Sacked Catalonian President Carles Puigdemont looks on after a news conference in Brussels earlier today. Ousted Catalan President Carles Puigdemont is calling for avoiding violence and says dialogue is a…
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Pruitt says he will replace the panels that advise him on…
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting on tax policy with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, earlier today in Washington.Evan Vucci/Associated Press They also hint…
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long testifies before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday.Susan Walsh/Associated Press FEMA Administrator Brock Long told the Senate…
Menendezdu1-i-syn After eight weeks of testimony, jurors could hear closing arguments from both sides on Wednesday or Thursday. Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, is charged with taking gifts from a…
The figure represents claims for homes and businesses insured by 15 companies and is more than triple the previous estimate of $1 billion. Jones said the number will continue to…
This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey in a scene from “House Of Cards.” Netflix says it’s suspending production on “House of Cards” following harassment allegations against Spacey.David Giesbrecht/Netflix…
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on tax policy with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, today in Washington.Evan…
The driver was shot in the abdomen by police after jumping out of the truck with what turned out to be a fake gun in each hand and shouting what…
Hensarlingdu1-i-syn Hensarling, who chairs the powerful Financial Services Committee, told fellow Republicans in an email that as his term as chairman comes to an end, it’s the right time to…
The testimony at Bergdahl’s sentencing was meant to counter prosecution evidence favoring stiff punishment, including several service members who testified about wounds they suffered on search missions after Bergdahl’s 2009…
6:10 p.m. A leading Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee says a confirmation hearing for one of President Donald Trump’s nominees should be delayed in light of new twists in…
Bethany Miller poses for a photo as she holds a photo album with her late son, Kyle Wilson, and his daughter on the cover in Jay, Maine. Miller said her…
The Steamboat Pilot & Today reports the bear had been breaking into garages, ripping into freezers and getting into food. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Area Wildlife Manager Kris Middledorf says…
The Daily Times of Farmington reports the revitalization plan dubbed Complete Streets involves a $3.4 million upgrade for the downtown corridor in the northwestern New Mexico city. City Manager Rob…
Janae Melvin shops for gifts at Forever 21 in Kansas City, Kan. On Tuesday, the Conference Board releases its October index on U.S. consumer confidence.Associated Press file The Conference Board…
A new robot, named “Cassie,” walks on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. Researchers say the two-legged, bird-like machine, which is capable of walking unassisted…
Jackson is atop the Forbes list of top-earning dead celebrities for the fifth straight year, with $75 million. Forbes says Jackson’s earnings are boosted by a new greatest hits album,…
Ben Curtis/Associated Press file<br><br>Then-U.S. envoy Chris Stevens attends meetings at the Tibesty Hotel in Benghazi, Libya. U.S. special operations forces captured a militant in Libya accused of playing an instrumental…
Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press<br><br>Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, testify earlier today before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on “The authorization of military…
A SpiceJet plane prepares to land at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai.Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg file SpiceJet Ltd., an Indian budget carrier that’s seen its stock zoom 10-fold in three years,…
A few dozen protesters gathered near the Paris institute as the event was starting Monday night, booing as Polanski attended the opening. Two members of the Femen activist group went…
A Catalan and a Spanish flag flutter on top of the Palau Generalitat in Barcelona, Spain, early Monday Oct. 30, 2017. Hundreds of thousands of Catalans took to the streets…
The late music superstar’s half siblings Sharon, Norrine and John R. Nelson filed a motion Friday to remove Comerica Bank & Trust as estate executor. The three are upset that…
The Capitol is seen at dawn as the Republican-controlled Congress prepares for a hectic week unveiling and promoting its tax-cutting plan, in Washington on Monday.J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press The move…
Tatyana Felgenhauer, a top host and deputy editor-in-chief at Ekho Moskvy, Russia’s only independent news radio station, was stabbed in the throat last week. She underwent surgery and is still…
A large tree is down on top of a car on Mellen Street, in Portland, Maine, this morning after early morning storm with high winds. Central Maine Power, the state’s…
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives to court for his federal corruption trial in Newark, N.J. The judge in the bribery trial of Menendez and a wealthy friend denied a…
Many people already faced fewer choices and higher premiums. But President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel a subsidy to insurers that lowers consumer costs compounded the turmoil, pushing premiums even…
Bergdahldu1-i-syn Bergdahl was the first witness in what’s expected to be a multi-day presentation by the defense to the judge who will decide his punishment for endangering comrades by walking…
