The police officer seen in a viral video arresting a nurse in Salt Lake City is now under criminal investigation, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill ordered a criminal investigation Friday into the actions of Detective Jeff Payne who aggressively arrested…

President Donald Trump officially submitted a request to Congress for an initial $7.85 billion in emergency funding for Harvey relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana late Friday night. The request, sent in a letter signed by White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, includes giving $7.4 billion to…

As Texas begins to rebuild its buildings and roadways in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, survivors of the catastrophic storm, along with the medical professionals who treat them, may face psychological trauma from displacement and the loss of homes, property and, especially, loved ones. The link…

A brush fire in the Verdugo Mountains north of downtown Los Angeles has burned more than 5,000 acres, making it one of the largest fires in the city’s history and one that officials warn could grow larger if erratic weather conditions continue. Hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze overnight…

North Koreans watch a news report showing North Korea's nuclear test on a screen in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kyodo/via REUTERS (Kyodo/Reuters) TOKYO — North Korea sharply raised the stakes Sunday in its standoff with the rest of the world, detonating a powerful nuclear device that it claimed was a…

The Department of Justice confirmed in a Friday court filing it had no evidence to support President Donald Trump ’s claim that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower during the presidential campaign. Trump first made the accusation in March, and Obama refuted it . The White House…

The president of a Pennsylvania police union responded to Black Lives Matter activists demanding accountability for the police killing of a black man by calling the group a “pack of rabid animals.” Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police President John McNesby made the statement Thursday during a…

Story highlights Putin aide: US move to close Russian facilities is designed to escalate tensions Russian official on smoke at San Francisco consulate: "Emergency conservation" at building underway (CNN) Russia handed a senior US diplomat in Moscow a strongly worded note of protest Saturday, the…

Do not mess with Ashlee Marie Preston . That’s the lesson that both Caitlyn Jenner and guilty pleasure gossip show “ TMZ Live ” learned the hard way this week. Preston, a trans activist and the editor of Wear Your Voice magazine, initially made headlines last weekend after she confronted Jenner at a…

UPDATE ― Sept. 2: Google has apparently scrubbed the image of the cyclist from its Street View map, which originally showed the person dabbing for the camera on a street in Melbourne. Previously: A cyclist in Australia made the most of his encounter with a Google Street View car. After spotting the…

It has taken only two years of teasing to get us this far. Rihanna ’s long-awaited cosmetics line, Fenty Beauty, finally has an official launch date. The singer tweeted out the news Friday, stating that the products would be available starting at 3 a.m. EDT Sept. 8 (midnight on the West Coast).…

Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns quarterback Brock Osweiler 22 Gallery: Cleveland Browns quarterback Brock Osweiler By CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Browns cut their $16 million quarterback in Brock Osweiler on Friday, a source told cleveland.com. Now, they no longer have the highest-paid player on the…

Who is the Mortgage Underwriter? Once you actually apply for a home loan, your mortgage application will be organized by a loan processor and then sent along to a loan underwriter, who will determine if you qualify for a mortgage. Going through the mortgage underwriting process sounds scary. The…

President Donald Trump said Thursday he would donate $1 million of his own money to the Hurricane Harvey relief effort, a gesture that his son Eric Trump used to attack CNN. When retweeting a Fox News story about the president’s pledge Thursday night, Eric added a message asking if CNN or the…

Whether you live in Texas or nowhere near it, you may be able to directly help animals affected by Tropical Storm Harvey and its aftermath. And it could involve an adorable new furry friend. Animal shelters and rescue groups in Texas and around the country are stressing the need for people to adopt…

Warning! Spoilers below for “Game of Thrones” Season 7! All men (who get married in the woods) must die. In the “ Game of Thrones ” Season 7 finale, we learn that the title of the episode, “The Dragon and the Wolf,” isn’t just referring to Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Daenerys (Emilia Clarke). It…

On a good day, obtaining diapers or feminine hygiene products can be a struggle for people in need. For many whose lives have been ravaged by Hurricane Harvey, not having those items is now its own crisis. Since the storm slammed into Texas on Friday, tens of thousands of people have been displaced.…

It has been six days since Harvey made landfall in Texas as a Category 4 hurricane, and while the storm has begun to weaken as it moves northward, it continues to dump rain on the Louisiana-Texas border and threatens to bring more severe weather to parts of Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. Joe…

This file photo taken on December 29, 2016 shows the Russian flag flies at half mast at the Consulate-General of Russia in San Francisco, California. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images) Trump administration has ordered three Russian diplomatic facilities in U.S. closed following expulsion of American…

