Music legend Stevie Wonder wants people who don’t believe in climate change to open their eyes. “Anyone who believes there’s no such thing as global warming must be blind or unintelligent,” he said on Tuesday evening at the “ Hand in Hand ” telethon for hurricane relief. Wonder, of course, has been…

In its first official response to new United Nations sanctions, North Korea said it will accelerate its plans to acquire a nuclear weapon that can strike the U.S. homeland. The UN resolution verified that its push for nuclear weapons “was absolutely right” and strengthened its will to “follow this…

The death toll from Hurricane Irma has climbed to 22 in the United States following its path of destruction across the Caribbean and through the Southeast U.S. over the weekend, while power has now been restored to over 2 million customers in Florida. And Monroe County announced Tuesday night that…

Hillary Clinton had a very straightforward response when she was asked recently about Ivanka Trump ’s role in her father’s administration . The president’s eldest daughter “should be judged and held accountable” just like everyone else who is closely associated with him, said the former Democratic…

Eight people killed in Sunday's shooting in Plano, Texas, have been named Meredith Lane, 27, was hosting an NFL viewing party when her estranged husband stormed in and opened fire Spencer Hight shot nine guests before he was killed by a police officer Seven victims died on scene, one died in…

Seated from left, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr., Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. Standing from left, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Samuel…

A U.S. Senate candidate and former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice has repeatedly appeared on the radio show of a fiercely homophobic pastor who believes being gay is “worthy of death,” according to a new CNN report . Roy Moore, the front-runner in Alabama’s upcoming Senate contest , has…

These latest hurricanes really hit home for me, because I started my last tour in Houston and ended in three cities in Florida – the last being Miami. But the question is – what is causing so many violent storms? Fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas create heat–trapping emissions in the…

Despite the caginess surrounding the movie’s development, Darren Aronofsky and Jennifer Lawrence are ready to tell you what “ mother! ” is about. Specifically, they’re not hesitating to outline the story’s defining parable, which can’t be gleaned from the trailers. “I don’t see the allegory as a…

If Sunday’s Miss America pageant taught us anything, it’s that those beauties certainly have brains. During the Q&A portion of the competition, contestants nailed responses to pressing, topical issues that ranged from the United States backing out of the Paris Agreement to the Russia investigation .…

Just one month ago, white nationalists stormed the University of Virginia's rotunda chanting "Jews will not replace us." On Tuesday, exactly one month later, a different group of protesters came together to deride the school's response to last month's events. About 100 students, faculty and…

The biggest news out of Apple's event yesterday was the debut of its wild iPhone X . Apple saved the device for last and took its time expounding the phone’s technical feats, yet the highlight of the presentation was far more carefree: an overview of animated emoji, a selfie portrait mode, and…

Kid Rock denied a Detroit newspaper concert press credentials for his Tuesday performance because the outlet had published a column that was critical of the singer. Kirt Webster, Kid Rock’s publicist, told the Detroit Free Press over the phone Monday that it wouldn’t be receiving press passes…

(CNN) Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced his resignation Tuesday, hours after new sexual abuse allegations surfaced against the embattled politician. The mayor's announcement comes after his cousin gave an interview with the Seattle Times alleging abuse, the latest in a series of allegations against…

After a Los Angeles-based photographer accused “60 Minutes” of purposely altering the color to make former White House chief strategist Steven Bannon “look like a bleary-eyed drunk ” in an interview, journalism experts were quick to throw shade on the colorful conspiracy theory. In a new YouTube…

WASHINGTON — Climate change denials amid catastrophic hurricanes are a reminder that humans are not a particularly smart species, Pope Francis said Sunday while flying over areas in the Caribbean decimated by Hurricane Irma. “ Man is stupid ,” he said, referencing a passage in the Old Testament,…

Fans of President Donald Trump called for a boycott of the new film “It” because of author Stephen King ’s relentless criticism of the president. It didn’t work. The highly anticipated movie smashed box office records and is expected to earn a whopping $117 million during its opening weekend. The…

Hillary Clinton said she won’t run for public office again, but the former Democratic presidential nominee isn’t giving up on trying to make her mark on American politics. “As an active politician it’s over. I am done with being a candidate,” Clinton said in an interview with CBS before Tuesday’s…

A newborn Trump-Dem fellowship? It’s complicated. President Trump and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D), two New Yorkers with a long and checkered history, joined forces this week on a high-stakes fiscal bargain that shoved aside the wishes of Trump’s Republican allies. The two party…

After multiple reports of high pricing on water, some 7-Eleven locations in Florida will be offering free water to residents as they prepare for Hurricane Irma. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi told ABC Action News in Tampa that her office received 39 complaints about prices on cases of water at…

