In an ode to those who were killed in the Parkland school shooting last year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday ordered for flags in the state to be flown at half-staff on the upcoming anniversary of the massacre.
Lyndon LaRouche, the political extremist and conspiracy theorist who ran for president in eight consecutive national elections, died Tuesday, his political action committee confirmed. He was 96.
Jack Quaid may be the son of Hollywood A-listers Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, but the actor didn't realize just how famous his parents were until they called it quits on their marriage.
It’s hard to run for president. Every day is a test on how far you'll bend for approval. It's a limbo bar for your character – no matter how low others go, you got to go lower.
At least seven women have reportedly accused singer Ryan Adams, the ex-husband of Mandy Moore, of sexual misconduct and allegedly teased women with career opportunities as he tried to pursue them for sex.
A federal judge on Wednesday found that Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign manager, "intentionally" lied to Special Counsel Robert Mueller in response to some, but not all, of their inquiries -- a ruling that voids his plea deal and exposes Manafort, at a minimum, to a harsher sentence.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., has been deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border with his Air National Guard unit and is serving on active duty as a lieutenant colonel, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Military families testified Wednesday about ‘slum-like’ conditions in some privatized base housing that they allege contributes to disease and birth defects.
House Republicans joined with Democrats to issue a bipartisan rebuke of President Trump's support for Saudi-led military involvement in Yemen on Wednesday, in the latest GOP legislative revolt over the administration's foreign policy that underscored the continuing unease in Congress over the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
“BlacKkKlansman” director Spike Lee made reference to explorer Christopher Columbus during an interview Wednesday morning by describing him as a “terrorist” and saying that he thinks the United States needs to be truthful about the country’s past.
An Ohio State University student who was abducted by her ex-boyfriend and led on a police chase into Kentucky was killed by her ex, not police, officials said Wednesday.
A viral Facebook video shows Mikea Braden, a nurse technician of St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, singing “Amazing Grace” last Saturday to Patsy Tate, a 71-year-old woman whose heart has been out of rhythm.
Frustration is growing among more than 1,600 Central American migrants penned up for more than a week inside a disused factory turned shelter in the northern Mexico border city of Piedras Negras.
The European Union reached a tentative deal to ban as of mid-2021 the practice of using electric shocks to stun fish before scooping them up in nets.
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Scientists on a mission to explore Costa Rican waters made incredible scientific discoveries along the way: identifying four new species of deep-sea corals and at least eight other sea creatures.
“We started seeing an uptick in apprehensions in this area,” El Paso Sector Border Patrol agent Ramiro Cordero said.
House Republicans announced Wednesday that they have entered an outline of the controversial "Green New Deal" and a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the sweeping Democratic proposal into the Congressional Record after the document was deleted from the website of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
The Latest on Catholic dioceses in Virginia releasing lists of priests with credible allegations of sexual abuse of a minor against them (all times local): 5:10 p.m.
While responding to an attempted robbery in New York Tuesday night that led to the friendly fire death of a police detective and an injured sergeant, seven officers fired off a total of 42 rounds, officials said.
A refugee soccer player who was detained in Thailand for three months under threat of extradition to Bahrain has come to the Australian capital to shake hands with the prime minister and say thank you for his freedom.
Flights at Dallas' two major airports were temporarily halted after air traffic controllers were forced to evacuate a building because of smoke, and the resulting flight delays are expected to continue for hours.
Jussie Smollett, the "Empire" actor who claims he was attacked in Chicago last month, says he's angry about "attacks" he's received from people that don't believe, or don't care, about his allegations.
Lady Gaga felt compelled to defend Cardi B after the rapper received harsh feedback about her history-making Grammys win on Sunday.
A New York City detective known since childhood as "Smiles" for his bright, welcoming nature died Tuesday night in a hail of police gunfire as officers confronted a robbery suspect who had a fake gun and a long rap sheet that includes an arrest for pretending to be a cop.