got measles. Federal funding and parents embracing vaccines halted the outbreak.

Under CIA Director Gina Haspel, the spy agency is reaching out in very public ways it has never done before, from social media to superhero conventions.

Florida’s experience with Hurricane Michael shows how difficult it is to accurately forecast a hurricane’s intensity. Forecasters say more accurate forecasts are coming soon.

The Carter Center said the former president was preparing to go turkey hunting when he fell in his home. It added that he is now “recovering comfortably” after undergoing surgery.

The Supreme Court says iPhone users’ antitrust lawsuit against Apple can continue. The decision divided President Trump’s two appointees, Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch.

Waller-Bridge writes female characters who are flawed and unpredictable. Her Fleabag character struggles to maintain a facade of confidence, while her characters on Killing Eve hide other secrets.

I Am Easy to Find takes a sprawling glance at life’s totality, starring Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, The Danish Girl).

Researchers want new activists to lean on decades of public health research when engaging in work with policymakers and candidates seeking elective office.

Swedish prosecutors will file a European arrest warrant for the WikiLeaks founder. They had idled the case while Assange was holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

Gossip has a bad rap. Sure, it can be catty and mean, but research is turning up ways it helps groups build cohesion — and can nudge some individuals to make positive changes in their lives.

Congressional Democrats are warming to the idea of beginning impeachment proceedings if it is a mechanism to get the Trump administration to cooperate with their oversight efforts.

U.S. stock markets plunged on the news, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by more than 700 points as of 1:15 p.m. ET.

When the Hungarian prime minister meets with President Trump on Monday, it will mark a coming together of two leaders known for their nationalist worldviews and hard-line immigration policies.

A 1970s ban on nunchucks was lifted in Arizona on Friday. Nunchucks were taken off the state’s list of deadly weapons, making it no longer a felony risk to carry them in public.

Begaye was one of hundreds of Navajos recruited to develop a miltary code based on their native language during World War II.

Meghan Markle celebrated her first Mother’s Day since giving birth six days ago. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared a photo of their new baby, with a nod to the late Princess Diana.

The singer and actress was best known for her roles in the 1960s counterculture police show and the 1990s crime drama. She died Saturday from cancer, “with her daughters and nieces by her side.”