Exclusive: First charges filed in Mueller investigation  —  Washington (CNN)A federal grand jury in Washington, DC, on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to sources briefed on the matter.  —  The charges are still sealed under orders from a federal judge.

Conservative Website First Funded Anti-Trump Research by Firm That Later Produced Dossier  —  WASHINGTON — The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative website funded by a major Republican donor, initially retained the firm that conducted opposition research on Donald J. Trump …

Weighing the Costs of Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein  —  Annabella Sciorra, Daryl Hannah, and other women explain their struggles with going public.  —  In March, Annabella Sciorra, who received an Emmy nomination for her role in “The Sopranos,” agreed to talk with me for a story I was reporting about Harvey Weinstein.

Mattis says threat of nuclear attack by N.Korea accelerating  —  https://apnews.com/cdb523a4aece40fb8042 685b6bfafb47  —  Link copied!  —  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday the threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating.

Union: National Weather Service ‘on the brink of failure’ due to job vacancies  —  The National Weather Service (NWS) is dealing with hundreds of vacant positions in the wake of a series of extreme weather events that have plagued the U.S.  —  “The National Weather Service …

Two Senate candidates busted using aliases are possibly married to each other — but no one can figure it out  —  Montanans are debating the motives of two candidates allegedly running for the United States Senate seat currently held by Democrat Jon Tester.  —  “James Dean” says he is running for the Republican nomination.

Melania Trump does things her way  —  What issues will the First Lady embrace?  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)During a Thursday afternoon event in the White House's East Room, first lady Melania Trump stood at the podium and closed her remarks by saying something she has not often said …

Four more women accuse Mark Halperin of harassment, bringing total to at least a dozen  —  Journalist Mark Halperin accused of sexual harassment  —  Two days after CNN first reported that five women said “Game Change” co-author and journalist Mark Halperin sexually harassed or assaulted …

Canning O'Reilly and other media men won't change a thing.  Here's what would.  —  So, now that the dam has burst on sexual misconduct at media companies, we're good, right?  —  Don't believe that for a moment.  —  The appalling behavior that's been in the headlines for weeks isn't going to stop …

Russia is furious.  That means the sanctions are working.  —  (LEON NEAL/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)  —  In yet another display of spitting fury, the Russian state this week put Bill Browder on the Interpol list, an international register of “most wanted” criminals.

U.S. Forces in Niger Were Denied Armed Drone  —  New information shows ambushed Green Beret team was part of a larger, potentially more dangerous mission  —  U.S. military officials sought permission to send an armed drone near a patrol of Green Berets before a deadly ambush Oct. 4 in Niger …

'It's just messed up': Most think political divisions as bad as Vietnam era, new poll shows  —  The Post-U. Md. survey reveals a starkly pessimistic view of the U.S. political system under President Trump.  —  Seven in 10 Americans say the nation's political divisions are at least as big …

Yuli Gurriel makes slant-eye gesture after homering off Yu Darvish, calls him a slur  —  Yuli Gurriel started the scoring off Yu Darvish in Game 2 of the World Series, and Gurriel seemed so pleased with himself that he decided to out himself as a racist by mocking Darvish with a slant-eye gesture.

California Assemblyman was disciplined after woman claimed he groped her  — Felipe Fuentes- Holly J. Mitchell- Los Angeles City Council- Richard Alarcon- Toni Atkins- John Myers  —  California Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra was disciplined after a human resources investigation eight years ago …