Equifax issued a statement Friday saying that victims of a recent massive security breach won’t have to waive their right to file a class action lawsuit against the company, after people noticed language buried in Equifax’s terms of service that barred customers from doing so. “We have made it clear…

Stephen Colbert has got the scoop on Steve Bannon’s upcoming “ 60 Minutes ” interview with Charlie Rose. Sort of. On Friday’s broadcast of the “Late Show,” Colbert played out a spoof “exclusive look” at the report, which airs this Sunday on CBS from 7 p.m. But the former White House chief strategist…

While the South drowns amid a succession of unprecedented and record-shattering hurricanes, the West is burning. Some 172 fires are burning across the region, 78 of which the National Interagency Fire Center considers “large” incidents of greater than 100 forested acres or 300 grassland acres. So…

version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"? Robert Mueller. Alex Wong/Getty Images Special counsel Robert Mueller is interested in interviewing six key aides to President Donald Trump. The aides were all witnesses to critical events that Mueller is looking at as part of his investigation. Those events include…

Yeah, that 19-0 talk was premature. We’re not going down the road of burying the New England Patriots after a surprising loss to the Kansas City Chiefs . We’ve been down that road before . But this was an opening night shocker. Not only did the Chiefs beat the Patriots 42-27 , the Chiefs looked like…

Mortgage Assistance in Times of a Natural Disaster In the midst of a natural disaster paying your mortgage is not top of mind. Those who are fighting to survive in flood stricken areas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey are more concerned with knowing if their homes will be habitable once flood…

Check out HuffPost’s Hurricane Irma live blog for the latest updates on the storm. Hurricane Irma is on a deadly rampage through the Caribbean Sea this week, destroying homes and livelihoods on its journey to Florida, where the historic storm is expected to make landfall Sunday. At least 13 people…

When it comes to long fingernails, Ayanna Williams has nailed the world record. Williams, of Houston, Texas, has fingernails with a combined total length of 18 feet, 10.9 inches, making her the current Guinness World Record holder in that category. The previous record holder, Chris “The Dutchess”…

As Hurricane Irma swept over the Caribbean, images are starting to surface of the damage that has taken place on Saint Martin, an island that is part of both France and the Netherlands. New aerial images taken by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence show the catastrophic damage to buildings in Irma’s…

The news that Facebook ran tens of thousands of dollars worth of ads from a Putin-linked Russian troll farm is the latest evidence that the Kremlin has proved adept at turning those features of the American system it most detests into advantages for itself. Although Putin is an apostle of…

WASHINGTON ― A Senate panel on Wednesday considered the judicial nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, a controversial Catholic law professor who once seemed to suggest that one’s religious beliefs ought to take precedence over the U.S. Constitution. President Donald Trump nominated the Notre Dame Law…

Hillary Clinton recalled her concession call with then-president-elect Donald Trump as "one of the strangest" moments of her life, though one that was "perfectly nice and weirdly ordinary." “‘Donald, it’s Hillary,’” the former Democratic presidential candidate writes in her upcoming book "What…

Chinese President Xi Jinping said downward risks and uncertainties for the global economy are on the rise, and pledged to boost the power of emerging markets on the world stage. The external environment for developing economies is complicated and grim, Xi said in a speech Tuesday to the BRICS summit…

Skip in x Embed x Share CLOSE Tennessee Vols made a comeback in the fourth quarter to force the game into double overtime against Georgia Tech. The Vols won the game 42-41. Brianna Paciorka, Michael Patrick, Ayrika Whitney/USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee Tennessee head coach Butch Jones puts the old…

It was a simple report about a health study, but the headline took on a life of its own on social media. The NPR story focused on the health risks of prolonged sitting , particularly for those between the ages of 50 and 71. The headline was supposed to be a call of encouragement for people to get up…

President Trump during a group prayer in the Oval Office on Sunday. He has been wrestling with what to do about the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program. Tom Brenner/The New York Times WASHINGTON — For months, an anxious and uncertain President Trump was caught between opposing camps in the…

A group of protesters held a candlelight vigil outside the Washington D.C. home of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump on Monday night to ask for the couple’s help in saving an Obama-era program. The news broke on Sunday night that President Donald Trump plans to end the Deferred Action for Childhood…

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will hold a news briefing Tuesday morning at the Department of Justice to discuss the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an Obama-era executive action that protects young undocumented immigrants from deportation. Trump is reportedly…

Wake County Jail/Facebook Matthew Phelps is accused of killing his wife, Lauren Hugelmaier Phelps, in North Carolina. A 28-year-old North Carolina man told police he thinks he killed his wife in his sleep after taking too much cold medicine after he woke up to find her drenched in blood and…