Preparations for President-elect Donald J. Trump's news conference at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Wednesday. Credit Sam Hodgson for The New York Times.
DES MOINES, Iowa - Ivanka Trump plans to step aside from her executive roles at the Trump Organization and her lifestyle brand, but says she is confident both businesses will continue to "thrive.
Washington (CNN) President-elect Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, is facing resistance from a notable quarter -- Republican Sen. Marco Rubio.
Washington (CNN) New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker gave an impassioned and unprecedented plea to the Senate on Wednesday to vote against Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general and his fellow senator, Jeff Sessions.
China's lone aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, with accompanying ships during a drill in the South China Sea in December. Credit China Stringer Network, via Reuters.
A former British intelligence officer who prepared a dossier about President-elect Trump's ties to Russia has been identified, according to a new report.
(CNN) While the US said this week it would shoot down any North Korean missile that posed a threat, don't expect to see Pyongyang's next launch blasted out of the sky.
The key to any successful political debate is to first agree to the terms of the debate. If you can't agree upon the underlying facts and exactly what you're discussing, you're going nowhere.
“The plan the president-elect has announced doesn't meet the standards that the best of his nominees are meeting and that every president in the last four decades have met,” OGE Director Walter Shaub said during a speech at the Brookings Institution in ...
Washington (CNN) House Democrats are fuming after Ret. Gen. James Mattis abruptly canceled his appearance before the House Armed Services Committee slated for Thursday.
A Utah mom faces child abuse charges for allegedly locking her 12-year-old son in a pitch-black bathroom of her home for at least one year, PEOPLE confirms.
FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. Facebook is launching a journalism project aimed at strengthening its ties with media organizations to help them grow their audience, come up with new ...
This story has been updated. SAN FRANCISCO -- At his first news conference as president-elect on Wednesday, Donald Trump accused the pharmaceutical industry of “getting away with murder” and said that he would change the way the country bids on ...
Peter Thiel, a staunch supporter of the president-elect, at his condo on Union Square in Manhattan. Donald Trump has “a phenomenal understanding of people,” Mr. Thiel says.
Samsung's mythical foldable smartphone might actually see the light of day, according to a report from the Korea Herald. The Herald's source claims that the long-rumoured flexible smartphone will be launched in Q3 this year, after three years of ...
By most people's reckoning—and ways a reckoning in this business can be determined—the Wii U has been a failure. Whether you look at its sales, the number of “classic” Nintendo titles it was home to or even just general brand awareness, it's been a bust.
As Kim Kardashian rang in a new year, the investigation into her Paris robbery also produced many new developments. Three months ago in the early hours of Oct. 3 in France, the reality star was bound, gagged and held at gunpoint in her hotel room at ...
We now know what happens to Toby. But “This Is Us” fans may want to keep the tissues nearby for the upcoming episodes. [SPOILER: The following story contains the details of Tuesday night's episode of “This Is Us”].
The Broncos made official what had long been anticipated, with executive John Elway tweeting out word that the team had reached a deal with Vance Joseph to be their next head coach.
Carl Edwards explains his decision to retire after a 13-year Cup Series career, citing how he wants to be a "sharp guy" in 30 years and to minimize health risks.
The retired boxing kingpin and UFC lightweight champ continued their dance in the media, with Mayweather stopping by ESPN headquarters to claim he offered McGregor $15 million for a boxing match.
Pegula and his wife, co-owner Kim Pegula, tapped Whaley to lead the coaching search after Ryan was fired Dec. 27. Whaley, who will enter his fifth season as Bills general manager in 2017, said he was part of a "committee approach" that included team ...
The Very Large Telescope (VLT) may sound like the name of a children's toy, but it's actually the world's most advanced optical instrument, made up of four telescopes which, when working together, can see details up to 25 times finer than with one ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - It turns out the moon is older than many scientists suspected: a ripe 4.51 billion years old. That's the newest estimate, thanks to rocks and soil collected by the Apollo 14 moonwalkers in 1971.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated the rusty patched bumble bee an endangered species - the first such designation for a bumblebee and for a bee species in the continental U.S.. The protected status, which goes into effect on Feb.
The location of a double star system that a group of astronomers think will merge and explode between 2021 and 2023. Credit: Larry Molnar, Calvin College.
Donald Trump just made my job harder. The work of every medical provider for children is likely to become more difficult, and our nation may well become sicker.
Scientists have found the inspiration for a lifesaving tool in an unusual place - a children's toy. The invention may soon help health care workers diagnose malaria in places where standard laboratory equipment is hard to find.
DES ALLEMANDS, La. - A Louisiana mother thought she might be pregnant with twins, but it turned out to be one very large baby. LaQueena Hunter Grover told WDSU that her first two kids weighed a little over 7 pounds when they were born.
