US general: ISIS forces defied orders to fight to the death. By Ryan Browne. Updated 5:20 PM ET, Tue August 30, 2016. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio won the Republican nomination for Senate on Tuesday night, a result that enhances Republicans chances of retaining that seat and the Senate majority.
Donald Trump's campaign on Tuesday seized on revelations that the FBI has recovered an additional 30 emails from Hillary Clinton's private server possibly related to the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack, saying the discovery makes one wonder “what is ...
The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, is ordering Apple to pay $14.5 billion in taxes to Ireland. But Ireland doesn't want the money, and Apple says it shouldn't have to pay.
After a bizarre, hours-long standoff, L.A. police officers took Chris Brown into custody late Tuesday afternoon and said the singer would be arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
BRASILIA - As the impeachment trial of President Dilma Rousseff ground into its fifth day Tuesday, exhausted lawmakers listened as a prosecutor described the process as a “constitutional remedy” for Brazil's political crisis.
The US has welcomed a pause in fighting between Turkish and Kurdish forces in northern Syria, urging them to focus on fighting so-called Islamic State (IS).
The State Department said Tuesday it is evaluating a video released by the Afghan Taliban showing a Canadian man and his American wife warning that their Afghan captors will kill them and their children unless the Kabul government ends its executions ...
ORLANDO, Fla. - Friends and relatives of patrons trapped in a gay Florida nightclub where a mass shooting left 49 people dead asked police dispatchers why it was taking so long for their loved ones to be rescued.
(CNN) They call it "Chi-raq" for a reason. Chicago is already on track to cross a disturbing threshold and top the number of shootings and homicides in the city for the entire year in 2015.
Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway laced into David Plouffe on Tuesday, days after the former campaign adviser to Barack Obama called the GOP nominee a "psychopath.
Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway suggested Sunday that her boss was backing down from his inflammatory approach on immigration, but wouldn't commit to what the moguls' actual new plan would be.
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - The Latest on Donald Trump's campaign visit to Washington state (all times local): 4:22 p.m.. Lines stretched for blocks as people waited to hear Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to speak in Everett as protesters ...
(Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday signed into law a measure that bans the use of bullhooks and other devices to control elephants, the latest victory for animal rights activists who condemn the practice.
Travis Kalanick may be the public face of Uber, but he hasn't built the company by himself. Like any chief executive, Kalanick leans heavily on his team and direct reports to manage all parts of the business, from people operations internally to ...
Los Angeles-based developer CIM Group has agreed to buy Tribune Tower for up to $240 million, marking the end of media ownership for the historic North Michigan Avenue building and the beginning of a new chapter, likely as part of a mixed-use ...
Google parent company Alphabet is moving some developers from its Nest subsidiary over to Google as the latter ramps up its efforts in the smart home, The Verge has learned.
This year, Apple AAPL -0.77% is reportedly going to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack in favor of a thin design for the iPhone 7. Headphones that ship with the iPhone 7 are expected to use the Lightning port instead of the 3.5mm jack.
Google is moving onto Uber Technologies Inc.'s turf with its own ride-sharing service in San Francisco that would help commuters inexpensively join carpools, said a person familiar with the matter, jumping into a booming but fiercely competitive market.
Sonos has been the king of connected speakers for years now, but its devices are about to get a little more useful. At an event in New York City on Tuesday, the speaker company announced two key new features: full Spotify support and full integration ...
Selena Gomez sent a shot right to our hearts last year when she revealed she's been battling Lupus—a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body including the skin, joints and even organs—for several years.
Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie Bucket in 1971's 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,' says the late acting giant used the element of surprise to keep the young cast on its feet.
Ryan Lochte definitely has his eye on his new Dancing With the Stars partner—literally. After Good Morning America revealed the controversial Olympic swimmer had officially joined on as one of the competition's new contestants, they also announced ...
The Minnesota Vikings were weeks away from pulling off one of the most difficult feats in modern sports. They built a beautiful new stadium and were set to christen it as a buzzy, legitimate Super Bowl contender.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tim Tebow crushed a batting-practice fastball with a confident left-handed swing, sending it into the trees next to the scoreboard beyond right field.
"Our football program does not condone this behavior by anyone," Baylor coach Jim Grobe said in a statement. "We are deeply saddened by it and have worked together with the University to hold Ishmael accountable for his actions.
A new species of pterosaur named for its "ancient brain" has been found in Patagonia. The flying reptile lived in the early Jurassic period, between about 199.6 million years ago and 175.6 million years ago.
(CNN) Scientists have just reconstructed the genome of an ancient plague, which may shed new light on how certain diseases can either mysteriously disappear or continue to evolve and spread.
The Allen Telescope Array at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute has been listening for signals that may indicate that sophisticated alien civilizations are trying to communicate.
The Ebola virus can linger for a year or even longer in the semen of some men, researchers reported Tuesday. That means that Ebola survivors could be an important source for re-igniting outbreaks of the deadly virus, which killed more than 11,000 ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is almost out of money to fight the Zika virus, the agency's director said Tuesday - just hours before Florida announced three fresh homegrown cases of the infection.
Women seeking medical abortions in Ohio experienced a higher rate of complications after the state implemented a law that put new restrictions on doctors who performed the procedure, according to a study published Tuesday.
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) causes an often asymptomatic hepatitis (in 90% of cases) and is almost always benign. It is transmitted enterally through contaminated water and food.