The violence near the embassy came soon after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with President Donald Trump at the White House. | AP Photo Turkish officials, under pressure to prove loyalty to their autocratic president, are casting fresh blame on the United States over a violent clash last…

A well-known South African big game hunter died last week after he was crushed by an elephant during a hunt in Zimbabwe. Theunis Botha was leading a group of hunters when they happened upon a herd of breeding elephants near Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe -- the same park where Cecil the Lion was…

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk in a procession to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on May 22. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) President Trump's 2018 budget request to Congress seeks massive cuts in spending on health programs, including medical research, disease prevention…

Enlarge this image Walter M. Shaub Jr., director of the Office of Government Ethics, notified the White House and federal agencies in April that his office wanted to see all ethics waivers issued by President Trump's administration, setting a June 1 deadline. J. Scott Applewhite/AP The White House…

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in February 2014 while Defense Intelligence Agency director. (Lauren Victoria Burke/AP) Former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s reticence to testify before Congress about his behavior before and after the inauguration of Donald…

(CNN) A group of Notre Dame graduates walked out of their graduation ceremony Sunday in protest against Vice President Mike Pence and his policies. Pence was delivering the commencement speech after receiving an honorary degree from the Catholic university, located in his home state of Indiana.…

SAN ANTONIO — These days, the San Antonio Spurs are known as the model franchise in the NBA when it comes to player health, to prioritizing the future over the present. In recent seasons, that reputation has been earned by Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich’s decision to rest players periodically, a…

Meghan Markle has arrived with Prince Harry as his date to this evening's reception celebrating the wedding of Pippa Middleton and James Matthews. Earlier Pippa was beaming in a custom-made Giles Deacon wedding gown as she wed her new husband financier James Matthews. Markle 35, joined Harry, 32, at…

The White House is researching impeachment procedures in case Democrats move to remove President Trump from office, CNN reported Friday evening. Trump's counselors are looking at the best ways to legally respond to removal efforts after some lawmakers suggested the idea of impeachment earlier this…

American country music star Toby Keith, known for songs such as "Made in America" and "Whiskey Girl," is scheduled to perform at a men-only concert in Saudi Arabia — on the same weekend that President Donald Trump will be visiting the nation. Keith, who played at Trump's pre-inaugural celebration ,…

It didn't take long for the events of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals to confirm the suspicions of many (most?) NBA fans: The Cleveland Cavaliers are a juggernaut, and the Boston Celtics, despite being the No. 1 seed in the East, will be lucky to take a game off them. Cleveland manhandled…

Congressional Republicans are showing growing concern over the controversies enveloping the Trump administration, with a key House committee asking the FBI for records of communications between President Trump and the agency’s former director James B. Comey. That development follows reports that the…

President Trump's careening public statements and tweets have damaged the credibility of those sent out to speak on his behalf — from press aides to senior officials with constitutional offices.

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How to Finance a Tiny House Over the past several years we have seen an increasing trend in what enthusiasts are calling the Tiny House Movement. Folks are giving up their 2,000 to 5,000 sq. ft. homes and minimizing their lifestyles to fit into 500 sq. ft. homes or smaller. The idea is to give up…

Derek Jeter never blew you away with any single talent during his career. Instead, he just did everything. He didn’t have blazing speed, his pop would come and go, and his glove in the field was known more for its steadiness than its flashiness. There was one quality that simply rose above the rest,…

BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged major multilateral institutions to join his new Belt and Road Initiative, stressing the importance of rejecting protectionism in seeking global economic growth. Addressing other world leaders at a summit on the initiative in Beijing, Xi said it…

TOKYO — If Kim Jong Un wants to meet President Trump, he’s going the wrong way about it, Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday after North Korea’s latest missile launch. The missile appeared to have a significantly longer range than others North Korea has tested recently, analysts…

Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — As Stephen Curry nailed a 14-foot floater immediately after halftime of Game 1 to cut the Golden State Warriors ' deficit to merely 18, the videoboard suspended over Oracle Arena instinctually gave those two points to the San Antonio Spurs , who were rolling toward…

