Wanda Sykes quits ‘Roseanne’ after Barr's Twitter rant  —  Roseanne apologizes for Valerie Jarrett tweet  —  Roseanne Barr, one of ABC's biggest stars, apologized after a bizarre, racist Twitter rant Tuesday morning, and then announced she's “now leaving Twitter.”  —  ABC had no immediate comment.

Harvard study estimates thousands died in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria  —  CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO — At least 4,645 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria and its devastation across Puerto Rico last year, according to a new Harvard study released Tuesday, an estimate that far exceeds …

Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It Somebody had to foot the bill for Anna Delvey's fabulous new life.  The city was full of marks.  —  Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It  —  It started with money, as it so often does in New York.

Inside the Pro-Trump Effort to Keep Black Voters From the Polls  —  Breitbart News landed an election scoop that went viral in August 2016: “Exclusive: ‘Black Men for Bernie’ Founder to End Democrat ‘Political Slavery’ of Minority Voters... by Campaigning for Trump.”

Supreme Court rejects challenge to controversial Arkansas abortion law  —  Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to a controversial Arkansas abortion law blocking medication-induced abortions.  —  The law, passed in 2015, says that any physician who “gives …

Kremlin says Mueller's Russia investigation is pointless  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and other related crimes would end one day, describing it as pointless.

Ross goes from Trump ‘killer’ to ‘past his prime’  —  Investor Wilbur Ross was brought into the administration as one of President Donald Trump's “killers” — but in recent months, the commerce secretary has been increasingly marginalized, with his agency widely seen in the White House as a mess.

Morgan Freeman's Lawyer Demands CNN Retract Sexual Harassment Story  —  YOUTUBE  —  The actor has since issued two statements in response to the claims.  —  Morgan Freeman's lawyer has asked CNN to retract its report about sexual misconduct allegations against the actor.

Porn Leads To School Shootings, GOP Congresswoman Says  —  “I think that is a big part” of the spike in such attacks, Rep. Diane Black asserts.  —  WASHINGTON Does anyone know what kind of porn Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) is watching?  —  Whatever it is, the 67-year-old Black …

Italy's Giuseppe Conte gives up trying to form government  —  The prime minister-designate has given up on his mandate to form a government after talks with the president collapsed.  The president is to meet with Carlo Cottarelli, a former senior IMF official, on Monday.

He Said No, Fox News Used His Images Anyway  —  Over the weekend, Ellicott City, Maryland was pummeled by massive rainfall, which triggered devastating flash floods through the historic district of town.  Resident Max Robinson was trapped in an apartment building near Main St and Maryland Ave …

The bulge is back!  Hillary Clinton wears another over-sized coat with a suspicious protrusion sticking out as she attends a Memorial Day parade with husband Bill  — Hillary Clinton attended a Memorial Day parade in Chappaqua, New York, on Monday with her husband Bill

Please Don't Roast Marshmallows Over the Erupting Hawaii Volcano, USGS Warns  —  The U.S. Geological Survey took a break from giving serious updates about Hawaii's Kilauea volcanic eruption to confirm that no, you should not roast marshmallows over the scorching hot volcanic vents.

Trump's Right-Hand Troll  —  t's late on a Friday afternoon in March, and I'm sitting across from Stephen Miller in his spacious, sunlit West Wing office, trying to figure out whether he's trolling me.  —  This is no easy task.  A provocateur as skilled as Miller doesn't just announce …

When the President Testified: People in the Room Recall Clinton's 1998 Interrogation  —  The date was Aug. 17, 1998.  President Bill Clinton testified before a grand jury.  Twenty years later, people in the room and those waiting nearby share their memories.

Experts: Starbucks training a first step in confronting bias  —  Starbucks, trying to put to rest an outcry over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores, is closing more than 8,000 stores for an afternoon of anti-bias training, a strategy some believe can keep racism at bay.

Dems, Republicans try to game California's upcoming ‘Top 2’ primaries  —  WASHINGTON — Next Tuesday, June 5, brings us arguably the most important date in the battle for the House before Election Day: California's Top 2 primaries.  —  Under the state's primary system, the Top 2 candidates …

Megyn Kelly attacks Starbucks for allowing anyone to use bathroom: ‘Do you really want to deal with homeless people?’  —  NBC host Megyn Kelly on Tuesday lashed out at Starbucks over a policy that allows anyone to sit in the store or use the bathrooms — even if they are not paying customers.

A Silent Coup in Italy  —  A counterrevolution.  —  Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Sunday barred a coalition of euroskeptic parties from forming a government despite a clear mandate handed down by voters earlier this spring.  The move amounted to nothing less than a bloodless coup d'état …

The Obama Administration's Hypocritical Pretext for Spying on the Trump Campaign  —  Where was its concern about Russia during its eight years in power?  —  As I argued in my weekend column, it is hard to imagine a more idle question than whether the Obama administration spied on the Trump campaign.