Dozens Suffocate in Syria as Government Is Accused of Chemical Attack  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — Dozens of Syrians choked to death after a suspected chemical attack struck the rebel-held suburb of Douma, sending a stream of patients with burning eyes and breathing problems to medical clinics, aid groups said on Sunday.

‘When you lose that power’: How John Kelly faded as White House disciplinarian … After White House chief of staff John F. Kelly pressured President Trump last fall to install his top deputy, Kirstjen Nielsen, atop the Department of Homeland Security, the president lost his temper …

1 Man Dead, 6 Firefighters Hurt Following 4-Alarm Fire At Trump Tower  —  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A man has died of his injuries following a four-alarm fire at Trump Tower.  —  The FDNY responded to an automatic alarm that sounded on the 50th floor of the high-rise on Fifth Avenue shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Myth of Scott Pruitt's EPA Rollback  —  EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's spiraling ethics scandals and perilous job status were big news this week, but he also made headlines with his latest assault on President Barack Obama's environmental legacy.  “Pruitt Announces Rollback …

Republicans Seize on Impeachment for Edge in 2018 Midterms  —  WASHINGTON — As Republican leaders scramble to stave off a Democratic wave or at least mitigate their party's losses in November, a strategy is emerging on the right for how to energize conservatives and drive a wedge between …

Among the Abortion Extremists  —  A few weeks ago, The Washington Post's deputy editorial page editor, Ruth Marcus, wrote two columns explaining why, had either of her children been diagnosed with Down syndrome in utero, she would have accepted the “ghastly” nature of a second-trimester abortion and terminated the pregnancy.

Watch Out, Ted Cruz.  Beto is Coming.  —  HOUSTON — Count me among the swelling ranks of the infatuated.  I, too, have been Beto-struck.  —  I have seen the alternative to Ted Cruz — Lord knows we need an alternative to Ted Cruz — and he's a peppy, rangy, toothy progressive with ratios …

Keystone pipeline leak in South Dakota about double previous estimate: paper  —  (Reuters) - The Keystone crude oil pipeline leak in November in rural South Dakota was nearly double the original estimate, making it one of the largest U.S. inland spills since 2010, a newspaper report on Saturday said.

GOP worries Blankenship surge will cost party W. Va. Senate seat  —  MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A former coal CEO's post-prison rise is scrambling the GOP battle to unseat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin  —  (W.Va.).  —  Don Blankenship, released from jail less than a year ago …

Elon Musk warns A.I. could create an ‘immortal dictator from which we can never escape’  — Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that artificial intelligence “doesn't have to be evil to destroy humanity.”  — In a new documentary, “Do You Trust This Computer?”, Musk warned the creation …

Ex-Trump Aide Says Jason Miller Forcing Long Custody Battle For ‘Revenge’  —  A.J. Delgado feels she has been misled by Jason Miller since the two first started dating while working as high-profile spokespeople for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.  —  At the start of their relationship …

Denver Post Rebels Against Its Hedge-Fund Ownership  —  The Denver Post is in open revolt against its owner.  —  Angry and frustrated journalists at the 125-year-old newspaper took the extraordinary step this weekend of publicly blasting its New York-based hedge-fund owner and making the case …

This New Film Is Resurrecting Ted Kennedy's Darkest Scandal  —  “It is a damning portrait because there's no other way to tell it,” Chappaquiddick director John Curran told BuzzFeed News.  —  On the night of July 18, 1969, Sen. Ted Kennedy — the last surviving son of the powerful Kennedy …

There's no good reason to stop felons from voting … The bumpy path of Desmond Meade's life meandered to its current interesting point.  He is a graduate of Florida International University law school but cannot vote in his home state because his path went through prison …

Apple, Amazon and Google Also Are Bracing for Privacy Regulations  —  U.S. technology companies have stayed largely exempt from significant government regulation and self-policing of privacy, but that is about to change  —  We are finally waking up to the fact that we aren't merely …

Liberman signals Trump didn't consult with Israel on Syria withdrawal  —  Amid Gaza protests, defense minister also claims there are ‘no innocent people’ in Strip, ‘everyone is affiliated with Hamas’  —  Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Sunday said US President Donald Trump did not ask …

Missouri braces for bombshell as report on Greitens scandals is set for release  —  JEFFERSON CITY  —  The series of slow-burning scandals that have besieged Gov. Eric Greitens over the last three months could soon transform into an inferno that engulfs his administration.