BEIRUT—A founding member and chief spokesman for Islamic State, Abu Mohammed al Adnani, was killed on a battlefield in northern Syria, the militant group said Tuesday.
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.
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama cut short on Tuesday the sentences of 111 federal inmates in another round of commutations for those convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.
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.
At a time when the popular narrative regarding 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick starts with the notion that he has regressed a as a player and ends with the question of whether he'll ever get another chance with another NFL team after refusing to ...
Brazilian jurist Janaina Paschoal, co-author of the complaint against suspended president Dilma Rousseff, speaks during the Senate's debate impeachment trial against Rousseff at the National Congress in Brasilia, Aug, 30, 2016.
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.
A Pennsylvania woman held by the Taliban since 2012 appeared in a new video posted online today, looking dazed but healthy with her Canadian husband and saying their captors will kill the couple if the Afghanistan government doesn't stop executing ...
The Chicago police superintendent on Tuesday recommended firing the officer who shot and killed Laquan McDonald, the black teenager whose death in 2014 continues to reverberate through the country's second-biggest local police force.
New York's highest court Tuesday upended how the state legally defines parenthood, reversing course on a 25-year-old ruling that had blocked many same-sex couples from seeking the court's help in custody disputes.
(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.
Washington (CNN) The way the coattail effect usually goes, a popular presidential contender helps others in his party by bringing voters to the polls who, while there, end up pulling the lever for down-ballot candidates.
WASHINGTON ― For the second time since Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) entered national politics, he's facing electoral defeat. In 2010, Grayson was swept out by the tea party wave after becoming enemy No.
Rep. Scott Garrett is the top recipient of campaign contributions over the past decade from Kellyanne Conway, the Republican pollster who became Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign manager earlier this month.
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.
A security researcher found a problem in Google's own login page that could allow a hacker to easily steal people's passwords - and the company apparently isn't too worried about fixing it.
With the news that Selena Gomez is taking some time off to focus on herself and her health, we're taking a look back at everything she's said about her lupus diagnosis, her recovery and all the thoughts she's had throughout.
Following a bizarre, hours-long standoff, L.A. police officers began searching the Tarzana home of singer Chris Brown on Tuesday as they hunted for a weapon the performer is said to have used to threaten a woman.
After 22 seasons in the bag, Dancing With the Stars is a tried and true platform for niche stars to pave their way to a new act. Having faced criticism time and time again for casting Hollywood unknowns rather than A-listers dominating the industry ...
Teddy Bridgewater suffered a "significant" knee injury Tuesday during practice, and head coach Mike Zimmer indicated it could be a season-ender for the Minnesota Vikings quarterback.
Tim Tebow says he'd rather pursue baseball with all his effort, even if that means potentially failing, instead of not trying and always wondering if he could make it.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees warms up before the first half of an NFL preseason football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, in New Orleans.
Yasiel Puig once played before packed houses at Dodger Stadium. Now, the former All-Star is playing for the organization's Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City.
For years, Tasmanian devils have been ravaged by gnarly facial tumors, cutting their numbers and pushing them toward extinction - but a new study suggests they may pull through after all.
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.
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.
(CNN) Zika continues its march around the world. Moving from Africa to French Polynesia to Central and South America, the disease is now active in the United States and Asia, and is likely to continue to spread.
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 ...
WASHINGTON - The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Tuesday that federal funds to fight the Zika virus were nearly exhausted, and that if Congress did not replenish them soon, there would be no money to fight a new ...