Life. Liberty. The pursuit of happiness. These are three examples of the "unalienable rights" America's Declaration of Independence specifically notes are given to all human beings by their Creator, and which governments are created to protect. These rights extend to all Americans, regardless of…

Dozens of asylum-seekers have walked miles in freezing temperatures to illegally cross from the United States into Canada, arriving in small towns along the border in recent weeks. Amid fears that U.S. President Donald Trump’s platform means the U.S. is no longer a safe place for refugees, they’re…

Amid her ongoing legal battle with her former producer Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald , Kesha has reportedly submitted a series of emails to a New York Court, which allegedly support the singer’s claims that Gottwald was mentally and emotionally abusive toward her. The emails , obtained by The New York…

The praise was nice while it lasted, Logan. On Tuesday, the internet was amped when it was reported that the popular doll company, American Girl, was debuting it’s very first boy doll named Logan Everett, a drummer from Nashville, Tennessee. “Adding a boy to our lineup has been a number one request…

President Donald Trump ’s stunning comment that he “ can live with ” a one-state solution to the ongoing conflict between Palestinians and Israelis sent shockwaves through the U.S. and the Middle East on Wednesday afternoon. “I’m looking at two-state and one-state,” Trump said during a joint press…

JungKang via Getty Images Democrats appear to have grown significantly warier about federal power since a Republican president took the White House, a new survey finds, while Republicans may have softened in their backing for states’ rights. Last July, a Gallup survey found that Republicans favored…

HBO Damn, Dany. Mother of Dragons! Khaleesi, aka Emilia Clarke, has a bangin’ new look, and it has us questioning everything. Here’s what Clarke used to look like: Gregg DeGuire via Getty Images A new haircut is combing ... And here’s Khaleesi now: John Phillips via Getty Images Fire. Clarke must…

Drug smugglers along the Mexico-Arizona border will have to find another way to deliver marijuana after their pot-slinging catapult was dismantled. The giant contraption was dismantled from a border fence near Douglas, Arizona, on Friday after its discovery by patrolling U.S. Border Patrol agents,…

Courtney Keating via Getty Images Before you start tossing around the “H” word ― hussy, the brazen variety ― let me assure you that I deeply loved the man I was married to . But 10 days after his death last month, I became that cliche: The new widow who runs out and buys a hot red car. This car,…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Medical workers have completed an autopsy on Kim Jong Nam, the half brother of North Korea's leader who was reportedly poisoned this week by two female assassins as he waited for a flight in Malaysia, police said Thursday. It was not immediately clear if or when Malaysia…

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will formally inaugurate their partnership Wednesday in talks that could shape a new approach by Washington that does not emphasize a two-state peace framework for the region. Such a move, outlined by a U.S. official before the meetings,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Quite a rally for Rumor — a commanding comeback for German shepherds, too. Rumor was crowned America’s top dog Tuesday night when, a year after a near miss on the very same green carpet, she came out of retirement to win best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club. Cheered loudly all…

Restaurant owners across the country are hoping the way to the nation’s conscience is through its stomach as they prepare to close their businesses in solidarity with immigrants on Thursday. The restaurateurs are doing their part to support the grassroots movement dubbed “A Day Without Immigrants,”…

An Asian family in Oakdale, Minnesota was on the receiving end of an extreme act of hatred. The Xiongs, who are of Hmong descent, found the racial slur “chinks” spray painted across their garage on Sunday, the Oakdale Police Department confirmed. While the incident has been written up as criminal…

WASHINGTON ― When Donald Trump won the presidency in November, Shawn Moran’s border patrol colleagues high-fived and hugged each other. “There was a real sense that we were going to be able to do our jobs again,” said Moran, vice president at National Border Patrol Council. “That turned out to be…

WASHINGTON — With control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, Republicans wasted no time taking aim at the Endangered Species Act ― a move many fear will have serious implications for the more than 1,600 plants and animals under its protection. On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on…

Are you ready to discover the American Dream Downpayment Initiative program (if you prefer to learn more by watching a video there’s one on YouTube )? This is a government funded downpayment assistance program designed to help new homeowners with their down payments. Do you have the monthly payments…