Former director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. warned Sunday that the nation’s institutions are being undermined by President Trump after his decision last week to fire FBI Director James B. Comey. Citing Russian influence in the U.S. election, Clapper told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State…

Microsoft legal chief Brad Smith says governments should share software vulnerabilities with vendors instead of keeping them secret. Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP/Getty Images Microsoft is criticizing government agencies for hoarding software flaws and keeping them secret, calling a massive, new…

Gregg Popovich may have joked that his game plan was to pray for the San Antonio Spurs to beat the Golden State Warriors , but really, all he needed was the All-Star version of LaMarcus Aldridge his team is paying for. That LaMarcus showed up early in Game 1, and he and Kawhi Leonard had the…

A standoff involving a Kane County jail inmate holding an employee at a Geneva hospital hostage ended late Saturday afternoon, officials said. The inmate, whose name has not been released, was taken to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital for treatment, said sheriff's spokesman Lt. Patrick Gengler.…

Thanks to John Wall 's late-game heroics, the Washington Wizards ' season lives on. Despite the Boston Celtics ' all-black pregame attire, Wall's 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds to play delivered Friday's last rites as the Wizards forced a Game 7. "Don't come to my city, wearing all black, talking about…

Reuters PHILADELPHIA -- The state's top prosecutor on Friday charged a speeding Amtrak engineer with causing a catastrophe, involuntary manslaughter and other crimes in a deadly 2015 derailment that came after he accelerated to 106 mph on a 50 mph curve. Prosecutors said they were in talks with…

KIRKERSVILLE, Ohio — The Latest on the fatal shootings of an Ohio police chief and two nursing home employees (all times local): 10:30 p.m. Authorities have identified the gunman and two nursing home employees who died during a shooting at an Ohio nursing home. Officials say 43-year-old Thomas…

There is nothing unique and different about the concept of playing football video games. Picking up the sticks and playing some Madden is a time-honored tradition amongst nerds, kids, football fans and anyone who lands in that giant Venn diagram. The biggest football news of the weekend was Tom…

President Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, talked to reporters about the firing of the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, outside the White House on Tuesday. Doug Mills/The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump has never shown any reluctance to sacrifice a surrogate to serve a short-term…

Before UFC 211 this weekend, the UFC hosted some of its biggest stars in a press conference in Dallas to promote the upcoming shows this summer. And promote the did. The UFC Summer Kickoff presser was easily one of the most memorable press conferences the UFC has hosted in the last few years and it…

Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions has ordered federal prosecutors to return to tough policies against drug abusers, ending a push by the Obama administration to clear prisons of lower-level criminals serving long, mandatory minimum sentences. He rescinded two policy memos signed by a predecessor, former…

Scottsdale is an incredible city, full of gorgeous homes . It has seen a high increase in population every year, which also contributes to a boost in the real estate industry. It is growing fast, especially in the northern regions of the city. Regardless of how a lot of people are relocating to…

Scottsdale is an incredible city, full of gorgeous homes . It has seen a high increase in population every year, which also contributes to a boost in the real estate industry. It is growing fast, especially in the northern regions of the city. Regardless of how a lot of people are relocating to…

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Story highlights Melissa McCarthy will host 'Saturday Night Live' this weekend A GIF of Sean Spicer photoshopped as Homer Simpson disappearing into the bushes went viral this week (CNN) From the firing of former FBI Director James Comey to the return of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, this…

KIRKERSVILLE, Ohio — The Latest on the fatal shootings of an Ohio police chief and two nursing home employees (all times local): 6:15 p.m. Authorities say they’ve searched two cars belonging to the man suspected of fatally shooting an Ohio police chief and two nursing home employees. Ohio Attorney…

HOUSTON -- MVP candidate James Harden accepted that he will be subjected to intense criticism after having one of the worst playoff performances of his career as the Houston Rockets ' season ended in humiliating fashion. Harden finished with only 10 points on 2-of-11 shooting, seven assists and six…