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As President Donald Trump celebrated what he called a “tremendous” first day in Saudi Arabia, his onetime campaign adviser and longtime confidante Roger Stone expressed nothing but aversion for the Gulf nation and parts of the President’s trip. In a litany of tweets, Stone berated Saudi Arabia as “the enemy” and slammed Trump for accepting […]

President Donald Trump and other male White House officials bounced along to a ceremonial sword dance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Saturday outside the Murabba Palace. Video of the dance from Host TV shows Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross dancing with swords perched on their shoulders as part […]

The former Navy SEAL who claims he fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden said Saturday that, ahead of the 2011 raid, he purchased gifts for his children and had a “last conversation” with his father because he believed that the mission was “one way,” and none of his team would make it out […]

The father of former FBI Director James Comey says his son was fired because President Donald Trump was “scared to death of him.” In a phone interview with CNN on Saturday, J. Brien Comey called his son’s firing last week “a Trump deal.” “[Comey] didn’t give him 100% loyalty, and he demands that of people […]

Authorities at Washington state’s Hanford nuclear waste site are investigating a possible leak after discovering radioactive material on a worker’s clothing. The discovery follows an incident early last week in which a site tunnel collapsed, sparking fears of radiation exposure. Washington River Protection Solutions, a contractor working at the site, on Thursday detected high readings […]

The Navy SEAL who fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden said Saturday that, ahead of the 2011 raid, he purchased gifts for his children and had a “last conversation” with his father because he believed that the mission was “one way,” and none of his team would make it out alive. Ryan O’Neill […]

President Donald Trump reportedly told former FBI Director James Comey, referring to the investigation into the activities of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, that he hoped Comey would “let it go,” according to a contemporaneous memo authored by Comey. Since then, many have suggested that a president asking an FBI director to halt an […]

A suspect is under investigation in connection with the Champs-Elysees attack a month ago that left a police officer dead, a spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor’s office said. Authorities found the suspect’s DNA on the weapon that gunman Karim Cheurfi used in the attack, spokeswoman Agnés Thibault-Lecuivre said. Cheurfi was killed by police. The suspect, […]

A former Trump campaign aide is requesting that President Donald Trump set up a legal fund to help associates ensnared in the federal probe into Trump campaign contacts with Russia. The ex-staff member, who told CNN he is racking up legal fees after hiring an attorney in order to respond to questions from federal investigators, […]

Saudi Arabia announced more than $55 billion in deals with US companies Saturday, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s arrival here for a two-day visit. The Saudis announced they had reached preliminary agreements with US defense companies, industrial manufacturers and oil and gas companies following a Saudi-US CEO Forum in Riyadh that will help Saudis make […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani handily won re-election in what amounts to a victory for the Shiite nation’s reformist camp and a sign that citizens favor fruitful engagement with the outside world. “Great people of Iran, you are the victors of the #Elections,” Rouhani said in a tweet translated from Farsi. “I humbly bow my head […]

Royalty and celebrities gathered Saturday to watch as Philippa Charlotte “Pippa” Middleton, the younger sister of Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, married millionaire hedge fund manager James Matthews in Englefield, England. Middleton arrived with her father in an open-top vintage car shortly before rain started to fall, UK’s Press Association reported. Once at the picturesque […]

Singer and songwriter Jewel experienced firsthand just how vicious the poverty cycle can be. Before becoming a Grammy-nominated artist, Jewel grew up so poor in Alaska that she had nowhere to live and resorted to shoplifting. “I was a homeless kid who was stealing,” Jewel said this week at the SALT Conference in Las Vegas. […]

President Donald Trump was lavished with extravagant royal pomp here Saturday during his first stop abroad as President, an elaborate start to a trip meant to bolster international partnerships but which aides now hope can reset a scandal-pocked narrative back home. Trump’s stop in an enthusiastic Saudi capital is the first in a nine-day, five-country […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani handily won re-election in what amounts to a victory for the Shiite nation’s reformist camp and a sign that citizens favor fruitful engagement with the outside world. “Great people of Iran, you are the victors of the #Elections,” Rouhani said in a tweet translated from Farsi. “I humbly bow my head […]

A man who caused a disturbance aboard an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu on Friday was detained and will likely face charges, an FBI special agent said. The man, identified as Anil Tuvanc Uskanli — a Turkish national born in 1991– was subdued by crew members and passengers, including an off-duty Los […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has won re-election, the Interior minister said on Saturday. Rouhani defeated his conservative challenger Ebrahim Raisi on Friday in a victory for the reformist camp in the predominantly Shiite nation. Rouhani won 57% of the vote, or 23,549, 616 votes, said Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli. “The National Media (IRINN) congratulate […]

President Donald Trump has landed in Saudi Arabia for his first stop abroad since taking office, a visit meant to bolster partnerships abroad that aides hope can reset a scandal-pocked narrative back home. Trump’s stop in an enthusiastic Saudi capital is the first in an eight-day, five-country swing across the Middle East and Europe. The […]

Incumbent Hassan Rouhani leads in early vote counting in Iran’s presidential race, with a big lead over his conservative rival, Ebrahim Raisi. Preliminary results put Rouhani ahead with 14 million votes. Raisi is second with 10 million votes. More than 40 million Iranian voters flocked to polling stations Friday, and by Saturday morning more than […]

A month after Donald Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the US, a hijab-wearing American named Rose Hamid stood up in the grandstands a few rows behind the presidential candidate. It was January 2016, a few weeks before Republican primary voters began to cast their votes. As Hamid stood up […]

When an elevated section of Atlanta’s Interstate 85 crashed to the ground in a fire this spring, motorists already navigating one of the nation’s most congested cities braced for what the city’s mayor called a transportation crisis. The span was rebuilt in six weeks and reopened last weekend, sooner than expected. But the closure inflicted […]

We needed snack inspiration beyond peanut butter and jelly. These muffin tamales have all of the flavor without the fuss. Pair with skewered fruit. —Suzanne Clark, Phoenix, Arizona View the recipe at TasteofHome.com >>

The United States is seeing a dramatic increase in drugs containing fentanyl, newly released data from the Drug Enforcement Administration shows. From 2015 to 2016, more than twice as many drugs seized by law enforcement agencies and submitted to labs have tested positive for fentanyl, in what appears to be an escalating trend. The National […]

President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget request would slash EPA spending by almost a third, according to a copy of the President’s proposal obtained by CNN. The budget blueprint, which the White House plans to submit to Congress next week, would cut the EPA’s total budget by more than 30% and its operational budget by […]

Former FBI Director James Comey now believes that President Donald Trump was trying to influence his judgment about the Russia probe, a person familiar with his thinking says, but whether that influence amounts to obstruction of justice remains an open question. “You have to have intent in order to obstruct justice in the criminal sense,” […]