Trump Is Said to Know of Payment to Stormy Daniels Months Before He Denied It  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump knew about a six-figure payment that Michael D. Cohen, his personal lawyer, made to a pornographic film actress several months before he denied any knowledge of it to reporters aboard Air Force …

At His Ranch, John McCain Shares Memories and Regrets With Friends  —  PHOENIX — When former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. traveled to Senator John McCain's Arizona ranch last Sunday to spend a few hours with his ailing friend, the two reminisced about the “crazy senators” they had served with …

Native American Brothers Pulled From Campus Tour After Nervous Mother Calls Police  —  A pair of Native American brothers who had traveled seven hours to tour Colorado State University this week had their visit cut short after a parent on their tour reported them to the campus police.

2 F.B.I. Officials, Once Key Advisers to Comey, Leave the Bureau  —  WASHINGTON — Two top F.B.I. aides who worked alongside the former director James B. Comey as he navigated one of the most politically tumultuous periods in the bureau's history resigned on Friday.

UK regulator orders Cambridge Analytica to release data on US voter  —  In landmark cross-border decision, Information Commissioner's Office gives company 30 days to comply with David Carroll's request  —  Cambridge Analytica has been ordered to hand over all the data and personal information …

Kerry quietly seeking to salvage Iran deal he helped craft  —  WASHINGTON — John Kerry's bid to save one of his most significant accomplishments as secretary of state took him to New York on a Sunday afternoon two weeks ago, where, more than a year after he left office …

An Interview With Robin Hanson, the Sex Redistribution Professor  —  Earlier this week, I published an article asking whether Robin Hanson was the “creepiest economist in America.”  The George Mason University professor had become Twitter-notorious for a blog post in which he used …

Trump's Dangerous Global Retreat  —  The Eurofighter Typhoon is Germany's premier front-line jet fighter.  This week, Der Spiegel reported that just four of the Luftwaffe's 128 Typhoons are combat ready.  You read that right: four.  Also, not one of the German Navy's six submarines …

Navalny Detained In Moscow At Anti-Putin Rally  —  MOSCOW — Aleksei Navalny was detained by police at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin on May 5 in Moscow, part of a nationwide protest action organized by the Russian opposition leader.  —  Navalny was taken into custody …

Ava DuVernay to Angry Male Directors: Go Ahead, Sue Me  —  The director was honored in New York City Thursday night at the 30th annual Gloria Awards.  —  Ava DuVernay got a call once from “a friend.”  This friend, a man and fellow member of the Directors Guild of America, called to warn her that “there [had] been some complaints.”

Major quake hits Hawaii, prompts further volcano eruptions  —  Thousands of people have been told to leave their homes on Hawaii's Big Island following the eruption of the Kilauea volcano  —  Leilani Estates (United States) (AFP) - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii's Big Island on Friday …

Trump Turns to Outsiders, Not White House Staff, for Key Advice  —  The perils of that approach were evident Friday when Rudy Giuliani clarified his comments on the$130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is increasingly relying on longtime outside advisers rather …

Chula Vista school mural depicts severed, speared Trump head  —  A portion of a mural depicting President Trump's severed head on a spear has been covered up at MAAC Community Charter School in Chula Vista and will be repainted.  (John Gibbins)  —  A Chula Vista school mural that depicts the bloody …

California Now World's 5th Largest Economy, Surpassing UK  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's economy has surpassed that of the United Kingdom to become the world's fifth largest, according to new federal data made public Friday.  —  California's gross domestic product rose by $127 billion …

As a willing warrior for Trump, Sarah Sanders struggles to maintain credibility  —  The West Wing shouting match was so loud that more than a dozen staffers heard it.  —  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders cursed and yelled at White House counsel Donald McGahn during …

House Intel report: Comey testified FBI agents saw no ‘physical indications of deception’ by Flynn  —  Former FBI Director James Comey testified to the House Intelligence Committee that FBI agents did not believe that Michael Flynn, who was national security adviser, intentionally lied …

3 top figures at Denver Post, including former owner, quit  —  DENVER (AP) — Three top figures at The Denver Post, including its former owner, resigned Friday amid budget and staff cuts made by the newspaper's New York-based hedge fund owners.  —  Several Post reporters tweeted that Dean Singleton …

Judge Questions Whether Mueller Has Overstepped His Authority on Manafort  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Virginia sharply challenged the special counsel's case against Paul Manafort on Friday, suggesting that prosecutors had pursued fraud charges in hopes of gaining evidence …

The great test for Trump's border wall: Texas' Rio Grande Valley  —  ROMA, Texas — The moon narrowed to a sliver as several migrants paddled a raft across the Rio Grande to the banks of this small Texas border town and scrambled up well-worn dirt trails through thorny mesquite into a cluster of shabby houses.

Fried Bologna Sandwiches Are Everything America Needs Right Now  —  “My grandmother would always fry our bologna sandwiches; that's because fried bologna is good for your soul.”  —  “Doesn't bologna remind you of being a kid?,” asks chef Craig Deihl of Hello, Sailor.

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter execs showed up at Stanford Law School to discuss fake news and hate speech, and their verdict was that people need to stop freaking out  —  Juniper Downs (center), head of global policy at YouTube and Nich Pickles (right), senior public policy at UK Twitter during a panel discussion at Stanford Law School