In a searing editorial Tuesday, The Salt Lake Tribune urged Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) to do his job and investigate, rather than copy, President Donald Trump . “It seems to work for the president of the United States, so, Jason Chaffetz may have surmised, it should work for members of Congress,…

WASHINGTON ― Congress took its final step Wednesday to repeal a Social Security Administration rule that was written to prevent mentally incompetent people from buying guns. By law, people who have been “ adjudicated as a mental defective” by a court or other authority, such as the Social Security…

WASHINGTON ― U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies have confirmed that President Donald Trump’s campaign aides and associates had constant contact with Russian intelligence officials before the election, directly contradicting public statements made by top administration officials. On Jan.…

Immigration agents have detained and threatened to deport a 23-year-old immigrant in Washington state who came to the U.S. illegally as a 7-year-old and later received protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a new lawsuit says. Daniel Ramirez Medina was arrested at his…

Carlos Barria / Reuters The Democratic members on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are calling for a separate investigation into President Donald Trump ’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, over revelations that Flynn discussed sanctions relief with the Russian ambassador to the…

Vogue / Inez and Vinoodh Vogue's March 2017 cover photo. UPDATE: Feb.15, 2017 ― Karlie Kloss addressed the problematic Vogue photos on Wednesday, apologizing for her role in the “Spirited Away” spread. In a note shared on Twitter, Kloss wrote, the “images appropriate a culture that is not my own and…

The Natural Resources Defense Council has sued the Trump administration for delaying action that would protect an endangered bumble bee species with an integral role in the food chain. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in January made the rusty patched bumble bee the first type of bee to be…

The rise in India’s air pollution over a quarter century has been staggering, according to a new report on the State of Global Air website. The collaborative study released Tuesday by the Health Effects Institute and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation found that India’s worsening air…

A cross was erected near the site of the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, Calif., in 2015. Monica Almeida/The New York Times A longtime friend of one of the attackers in the 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., has agreed to plead guilty to plotting two unrealized terrorist attacks in…

WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump supports the goal of peace between Israel and the Palestinians, even if it does not involve the two-state solution, a senior White House official said on Tuesday. Speaking a day before Trump holds a White House meeting with Israeli Prime…

Staff at a Rutgers University cultural center are making it clear that Islamophobia has no place at their school. A poster with the words “Imagine a Muslim-free America” and an image of the World Trade Center buildings was discovered on Monday evening taped to the outside of the Paul Robeson…

Bloomberg via Getty Images The first military operation President Trump authorized, over dinner, was a troubling failure. It killed 30 civilians, including 10 children and women. It cost the life of American Seal William Ryan Owens, injured three other Americans fighters, and the crew of an Osprey…

Pool via Getty Images It's probably time to tell lawmakers in your party what you're doing, Mr. President. WASHINGTON ― Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) learned about Michael Flynn’s resignation like nearly everybody else on Capitol Hill: through news reports that broke late Monday night. Heading to work…

A craterlike hole that has surfaced in the middle portion on Oroville Dam’s main spillway, a 3,000-foot structure lined in concrete. (Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources via Getty Images) When authorities were forced to use Oroville Dam’s emergency spillway, as recent storms…

Monday’s incident was just the latest TV-generated controversy that Kellyanne Conway has found herself in. | AP Photo Kellyanne Conway has an on-air credibility crisis. On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Tuesday, co-anchor Mika Brzezinski declared that she “will not interview her.” “It’s giving people…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem earlier this month. Pool photo by Dan Balilty WASHINGTON — When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel meets with President Trump on Wednesday, in their first face-to-face encounter since Mr. Trump’s inauguration, the turmoil in the White…

Westminster Dog Show Photos: A Final Flurry Karsten Moran for The New York Times As Rumor, a German shepherd, took long, elegant strides around the ring at the 141st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show , she seemed to cover every inch of the green carpet. It was as if there were no other dogs in the…

Malaysian police believe that two Asian women suspected in the murder of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s half-brother are still in the country, according to a South Korean lawmaker who was briefed by intelligence officers. The women approached Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur’s international airport…

NEW YORK, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Rumor, a German shepherd, was named best in show at the 141st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday, besting more than 2,800 other dogs that competed in New York this week. It marks the second time a German shepherd has won the top prize at the show. The breed last…