Why Doesn’t Arizona Observe Daylight Saving Time? The last thing the majority of Arizona needs is to save is daylight. On a July day in Phoenix or Tucson, when the high is 114 degrees, the faster the sun goes down, the better. Daylight Saving Time in the United States is the practice of setting the…

A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sunday slammed John Kelly for backing Donald Trump “no matter what.” Retired Adm. Michael Mullen said on ABC’s “This Week” that he was particularly disappointed Kelly backed Trump after the president’s ugly confrontation over his controversial…

Donald Trump has named his Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney the acting head of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau in what’s bound to be a major showdown over the agency’s future. It’s a bureau that Mulvaney once derided as a “joke.” It also sets up a battle over who has the…

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is scheduled for release Dec. 15 ― and actor Mark Hamill is already trying to keep spoilers from getting out. On Friday, Hamill posted a tweet asking fans to “keep all that happens in #TheLastJedi a secret for as long as is humanly possible.” The #WaitForVIII is nearly…

President Donald Trump ’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, may be moving to cooperate with the special counsel investigating ties between the Trump campaign and efforts by Russia to meddle in the 2016 presidential election, The New York Times reported Thursday. Lawyers for Flynn have…

Amid the flood of sexual assault allegations coming from Hollywood and other industries this past month are mounting accusations of misconduct by Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.). Comedian Rob Schneider threw his tweets into the national conversation last week, shortly after radio host Leeann Tweeden came…

Thanks to a large social media push, an undocumented immigrant from Bangladesh will get to stay in the U.S. ― for now. Riaz Talukder, 50, has been granted a temporary stay after people across the internet raised awareness about his situation. Talukder, who came to the U.S. as a minor, pleaded to…

Chess legend and political activist Garry Kasparov said President Donald Trump is no match for Russian President Vladimir Putin when it comes to games of strategy. “Both of them despise playing by the rules, so it’s who will cheat first,” Kasparov told Politico when asked who might win a chess match…

Arianna Huffington is defending Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) against a New York Post story claiming that a photo from 2000 shows the comedian turned politician groping her breast and buttocks. Huffington denied Tuesday that Franken, who has been accused of sexual harassment by two women , was…

NBC’s Katy Tur isn’t mincing words when it comes to President Donald Trump ’s defense of Senate candidate Roy Moore on Tuesday despite Moore’s alleged sexual misconduct. “It is a brutal question, but one that requires asking in this political environment under this president,” Tur said on “Meet the…

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) cast a decisive, dramatic vote to save health care for millions of people over the summer. The chances of her doing it again just went way down. With Republicans preparing to vote on tax cut legislation next week, Murkowski announced on Tuesday that she would not…

David Cassidy, famed singer, actor and heartthrob of the 1970s, died Tuesday, a few days after being hospitalized in critical condition . Cassidy’s longtime publicist, JoAnn Geffen, said in a statement Tuesday night, “On behalf of the entire Cassidy family, it is with great sadness that we announce…

President Donald Trump continues to escalate a war that he had roundly criticized before taking office. “We have wasted an enormous amount of blood and treasure in Afghanistan ,” Trump tweeted in 2013. “ Let’s get out! ” On Monday, NBC News reported that the U.S. Air Force was on track to triple the…

Gabby Douglas revealed on Tuesday that she was also a victim of Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics doctor who has been accused by more than 125 women and girls of sexual abuse. This is the first time the Olympic gymnast has come forward with her own accusations of abuse. Douglas joins a growing…

WASHINGTON ― When Reese Everson landed a Congressional Black Caucus fellowship in her mid-20s, she considered it a huge break. Everson could skip over years of junior Hill jobs and, once finished with the fellowship, potentially end up in a lawmaker’s office with a senior position. About seven…

A little after 11 a.m. Friday, Vice Media CEO Shane Smith beamed into the Vice offices in the form of a slickly produced 45-minute video. It was his state of the union presentation. As a pre-recorded Smith put on his most earnest face and promised employees a new era of transparency, “clear lines of…

Whitefish Energy is halting work on Puerto Rico’s hurricane-ravaged electrical grid after claiming the U.S. territory owes the company $83 million. Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority failed to make “timely” payments to the Montana-based energy firm, which has resulted in Whitefish being unable to…

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend made announcing their second child a family affair. The couple posted an Instagram video on Tuesday featuring their first child, 19-month-old Luna Simone. “Luna, what’s in here?” the 31-year-old Teigen asked while pointing at her stomach. Luna’s excited response:…

Uber confirmed Tuesday that it paid hackers $100,000 to keep quiet after an October 2016 attack led to the disclosure of 57 million customers’ personal data, Bloomberg first reported. The breach included the names, email addresses and mobile phone numbers related to accounts of people around the…

