A top defense official suggested Russia might have illegally tested low-yield nuclear missiles, effectively violating a 1996 international ban on nuclear tests. Speaking Wednesday at the Hudson Institute, a Washington think tank, Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley Jr., director of…
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said that "all options were on the table" with regards to beginning impeachment proceedings against Mr. Trump, in response to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's first public statement on the Russia investigation Wednesday afternoon. "With…
A man set himself on fire outside the White House Wednesday afternoon, the Secret Service said. The incident occurred on the White House Ellipse shortly after noon. A spokesman for the Washington, D.C., fire department said first responders managed to…
Robert Mueller spoke publicly about the Russia investigation today for the first time since being appointed special counsel in May 2017. Below are Mueller's full remarks, as delivered at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on May 29, 2019.…
"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek on his cancer diagnosis What is "mind-boggling"? This good news from "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek. The game show star says he is "near remission" less than three months after announcing his diagnosis of stage 4 pancreatic…
Mitch McConnell said Tuesday Republicans would fill a Supreme Court vacancy if one came up in 2020, a reversal of his position during a Democratic presidency. "Oh, we'd fill it," McConnell said to laughs at the Paducah Chamber luncheon when…
Missouri's last abortion clinic could be shut down this Friday, meaning it would become the first state to effectively end all legal abortion services since Roe vs. Wade was established back in 1973. Missouri's health department is refusing to renew…
About a year after IHOP faked a name change in a publicity stunt, the International House of Pancakes is at it again. The company teased yet another change on Tuesday, asking its Twitter followers: "What could the P be? Find…
NASA says there's a chance SpaceX can launch two astronauts aboard the company's Crew Dragon capsule by the end of the year. But that assumes changes needed in the wake of a catastrophic test failure can be implemented in time.…
Gatlinburg, Tenn. — Gatlinburg's new SkyBridge is tough to beat for a mountain panoramic. It spans 680 feet and every step stakes a claim as the best seat in the Smoky Mountains. Randy Watson oversees Gatlinburg SkyLift Park and the…
Dayton, Ohio — May is already the fourth worst month for tornadoes ever recorded and the threat continues with watches and warnings posted in half-a-dozen states from Oklahoma to New Jersey. More than 500 tornadoes have been reported. One storm…
DNA has provided further evidence that the 21-year-old uncle of a missing 5-year-old girl in Utah is behind her disappearance, police said Tuesday. Elizabeth "Lizzy" Shelley was reported missing Saturday by her family after they woke up. Evidence also indicates…
A teenager has been sentenced to a year of probation after he snuck through a tunnel onto President Trump's Mar-a-Lago property in Florida while Mr. Trump was there in November, according to court documents. Mark Lindblom has pleaded guilty to…
In a plan to boost the "dignity" of the United States education system, former Vice President Joe Biden announced policies to boost teacher pay and provide more funding for early-childhood learning. He is expected to speak about his education plans…
A teen honor student was among three people killed during a spate of violence over the long Memorial Day weekend in the nation's capital. Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police reported via Twitter that 20 people were struck by bullets in 13…
President Trump wraps up visit to Japan U.S. service members who attended a Memorial Day address during President Trump's overseas trip to Japan who were photographed wearing patches on their jumpsuits bearing a motto resembling his campaign slogan may have…
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said the streaming company will reconsider its "entire investment" in Georgia if the state implements a recently enacted law that bans abortion after a heartbeat is detected in an embryo. In 2018, the film…
Financial tips for college grads with debt Burger King is holding a contest that will pay a single winner up to $100,000 and others up to $500 each toward the payment of their student debt. Some critics say the sweepstakes…
New York — Attorney Michael Avenatti pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he defrauded his most famous ex-client, porn star Stormy Daniels. Avenatti barely spoke during his 10-minute appearance before a federal judge in New York, except to answer a…
GOP congressman on Trump Republican Rep. Justin Amash — the first and thus far only Republican to say the president has committed impeachable offenses — isn't backing down. And he doesn't seem to care if the whole world knows it.…
"Gaming disorder" is now a medical diagnosis, according to the World Health Organization. To be diagnosed with the addicition, a person must show 12 months of "severe" symptoms, including prioritizing gaming over work, education and social relationships. About 167 million…
St. Louis, Missouri — The last remaining abortion clinic in Missouri says it expects to be shut down this week, effectively ending legal abortion in the state. In a statement to be released later Tuesday, Planned Parenthood said Missouri's health department…
The Supreme Court will take up a case about whether the family of a Mexican teen migrant killed by a U.S. Border Protection agent in a cross-border shooting can sue the officer to collect damages. Hernandez v. Mesa centers around…
Mental health of millennials vs. Gen Xers The World Health Organization has added occupational "burnout" to its handbook of medical diagnoses, which guides health professionals around the world. Symptoms of burnout includes feelings of exhaustion, cynicism about one's job, and…