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Comey memos released to Congress, track his testimony and new bookThe Justice Department formally notified Congress Thursday that it was providing lawmakers copies of the explosive memos authored by former FBI Director James Comey about his encounters with President Trump.
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'Scandal' series finale recap: Olivia Pope finally puts herself firstThe Shonda Rhimes-helmed ABC series about Washington fixer Olivia Pope has come to an end after seven seasons on the network.
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Did Floyd Landis get the last laugh against Lance Armstrong?Floyd Landis can use his settlement money from the government's civil suit against ex-teammate Lance Armstrong to pay back those Landis defrauded.
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Illinois county votes to become 'sanctuary county' for gun ownersEffingham County State's Attorney Bryan Kibler said they decided to "flip the script" and "make this a sanctuary county like they would for undocumented immigrants."
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Airlines, including Southwest, are so safe it's hard to rank them by safetyThe last time there was an uncontained engine failure in a U.S. plane was in Sioux City, Iowa in 1989. That accident killed 111 passengers.
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Parkland survivors rally in Colo. on eve of Columbine massacreSchool shooting survivors from Parkland, Fla. rallied in Colorado on Thursday — the night before the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting — to push for stronger national gun control.
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Eagles to host Falcons in NFL regular-season opener as Super Bowl title defense beginsPhiladelphia won't have a Super Bowl rematch on its schedule, but there are plenty of notable clashes on the schedule, which was released Thursday.
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Professor who called Barbara Bush 'racist' posts Arizona State crisis line as her personal numberCalifornia professor Randa Jarrar who called Barbara Bush "racist," among other insults, posted the ASU crisis hotline as her personal number.
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Grandmother Lois Ann Riess, wanted in 2 slayings, arrested in TexasA 56-year-old Minnesota woman sought in connection with the slayings of her husband and a Florida woman was arrested Thursday night in South Texas.
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Top adverts found on racist and Nazi YouTube channels - reportHershey, Nordstrom, Hilton and Netflix among the brands CNN found in wrong places on YouTube
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Arizona educators will walk out April 26Arizona educators over the past few days have cast votes on whether to hold a walkout in the push for more education funding.
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Two deputies killed after suspect fires through restaurant window in Gilchrist County, Florida, authorities sayTwo sheriff’s deputies and a suspect were killed Thursday in a shooting in Florida, authorities say.
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Police say California teen who helped search for his missing friend was his killer"The person who killed him is the one who said, ‘Look there here is,'" sheriff’s homicide Lt. John Corina said.
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Gil Santos, longtime radio voice of the New England Patriots, dies at 80Gil Santos was the radio voice of the New England Patriots for 36 seasons, and called many of the celebrated franchise's most famous moments.
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Judge blocks transfer of American suspected of ISIS ties being held in IraqThe ACLU had sought the injunction on behalf of the American citizen, who was picked up by Kurdish forces in Syria seven months ago and turned over to U.S. custody.
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Whoa! 3.6-magnitude earthquake rattles MichiganThe 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck just after 8 p.m., centered around Amherstburg, Ontario.
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Miracle on the Hudson pilot Sully Sullenberger: Southwest crew worked seamlessly to land jetCapt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger said it’s important to remember the entire Southwest Flight 1380 crew worked seamlessly as a team to land the plane safely.
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Prince's studio version of 'Nothing Compares 2 U' proves the artist is incomparablePrince's estate releases the original 1984 studio version of the iconic "Nothing Compares 2 U," later recorded by Sinéad O'Connor.
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Southwest pilot Tammie Jo Shults’ hometown lauds her ‘integrity, bravery’Tammie Jo Shults graduated from Tularosa, N.M., High School in 1979 and is remembered by classmates as humble and kind.
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The #MeToo survivors we forgotWhile #MeToo is changing the way we think about sexual violence, domestic abuse has been largely absent from the conversation.
