‘Insulting and demeaning’: Two GOP lawmakers rip Trump administration after Iran briefing  —  “It was probably the worst briefing I've seen at least on a military issue in the nine years I've served” in the Senate, said GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah.  —  WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on both sides …

U.S. officials knew Iranian missiles were coming hours in advance  —  The Iranian missile strike on U.S. bases in Iraq on Tuesday was a calibrated event intended to cause minimal American casualties, give the Iranians a face-saving measure and provide an opportunity for both sides to step …

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to ‘step back as senior members of the Royal Family’  —  Royal couple say they will “work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen.”  —  LONDON — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said Wednesday that they …

Mnuchin seeks delay of proposed disclosure of Secret Service spending on presidential travel until after election  —  The Trump administration is seeking to delay a Democratic effort to require the Secret Service to disclose how much it spends protecting President Trump and his family when they travel …

Denied U.S. entry, Mexican cuts own throat on bridge over Rio Grande  —  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican asylum-seeker slit his own throat on a bridge across the Rio Grande after being denied entry into the United States, two Mexican security officials said on Wednesday.

The Mystery of Teen Vogue's Disappearing Facebook Article  —  The online magazine deleted a glowing story about Facebook after questions were raised about whether it was an ad.  —  On Wednesday, Teen Vogue published an article on Facebook's efforts to safeguard political speech.

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg is trying to check the conservative majority  —  Washington (CNN)Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in the liberal minority on the Supreme Court but has a way of steering the debate on a case.  —  Ginsburg spoke to CNN in a rare interview in her chambers this week.

Americans Aren't Rallying to Trump  —  So that was not exactly the Cuban missile crisis.  —  In apparent retaliation for the killing of Iran's top terror commander, Iran fired short-range ballistic missiles in the direction of military bases inside Iraq.  The missiles inflicted no casualties on U.S. or allied forces.

I am a Republican, and I hope the Democrats pick a candidate I can vote for  —  Sheila Bair is the former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and has held senior appointments in four Republican and Democratic administrations.  —  Over the past 40 years — about as long as I've …

Cardi B Says She's ‘Filing for My Nigerian Citizenship’ Amid Growing U.S. Tension with Iran  —  Last week, President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike that killed Iran's top military official  —  Cardi B is expressing her concern about the growing tension between the United States and Iran.

Did Donald Trump and Iran Use Twitter to Prevent a War?  —  Tweets from US president Donald Trump and Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif Tuesday offered a fascinating glimpse at how world leaders can communicate more quickly and directly than ever in times of crisis.

How Rupert Murdoch Is Influencing Australia's Bushfire Debate  —  Critics see a concerted effort to shift blame, protect conservative leaders and divert attention from climate change.  —  WOMBEYAN CAVES, Australia — Deep in the burning forests south of Sydney this week …

Much Of The World Doesn't Trust President Trump, Pew Survey Finds  —  A clear majority of people living outside the U.S. do not trust President Trump to do the right thing in world affairs, with fewer than one-third expressing confidence in him — an opinion also reflected …

Trump Organization Sets Jan. 23 Deadline for Bids on Washington Hotel  —  Private equity, wealthy families, hotel operators expected to make offers  —  President Trump's real-estate business is telling potential bidders for its marquee Washington hotel that they have until Jan. 23 to make an offer …

Warner Bros. Signs Deal for AI-Driven Film Management System (Exclusive)  —  The studio has made a pact with Cinelytic to use its project management system that was launched last year.  —  Resistance is futile.  Warner Bros. has become the latest studio to publicly embrace artificial intelligence.

PRESIDENT AND THE ‘PIMP’ Bill Clinton poses with Epstein's ‘pimp’ Ghislaine Maxwell and a sex slave on board private jet the ‘Lolita Express’  —  BILL Clinton poses side-by-side with suspected pimp Ghislaine Maxwell - as the pair board pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's notorious private jet.

Twitter will put options to limit replies directly on the compose screen  —  Several features inspired by Twitter's beta app are coming  —  Speaking today at a CES event in Las Vegas, Twitter's director of product management, Suzanne Xie, unveiled some new changes that are coming to the platform this year …

Chesa Boudin Sworn In as San Francisco's New District Attorney  —  The former deputy public defender promised that his office would immediately end cash bail and stop seeking three-strikes sentencing enhancements.  —  Chesa Boudin, a former San Francisco deputy public defender elected …

Ukrainian passenger jet carrying over 170 people crashes in Iran, killing all on board  —  MOSCOW — A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people from Tehran suddenly plummeted into a field early Wednesday without a mayday from the cockpit, killing all aboard and leaving investigators hoping …

Installing air filters in classrooms has surprisingly large educational benefits  —  $1,000 can raise a class's test scores by as much as cutting class size by a third.  —  An emergency situation that turned out to be mostly a false alarm led a lot of schools in Los Angeles to install air filters …

GOP leaders spar over adding House members to Trump's impeachment defense team  —  A turf war over who should defend President Trump in a Senate impeachment trial is raging behind the scenes in Congress, as House Republicans push to join Trump's legal team — an idea that piques the president's interest …

After decrying drunken driving, New York lawmaker accused of DWI blamed crash on wife, court papers say  —  ALBANY, N.Y. - Assemblyman Brian Kolb allegedly told a tow truck driver his wife was to blame when his state-owned vehicle was found in a ditch near his home on New Year's Eve, according to court papers.

Fox News Hosts Were Against A Ground War With Iran.  Trump Listened.  —  Fox News personalities by and large supported President Donald Trump's confrontation with Iran over the past week.  But between the lines, even the most ardent Trump supporters on Fox's opinion side like Sean Hannity stopped short …

Glacier National Park is replacing signs that predicted its glaciers would be gone by 2020  —  (CNN)The signs at Glacier National Park warning that its signature glaciers would be gone by 2020 are being changed.  —  The signs in the Montana park were added more than a decade ago …

Kathy Griffin Smears Mark Esper's Military Service.  Trump Jr. Blasts Her In Statement.  —  Donald Trump Jr. slammed disgraced comedian Kathy Griffin on Wednesday for attacking Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark Esper late last week over his service in the United States Army where Griffin …