With a Thursday morning deadline looming, the Boston Celtics agreed to send the Cleveland Cavaliers a 2020 second-round draft pick via the Miami Heat to acquire four-time All-Star guard Kyrie Irving and complete the blockbuster trade, league sources said. The Celtics resisted the Cavaliers' desire…

Choosing a Lender When you start the home buying process you look at (on average) between 7-14 homes before deciding on that special home; before you’ve chosen and a deal is made between buyer and seller it’s time to work with a mortgage loan officer. However, if you’re like many homebuyers, you’re…

version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"? Special Counsel Mueller departs after briefing members of the U.S. Senate on his investigation in Washington Thomson Reuters FBI special counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly enlisted New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to help investigate President Donald…

Chrissy Teigen is stunning with or without makeup . The “Lip Sync Battle” host and supermodel was just photographed in her natural state during a getaway in the Mediterranean. Her husband, musician John Legend , posted the picture of Teigen soft smiling like a pro and captioned it, “ No filter…

To hear President Donald Trump tell it, the United States’ tax burden is a major impediment to economic growth. In a speech in Springfield, Missouri , on Wednesday, Trump framed his plan to dramatically lower corporate and individual tax rates as a coup for ordinary Americans, whose pay has…

A former shelter dog who was once scheduled to be put down because he was considered “too energetic” for adoption is helping save lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey . On Monday, Rocket the border collie mix traveled to Texas with handler Mike Stornetta of the Windsor Fire Protection District…

A fire or explosion in the next few days at a flooded chemical plant on the outskirts of Houston is virtually inevitable, its CEO warned on a call with reporters Wednesday. The Arkema Inc. factory in Crosby, Texas, 20 miles northeast of downtown Houston, lost power early Sunday, which it needs to…

Members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Louisiana National Guard help rescue with elderly people from the Golden Years Assisted Living home, which was flooded from Harvey in Orange, Tex., on Wednesday. (AP) ORANGE,…

There’s one number from Fox News’s new national poll that, justifiably, has dominated people’s attention. Asked if President Trump is drawing Americans together or tearing the country apart, more than half — 56 percent — choose the latter option. That includes 59 percent of independents, 93 percent…

A sheriff’s deputy was killed and two California Highway Patrol officers wounded Wednesday during a stolen vehicle investigation in Sacramento County, authorities said. Robert “Bob” French, a 21-year veteran with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, suffered a gunshot wound and died on the…

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — The teenager suspected of killing two people and injuring four others in a public library had been searching for “inner peace” shortly before the shooting, the youth’s pastor said. Nathaniel Jouett, 16, started attending Living Word Church of God three months ago and appeared to…

One of the key figures named in the unverified anti-Trump dossier has delivered a point-by-point rebuttal shooting down more than a dozen allegations contained in its pages. Fox News obtained a letter to the House Intelligence Committee sent Aug. 14 by the attorney representing Michael Cohen, who…

Story highlights Trumka said he quit the White House manufacturing council following Trump's "spirited defense" of white supremacy He was one of eight members who quit the council in early August Washington (CNN) National labor leader Richard Trumka said Wednesday that some White House aides "turned…

Plenty of images of heroic rescues and flooded homes have emerged over the past few days, but nothing shows the scale of the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Harvey than a picture from the air. Photojournalist Marcus Yam of the Los Angeles Times captured images of a flooded downtown Houston and…

A 41-year-old woman who was trying to save herself and her child died on Tuesday afternoon after being swept away by floodwaters in Beaumont, Texas , police said. Her 3-year-old daughter, who survived, was found “clinging” to her mother’s body. The unidentified woman had been driving with her…

Colin Kaepernick ’s prolonged unemployment has caught the attention of arguably the NFL’s best quarterback. “I think he should be on a roster right now,” Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers told ESPN the magazine in an article posted Wednesday. “I think because of his protests, he’s not.”…

Days after issuing a bland statement supporting women’s equality , the Trump administration halted a key equal pay initiative on Tuesday put in place by the Obama administration. The scrapped provision would have required employers to report aggregate information on how much they pay workers ―…

Cleveland Browns Joe Haden being aggressively shopped by Browns 26 Gallery: Joe Haden being aggressively shopped by Browns By CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In a move that rocked the Browns' defense and the player, the Browns cut two-time Pro Bowl Joe Haden Wednesday morning after unsuccessfully trying to trade…