In an effort to end the ongoing debate around standing or kneeling during the national anthem prior to NFL games, Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote a letter to team executives saying the league needs “to move past this controversy” and that a plan for doing so would be discussed at a league meeting…

WASHINGTON ― One of the richest men in the world is financially backing a startup nonprofit that aims to take down bail systems that keep Americans locked up because they’re poor. Via the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are among the largest…

The New Yorker’s stomach-turning article about Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein published Tuesday, which details several rape allegations, comes with newly released audio of Weinstein admitting to groping a model in 2015. The way the interaction unfolds ( listen below ) is all too familiar.…

Spain watched intently on Tuesday as Catalonia’s president, Carles Puigdemont, gave a much-anticipated speech on whether the region would declare its complete independence and attempt to break away from the Spanish state. But as the political crisis grew over Catalonia’s independence bid, Puigdemont…

On Tuesday, The New York Times published reports from several A-list celebrities including Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Rosanna Arquette and more to add to the mounting allegations against film executive Harvey Weinstein . This new report details instances of Weinstein luring women “to a private…

Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. EDITION US NOW PLAYING Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been accused of rape in a new article by The New Yorker. Subscribe to The Morning Email. Wake up to the day's most important news. Disturbing Allegations…

Michael doesn’t know where to turn for unbiased information. The 32-year-old Air Force veteran ― a self-described “political centrist” ― says he avoids outlets like Fox News and Breitbart because they’re “dripping with bias.” He worries that the divisiveness in this country has made it impossible to…

Hillary Clinton is speaking out against film executive Harvey Weinstein days after The New York Times published a bombshell report detailing numerous sexual harassment allegations against him. “I was shocked and appalled by the revelations about Harvey Weinstein,” Clinton wrote in a statement…

Wildfires continued to engulf areas of Northern California’s wine country on Tuesday as firefighters and rescue crews worked to contain them. Strong winds caused the flames to spread rapidly on Sunday night, producing some of the deadliest fires in the state’s history. Cooler weather and lighter…

HuffPost is hitting the road this fall to interview people about their hopes, dreams, fears ― and what it means to be American today. After President Donald Trump’s election and a corresponding spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes , one small group in the Kansas City area started organizing monthly…

SHAWNEE, Kan. ― The walls and shelves of Suzanne Wheeler’s home office in this tidy middle-class suburb of Kansas City are filled with awards and memorabilia from her 32 years in the Army. At the height of her career, she was in charge of plans, operations and training for the Kansas National Guard,…

Two former graduate students from Boston University have alleged that they were sexually harassed by BU professor Dr. David Marchant in the late 1990s during respective academic research trips to Antarctica. The allegations came to light on Friday in a report for Science magazine . According to…

Several times a week, Lou Stepanek drives to the Hiawatha Care Center in Iowa to spend time with someone who hasn’t seemed to recognize him for more than a decade: his wife. “We knew it was a fatal disease,” Lou, 88, a stoic retired police captain, said of his wife’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis . “But…

The destroyer John S. McCain was towed away last week from Changi Naval Base in Singapore. Joshua Fulton/U.S. Navy, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Navy has relieved the two top officers of the destroyer John S. McCain, nearly two months after the ship collided with a tanker…

The Spanish government has rejected a statement of independence signed by Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and dismissed calls for mediation. Spain's deputy prime minister described Mr Puigdemont as someone "who does not know where he is, where he's going". Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is holding an…

The United States men’s team has missed out on the 2018 FIFA World Cup, following a stunning loss to Trinidad and Tobago Tuesday evening. It will be the first time the U.S. team will be excluded from the event since 1986 . The team from Trinidad and Tobago, which has been out of World Cup contention…

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy following a crisis cabinet meeting in Madrid on Oct. 11, 2017. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images) MADRID — Spain’s prime minister Wednesday asked the head of the secession-minded Catalonia region the question that no one can seem to answer: Did he declare independence…

Pro-independence supporters club hands during a rally as they watch Catalan President Carles Puigdemont speaking in parliament, on a giant screen in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Puigdemont said the region remained committed to independence but said it should follow dialogue with the…

A fan holds a sign supporting President Trump in the stands during an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Jacksonville Jaguars in Pittsburgh on Oct. 8. (Don Wright/AP) Three weeks ago, President Trump was widely criticized for fanning racial divisions and inflaming the culture…

Last Thursday, after the New York Times reported on decades of sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, attorney Lisa Bloom emailed the Weinstein Company’s board of directors about her client. “This is the worst day,” she wrote in an email provided to HuffPost by a…

