A week after ordering R. Kelly jailed for failing to pay child support, a Cook County judge has refused to reduce the embattled R&B singer's monthly payments to his ex-wife, according to his attorneys. Wednesday's hearing on the child support…
When running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2008, Barack Obama visited Google's Mountain View headquarters, which was then considered a critical campaign stop for White House hopefuls. "What we shared is a belief in changing the world from…
A 17-year-old student killed herself at an Orlando-area high school after excusing herself from class Wednesday morning, investigators say. The student shot herself with a handgun just before 8 a.m. at Lake Mary High School, Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new generic of the blood pressure medication valsartan to help alleviate a recent shortage due to multiple safety recalls. Since last summer, the FDA has issued a number of recalls of…
Manafort sentenced to more prison time Moments after Paul Manafort was sentenced in federal court in Washington to serve more than seven years in prison, the Manhattan district attorney unveiled a new indictment against the former Trump campaign chairman on…
In adult film actress Stormy Daniels' first public remarks since former Trump fixer Michael Cohen testified about about hush money payments made to her over a claimed affair with Donald Trump, Daniels, also known as Stephanie Clifford, said that she…
Celebrities and business leaders, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, are among 50 people who face criminal charges in a massive college admissions scam that was revealed on Tuesday. More arrests could come in the weeks and months ahead.…
Denver — A powerful winter storm bearing down on the central United States is expected to impact areas from the Central Rockies to the Mississippi Valley and Upper Great Lakes, according to the National Weather Service. "This storm will be…
A Dutch treat known as stroopwafels has made its way to America, in an updated form Rip Pruisken came to the U.S. to study at Brown University, bringing this snack along He co-founded Rip Van to make a healthier version…
SALT LAKE CITY — Michelle Aldana gave birth to her first child chained to a hospital bed. Then serving time at the Utah state prison on a drug charge, she says she labored through the difficult 2001 birth for nearly 30…
A determined New Jersey teenager just overcame the odds to be the first in his family to go to college — in an epic way. Despite dealing with homelessness throughout his life,17-year-old Dylan Chidick now has his choice of colleges…
50 charged in huge college admissions scandal A counselor at a sports-oriented prep school in Florida is "really smart guy" who took tests on behalf of students as part of the sweeping college bribery scandal, prosecutors said. Harvard graduate and…
Facebook says it is developing the next step in the future of communication with a new virtual reality platform that creates life-like replicas of real people. But it involves the mass collection of data and Facebook still faces criticism for…
After the New York attorney general has opened up yet another investigation into President Trump's questionable business dealings, Mr. Trump is lashing out against his home state, suggesting that the New York's chief law enforcement officer and governor are "HARASSERS."…
Amid talk that former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen again lied to Congress, Cohen's lawyer sent a letter Tuesday to the head of the House Oversight Committee clarifying Cohen's testimony that he never sought a pardon from the president. Michael Monico…
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is set to outline how a centrist independent like himself might staff a Cabinet and select U.S. Supreme Court justices as president, arguing that the changes he's proposing could help cure the nation's "crisis of…
The Defense Department has approved a new policy that will largely bar transgender troops and military recruits from transitioning to another sex, and require most individuals to serve in their birth gender. The memo outlining the new policy was obtained…
A proposal inspired by President Donald Trump's refusal to release his tax returns advanced Tuesday in Washington state. A bill in the state Legislature would require candidates to release five years of returns before they could appear on either the…
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will be sentenced in the District of Columbia on two counts -- conspiracy against the United States and conspiracy to obstruct justice on Wednesday. Each count carries a maximum of five years. In Virginia…
Though the art and practice of American diplomacy began deteriorating soon after the Cold War, the Trump administration has – in its posture and through some of its policies – accelerated diplomacy's decline, according to career diplomat and former U.S.…
The Federal Aviation Administration is facing growing criticism for backing the airworthiness of Boeing's 737 Max jetliners as the number of countries that have grounded them grows in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash over the weekend. The rest…
Judge rebukes Flynn, delays sentencing Michael Flynn, President Trump's first national security adviser, requested a delay in sentencing for lying to the FBI, according to court documents released Tuesday night. The special counsel's office said Flynn's work with the government…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Lauren Irwin lives near the Graysville Road railroad crossing. It's a crossing she drives over daily. "Living close to the track is not necessarily a bad thing. You just learn to live with the track.…
Sacramento, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom is halting the execution of more than 700 condemned inmates on the nation's largest death row for at least as long as he's governor. California hasn't executed anyone since 2006. Newsom's office told…