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TV tower collapse in Missouri leaves 1 worker dead, several injured, officials sayWorkers were performing routine maintenance on the 1,980-foot-tall tower when it went down.
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Southwest Airlines emergency is not the only alert of FAA complacencyFlight 1380 and '60 Minutes' report on Allegiant Air raise questions on industry arrogance and lax oversight: Our view
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Protecting Robert Mueller against Mitch McConnellPragmatic Senate majority leader stares down principled Republican junior senator over the fate of the special counsel: Our view
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Kafkaesque 'red flag laws' strip gun owners of their constitutional rightsRed flag laws let police confiscate guns without due process. Suspending the Constitution in a secret hearing is a Rubicon from which there is no return.
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New boss, same Castro Cuba, for nowMiguel Diaz-Canel rose to the Cuban presidency by executing orders, not by showing creativity or independence: Our view
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Southwest passengers could collect millions after deadly ordealSouthwest Airlines could face tens of millions of dollars in legal damages.
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Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe's case referred to federal prosecutorsThe Justice Department's inspector general has asked federal prosecutors to review findings that former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe misled investigators about his role in providing information to the media before the 2016 election, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.
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Hawking drones to U.S. allies, Trump loosens policy on arms sales to foreign countriesAt the top of the sales list: U.S.-made military drones, which defense contractors will be able to sell directly to foreign governments.
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Exclusive: Wells Fargo loses teachers union AFT over ties to NRA, gunsThe American Federation of Teachers will drop drop the bank as a recommended mortgage lender. The union had asked it to cut off the NRA and gun makers.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's fairy-tale romance
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TV tower collapse kills one in Missouri
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Memorials and remembering Barbara Bush
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'People's Most Beautiful' through the years
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See the damage to Southwest Airlines Flight 1380
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'Time''s 2018 Most Influential People list has record number of women, people under 40Those on the list include Tarana Burke, Roger Federer, Tiffany Haddish, Donald Trump, Jodi Kantor, Chadwick Boseman and Donald Trump.
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Throw out all of your romaine lettuce, it could have E. coli, CDC saysFederal authorities investigating a nationwide E. coli outbreak say people who've bought chopped romaine lettuce should throw it out - and not eat it.
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Humans have killed off most of Earth's big mammals. In 200 years, cows could be biggest ones left.Throughout history, humans and their ancestors have perfected the art of killing big animals. A study finds that as humans spread around the globe, extinction of large mammals soon followed.
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Facebook wants to save your face. Should you say yes to facial recognition?After Cambridge Analytica, privacy experts say consumers should think twice before giving Facebook permission to scan their faces.
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NFL revenge games 2018: 49ers CB Richard Sherman's reunion with Seahawks tops slateRichard Sherman's arrival in San Francisco should help heat up the rivalry with the Seahawks, and that's just one of the many intriguing reunions on the 2018 NFL schedule.
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11 Hollywood deaths still shrouded in mysteryPrince joins a grim Hollywood fraternity of celebrities whose deaths are remembered for the mystery and suspicion that still surrounds them.
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Why I hate Tom Brady — and his merchandise tooTom Brady is No. 1 in sales of licensed NFL player-identified merchandise.
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Kanye West teases two new albums on Twitter, including 'Kids See Ghost' with Kid CudiWest logged on Thursday to announce his first new music since 2016.
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Predators Foundation giving more than $600K in grantsThe Nashville Predators Foundation is giving out grants totaling more than $600,000
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LEADING OFF: Scherzer vs Kershaw; Riggleman takes overLEADING OFF: Scherzer to face Kershaw in rare matchup of 3-time Cy Young Award winners; Riggleman begins 4th stint as an interim manager
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Morton, Altuve lead Astros over Mariners 9-2Thursday's Baseball Capsules
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Betts, Benintendi lead sizzling Red Sox past Angels, 8-2The Boston Red Sox completed a dominant sweep of the AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels with an 8-2 victory
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