World Jul 18 Trump says U.S. warship destroyed Iranian drone President Donald Trump says the USS Boxer took defensive action after the drone closed to within 1,000 yards of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down.
Politics Jul 18 No additional charges to be filed in Trump hush money probe Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty last year to violating campaign finance law by arranging payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and Playboy centerfold Karen McDougal after they claimed they had affairs with Trump.
World Jul 18 Mexico wants El Chapo's drug money for anti-poverty programs Mexico’s president says he will use legal channels to try to get the fortune of convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman returned to Mexico.
Nation Jul 18 Court upholds sentencing of drug company CEO Martin Shkreli Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison last year for looting a drug company he founded, Retrophin, of $11 million to pay back investors in two failed hedge funds he ran.
Nation Jul 18 Epstein denied bail in sex trafficking case Federal prosecutors argued Epstein should remain jailed while he fights charges that he exploited dozens of girls in New York and Florida in the early 2000s because has the means to flee and is a flight risk.
Arts Jul 18 Louvre Museum removes Sackler name after opioid protests At the Louvre's Oriental Antiquities gallery, tape is covering multiple placards bearing the name that has long been associated with arts patronage around the world.
Politics Jul 17 WATCH: Trump says he is 'winning' the political fight over his racist tweets President Donald Trump says he has no regrets about his tweets that four Democratic freshmen should "go back" to their home countries.
Nation Jul 17 Prosecutors drop groping case against Kevin Spacey The case was hobbled after Spacey's accuser invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to testify about text messages the defense claims were deleted.
World Jul 17 WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global public health emergency More than 1,600 people have died since August in the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which is unfolding in a region described as a war zone.
Politics Jul 17 WATCH: House derails Trump impeachment vote Wednesday's vote to kill the proposal by Texas congressman Al Green was 332-95. Democrats opposed the effort by a 3-to-2 margin, while all Republicans voted to kill it.