White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly stood up for his boss, President Trump, during a media briefing on Thursday, telling reporters that he is the one who told Trump that previous presidents typically did not call the families of fallen troops and hailing Trump as “brave” for being willing to do…

A former ethics chief in the George W. Bush administration condemned President Donald Trump’s mishandling of calls to families of fallen soldiers, and said Trump lacks compassion because he ducked his own military service. Richard Painter, the former chief White House ethics lawyer, told CNN on…

Channing Tatum is breaking up with The Weinstein Company. The “Magic Mike” actor expressed his support for the dozens of women accusing its co-founder Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and assault in a message on social media Wednesday. “The brave women who had the courage to stand up and speak…

Boston Celtics' Kyrie Irving (11) drives past Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Love (0) and Derrick Rose (1) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 102-99. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) (Photo: The Associated Press) CLEVELAND (AP) — Gordon Hayward's…

The company that owns the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino implied Tuesday that it was in touch with wounded security guard Jesus Campos, who seemingly vanished last week as questions mounted over the Las Vegas casino’s response to the Oct. 1 mass shooting. MGM Resorts International issued a statement…

A Florida congresswoman described President Donald Trump ’s phone call to the widow of a soldier killed during an ambush in Niger as “insensitive” after the president reportedly said the man “must’ve known what he signed up for.” Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) was in the car with Myeshia Johnson,…

President Xi Jinping of China during a ceremony in August to mark the 90th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army. Andy Wong/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images BEIJING — When Xi Jinping strode out in the Great Hall of the People five years ago as China’s new leader, his tight smile barely hid…

President Trump listens as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) address reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House on Oct. 16. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) On Oct. 4, the day four U.S. Special Forces soldiers were gunned down at the border of Niger and Mali in the deadliest…

Gordon Hayward of the Boston Celtics suffered a horrific injury on Tuesday night as his team played its first game of the season against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team said the All-Star forward suffered a fractured left ankle during the incident, which took place in the first quarter of the game.…

Molly Ringwald and Lena Headey are the latest actresses to share their Harvey Weinstein stories. (Photo: AP/Getty Images) In the two weeks since the New York Times and The New Yorker published separate investigative reports documenting allegations of rape and sexual assault by Harvey Weinstein…

White House legislative director Marc Short, seen here in a file photo, is on the short list to lead the Heritage Foundation. (Andrew Harnik/AP) The Heritage Foundation has narrowed its search for a new president down to a shortlist of finalists, a group that includes Todd Ricketts, a co-owner of…

The Department of Justice has agreed with defense lawyers that five Washington state residents ― including members of the same family ― who said they grew and used marijuana for medical reasons had complied with state law and that the U.S. government shouldn’t have pursued federal charges against…

A pair of leading Republican and Democratic senators reached an agreement Tuesday to fund key federal health-care subsidies that President Trump ended last week — and the president expressed support for the plan. But it was unclear whether Senate GOP leaders would embrace the proposal, leaving its…

Roy Price resigned as head of Amazon Studios on Tuesday, just days after a producer for one of the company’s hit shows went on the record to say he’d harassed her. An Amazon Studios spokeswoman confirmed Price’s resignation to HuffPost, but said “there is no statement at this time.” In a story…

A 3-year-old girl is dead after falling into an Alabama ice cream parlor’s grease trap and drowning in the sludge. Sadie Grace Andrews was playing with her siblings outside Bruster’s Real Ice Cream in Auburn on Saturday afternoon when the accident happened , according to AL.com. The 6-foot-deep…

Second Opinion on Your Mortgage I don’t know about you, but when I start the process of buying anything of value, something I want to last, whether it’s a new pair of hiking shoes, or a new mattress I start by doing my research. When it comes to bigger items along with my research, I add reviews and…

(CNN) President Donald Trump told the widow of a US serviceman killed in the ambush in Niger that "he knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurt," according to Rep. Frederica Wilson. The body of Sgt. La David Johnson was returned home to the Miami area late Tuesday afternoon, with the…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling government is attempting to pass a law that would make sitting prime ministers immune from some forms of criminal investigation. Although the final wording and list of crimes in the legislation are still in flux, the basics of the bill are that a…

Patton Oswalt recently made a scary choice. He was processing ― or trying to, at least ― the unexpected death of his wife , Michelle McNamara, and facing life as a widowed parent of a young daughter when the country elected Donald Trump as president. As Oswalt described it on the phone with…