“True Blood” star Rutina Wesley is altar bound. The 38-year-old actress, who can currently be seen in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama “ Queen Sugar ,” revealed her engagement to her girlfriend, a New Orleans woman who goes by the name of Chef Shonda , in a series of heartfelt photos posted to…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday directly addressed the sexual misconduct allegations against Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore , nearly two weeks after the first accounts of Moore’s alleged sexual predation were first reported by The Washington Post. “Roy Moore denies it. That’s all I can…

Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. EDITION US NOW PLAYING Beyoncé Didn't Even Need To Drop An Album To Be 2017's Highest-Paid Female Artist Beyoncé has ascended to the top of Forbes list of the highest-paid women in music. Subscribe to The Morning Email.…

Cops in Washington state have arrested a man suspected of attacking a 35-year-old woman who’d confronted him for allegedly fondling himself outside a grocery store. The attack was so severe that the victim, Amanda Edwards, a mother of three from Federal Way, sustained four facial fractures. Edwards…

Myanmar’s brutal and internationally-condemned purge of Rohingya Muslims amounts to “dehumanizing apartheid,” Amnesty International said in a scathing report released on Tuesday. Security forces in the Buddhist-majority country have waged a gruesome crackdown against the minority Muslims living in…

Over the last month, Harvey Weinstein , Louis C.K. , Kevin Spacey and other influential men in the entertainment industry have seen their careers all but destroyed because of reports detailing serial sexual predation. While it took years to corroborate what had been open secrets, once the stories of…

CBS and PBS have both cut ties with TV host Charlie Rose amid allegations he sexually harassed and groped multiple women. In a memo sent to staffers Tuesday, CBS News President David Rhodes said the company cut ties with the “This Morning” co-host over the “extremely disturbing and intolerable…

In a major win for the telecom industry, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced plans Tuesday to scrap net neutrality regulations that require internet providers to treat all content equally. Today, I’m proposing to repeal the heavy-handed Internet regulations imposed by the…

Robert Mugabe , Zimbabwe’s longstanding authoritarian president, agreed to step down on Tuesday, according to the speaker of the nation’s parliament. The announcement comes a little less than a week after the country’s military seized power, setting in motion an end to the 37-year rule of the…

“222 Words” is a series that aims to give brief, 222-word explanations into the types of questions that would normally get lost in a day’s news cycle. These are intended to be read while you’re bored at work. ******** On Oct. 3, 1789, President George Washington proclaimed Thursday, Nov. 26 of that…

A few years ago I belonged to the group of people who thought that working for Charlie Rose represented the holy grail of journalism. There are few jobs that allow you to travel to Damascus to interview Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, or to the Kremlin to sit down with Russian President Vladimir…

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Charles Manson is dead now, and we are the richer for it. Manson was a thief, a pimp and a murderous cult leader bent on race war. He was true scum. No wonder some alt-righters are pouring out drinks for him. “A great revolutionary,” said one commenter of Manson on the IronMarch neo-Nazi internet…

What to do if Your Appraisal Comes in Low Unless you are one of the 23 percent of the population (as of January 2017) lucky enough to pay cash for a residential home, you are at the mercy of the lenders to appraise your next home at the value you need in order to obtain a mortgage. A home appraisal…

Sarah Silverman has some things to say about Trump voters she’s encountered while traveling for work ― and they’re all positive! The comedian headlines Hulu’s “I Love You, America,” and has been traveling the U.S. to find people of varying political and cultural opinions for the show. In a…

Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore ’s latest defense is raising eyebrows in all the wrong ways. The former Alabama judge, who has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women, including several who said they were teens at the time, tweeted out a message aimed at Senate Majority Leader Mitch…

Close your eyes and it’s as if Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken were actually there. British actor Gary Oldman impersonated his fellow Hollywood movie stars on Wednesday’s “The Tonight Show.” Despite telling host Jimmy Fallon that his portrayal of his contemporaries didn’t “hang in the hall of…

WASHINGTON ― Republicans say their tax reform plan benefits the middle and working classes, but the most direct beneficiaries are corporations and wealthy individuals. Many of the “loopholes” slated for elimination under the bill introduced on Thursday benefit middle-income taxpayers. The…

The Houston Astros won their first World Series in franchise history with a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night. Houston struck early, scoring two runs in the first inning off Dodgers’ starter Yu Darvish, then chasing him in the second after scoring three more runs, including…

Fox News anchor Shepard Smith took a moment on his Wednesday broadcast to pay tribute to the resilient spirit of New York City after a driver mowed down pedestrians and bikers Tuesday in lower Manhattan, killing at least eight people and injuring 12 . “New York City made you proud last night,” said…

President Donald Trump and his White House are using the Tuesday terrorist attack in New York City to push their goal of cutting legal immigration by misleading the public about the diversity visa lottery system. But immigration experts argue that early available evidence indicates the focus should…