A former campaign manager for Hillary Clinton said it is "disappointing" that the former Democratic presidential nominee hasn't spoken out against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Patti Solis Doyle, Clinton's 2008 campaign manager, said on CNN she worked for Clinton for 17 years. She said the…

Google has put a team called Jigsaw on the case of election ad meddling. Credit: illustration by Ad Age Now, it's Google 's turn in the election spotlight: The search giant revealed Monday it uncovered suspicious ad spending on its platform tied to Russia, much like Facebook and Twitter had done…

A Houston student was suspended from school for refusing to stand during the pledge of allegiance. India Landry, a high school senior at Windfern High School, was kicked out on Monday after refusing to stand for the pledge and wasn’t allowed to return to classes for the majority of the week, KHOU…

Anthony Bourdain isn’t going to stop talking about politics anytime soon. While speaking at a TimesTalk panel with fellow chef Danny Bowien and moderator Kim Severson last week, Bourdain had harsh words for critics that tell him to stay in his lane and speak only about food. “Fuck that. Fuck that.…

For as far back as I can remember, my mom always told me, “Amber, friends will come and go, but your family will always be there for you.” Believing what she said, I trusted her and shaped my view of the world around that fact. It wasn’t hard to do during childhood–I was the epitome of a Christian…

Is there anything she can’t do? Angelina Jolie was reportedly tapped to aid in the capture of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony , according to leaked International Criminal Court documents. A new report from The Sunday Times , based on 40,000 documents obtained by the French investigative website…

The Michigan State Spartans (3-1) meet the 7th ranked Michigan Wolverines (4-0) in a Big Ten college football game on Saturday, October 7, 2017 (10/7/17) at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We'll have up-to-the-minute scoring and stats here throughout the game. Check the scoreboard above and…

Police are appealing for witnesses after 11 people were injured in a crash at London's Natural History Museum. A black Toyota Prius hit people outside the museum, in South Kensington, at about 14:20 BST on Saturday, sparking initial fears it was a terror attack. But police later said the incident…

Vice President Mike Pence praised the heroic response by police and the resolve of the American people at a prayer service Saturday in Las Vegas before organizers released 58 white doves in memory of each victim killed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. At the same time, federal…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied Endangered Species Act protections to the Pacific walrus , and some environmentalists are not happy. “This disgraceful decision is a death sentence for the walrus,” Shaye Wolf, climate science director for the Center for Biological Diversity , said in a…

"They're trying to sabotage the markets," said Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), warning that Republicans are now fully responsible for the law's fate. | John Shinkle/POLITICO Obamacare's first open enrollment season under the Trump administration is expected to be a flop — and even the law's most…

Senators Elizabeth Warren, left, Mazie Hirono and Richard Blumenthal last month in Washington. Ms. Warren and Mr. Blumenthal said on Friday that they would transfer money they had received from Harvey Weinstein to charity. Tom Brenner/The New York Times WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats on…

BRUSSELS — The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a recognition of its efforts to avoid nuclear conflict at a time when it poses greater danger than at any other period in recent memory. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said that it was honoring the…

Seth Meyers had some fun at Rex Tillerson’s expense over “Moron-gate” on Thursday’s “Late Night.” Meyers ridiculed the secretary of state’s press conference in which he pushed back on a report that he’d called President Donald Trump a “moron” over the summer . Tillerson did not deny using the term.…

White House chief of staff John Kelly’s personal phone was likely compromised , possibly for months, according to several government officials Politico interviewed. The outlet first reported Thursday that Kelly brought his phone to White House tech support this summer after it stopped working…

Police said they were aware of reports Thursday that the Las Vegas gunman also booked rooms this summer in a Chicago hotel overlooking Lollapalooza , one of the nation’s largest music festivals, as investigators try to retrace the killer’s steps in the days and weeks before the attack. TMZ reported…

Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, and other Republican leaders in Congress are facing pressure from all sides of their party leading up to next year’s midterm elections. Pete Marovich for The New York Times WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress are under intensifying attack from all…

The man responsible for the largest mass shooting in modern U.S. history could have used explosive chemicals to inflict even more damage, authorities say. Las Vegas Police Department Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said Wednesday night that police had found 10 1-pound canisters and two 20-pound canisters of…

"We cannot afford to be complacent in the face of violence that threatens too many of our communities," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in his memo. | Win McNamee/Getty Images Attorney General Jeff Sessions is unveiling a new aspect of his promised crackdown on violent crime: the reinvigoration…

Gun stores nationwide are selling out of bump stocks, a device used by the Las Vegas shooter that allows a semiautomatic gun to fire as quickly as a machine gun. Police said Stephen Paddock, the 64-year-old gunman, had outfitted 12 of his firearms with bump stocks, which he used to fire hundreds of…