President Donald Trump on Monday said “we’re not getting the job done” ― a failure that he promptly laid at the feet of his party’s lawmakers. “Despite what the press writes, I have great relationships with, actually, many senators, but, in particular, with most Republican senators,” Trump told…

Actor Roy Dotrice, known for a variety of projects including “ Game of Thrones ” and “Amadeus,” died in his home in London on Monday. He was 94. According to a family statement provided to BBC , the actor “died peacefully” and was “surrounded by family, including his three daughters, grandchildren…

Islamophobia is no joke, so it was amazing that actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani was able to wring some laughs from it during his “ Saturday Night Live ” monologue. Nanjiani, a Pakistani Muslim, started by pointing to some viewers’ racist reactions to his recent movie, “ The Big Sick ,” which…

Scientists for the first time have detected both gravitational waves and light from the collision of two dead, incredibly dense neutron stars. Monday’s announcement by American and European scientists, marked with news conferences and the publication of dozens of research papers , represents another…

When Austria’s far-right Freedom Party entered government in the year 2000, there was an international backlash and harsh warnings from the country’s closest allies. The European Union imposed several months of sanctions on Austria, and Israel recalled its ambassador in protest. At the time,…

Actors Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander tied the knot in a secret ceremony over the weekend in Ibiza, People confirms. Friends and family of the famously private couple gathered at the La Granja farmstead resort on the Spanish island for a destination wedding. Representatives for the actors…

WASHINGTON ― Facing heat for not publicly commenting on the deadly ambush of four U.S. soldiers in Niger on Oct. 4, President Donald Trump tried Monday to convince reporters that he is actually more caring and compassionate to the troops than any of his predecessors were. In an afternoon press…

WASHINGTON ― Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday responded to reports that former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is recruiting candidates to challenge GOP incumbents in next year’s midterm elections as a way to better advance the president’s agenda. “You have to…

NEW YORK ― There’s a reason women keep quiet about men like Harvey Weinstein , Bill Cosby and Donald Trump for decades before numerous sexual assault accusations suddenly spill out at once. In game theory, it’s called the “first-mover disadvantage”: the idea that a first accuser faces the greatest…

It’s been almost a month since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico , knocking the island’s power grid entirely offline. And it will be at least another two months until most of the U.S. territory sees electric service restored. That’s according to Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, who said…

As allegations of sexual misconduct made against Harvey Weinstein continue to surface, The Associated Press and other outlets report The Weinstein Company is in negotiations with real estate investment firm Colony Capital for a potential sale. Colony will provide the embattled studio a cash infusion…

President Donald Trump joked that Vice President Mike Pence “wants to hang” all gay people, according to a profile of Pence published in The New Yorker on Monday. The article, entitled, “The Danger of President Pence,” details various viewpoints held by the socially conservative vice president that…

Harry Connick Jr. has been a fixture in the entertainment industry for nearly three decades, first melting our hearts with his alluring tone as he performed songs on the 1989 soundtrack for “When Harry Met Sally.” He won a Grammy for his work on the album, and soon skyrocketed to fame, appearing in…

So that’s why. Kevin James said his sitcom “Kevin Can Wait” killed off his on-screen wife after last season because “we were literally just running out of ideas.” In an interview with the New York Daily News published over the weekend, James offered insight into the decision to fire actress Erinn…

LONDON ― Hillary Clinton drew parallels between Harvey Weinstein and President Donald Trump , calling the disgraced Hollywood mogul’s behavior “disgusting” and “heartbreaking” ― just like the person once caught on camera bragging about sexually assaulting women . In an interview Sunday with…

LIVINGSTON, Mont. — For 25 years, Bill Phillips toiled as a machinist in the rail yard here — a fancy title, he jokes, for someone whose job was to play in the muck. Now 77 and suffering from asbestosis, a scarring of the lungs caused by inhaling asbestos fibers, Phillips still looks like he just…

President Donald Trump ’s decision to halt a series of payments to health insurers could eventually affect millions of Americans who buy coverage through one of the Affordable Care Act ’s exchanges or on their own, directly from insurers. But for now, at least, the decision is likely to affect one…

Anthony Dickerson doesn’t have a perfect record. The 26-year-old Atlanta resident has been in and out of jail on misdemeanor theft charges and a first-degree forgery charge since 2011, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Dickerson was recently released on a $2,600 bond on charges of…

There was no greater ally than the late, great Carrie Fisher. Fisher’s friend Heather Ross is among the many women who are coming forward with their stories of sexual harassment and assault amid the accusations against producer Harvey Weinstein. Ross told Tucson radio station 94.9 on Monday about…