Donald Trump says the US will “terminate” the 1987 intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF) treaty after claiming that Russia had been noncompliant for years.
Harvey Weinstein is reportedly planning to turn himself in on sexual assault charges Friday in New York City, seven months after numerous allegations of his predatory behavior ignited the #MeToo movement.
Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel told journalists on Friday (May 18) that 104 passengers and nine crew members were aboard a 737 that crashed about a mile and a half from Cuba’s capital airport. Witnesses reported seeing a fireball shooting into the air and smoke billowing from the aircraft.
A 72-year-old California man who authorities believe is the serial murderer known as the Golden State Killer has been arrested.
In yet another shakeup at the White House, national security adviser H.R. McMaster has been replaced by hardline hawk John Bolton, who in the past has called for the US to bomb both North Korea (paywall) and Iran.
Tiffany Haddish is seriously getting her money’s worth out of that $4,000 white Alexander McQueen gown she wore on the Girl’s Trip red carpet for the movie’s July premiere.
He wrote a memo and lost his job. Now, the National Labor Relations Board has found that Google was within its right to fire engineer James Damore, author of an infamous diatribe titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber.”
Updated | Early Sunday morning (Feb. 4), an Amtrak train headed from New York City to Miami, Florida derailed after a collision with a freight train. At least two people have died, both Amtrak employees, and at least another 116 were injured. Their wounds ranged from minor scratches to broken bones. At least one person is in critical condition, while two others are serious.
Feels like there’s little to look forward to when Super Bowl LII kicks off tomorrow (Feb. 4) in frigid Minnesota. Vegas has already locked down its bets, with the New England Patriots as the 4.5-point favorite to win a sixth Super Bowl—this time against the Philadelphia Eagles. Halftime show star Justin Timberlake’s latest album, Man of the Woods, has been slammed by critics for its forced folksiness and subpar lyrics. Even his listening party at Paisley Park Studios was bashed by Prince fans.
A gunman drove through Macerata, Italy this morning (Feb. 3), opening fire from his vehicle, reportedly shouting “Viva l’Italia!” and making a fascist salute. The attack didn’t end until early afternoon, with at least six African migrants wounded. Authorities believe the rampage was racially motivated.
Taliban suicide bombers drove an ambulance packed with explosives into the center of Kabul today, killing at least 95 people and injuring an estimated 160 others.
New year’s speeches by world leaders don’t typically contain much news, but taken together, they offer a helpful view of the global mindset as we turn the calendar. So here’s a look at the most notable ones for 2018.
When military intelligence officer Luis Elizondo stepped down from his post heading the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program (AATIP)—the program created to investigate unidentified flying objects—in October, he cited lack of government support. “We tried to work within the system. We were trying to take the voodoo out of voodoo science,” Elizondo told Politico in a recent interview.
Actor Jeffrey Tambor says he didn’t sign up for this. The actor, who plays Maura Pfefferman on the Amazon series Transparent, is leaving the show after sexual misconduct allegations surfaced against him earlier this month. Tambor issued a statement to Deadline on Sunday, denying allegations that he made inappropriate comments and advances towards trans actress Trace Lysette and a former assistant and trans actress Van Barnes.
At least 20 people are feared dead after a man opened fire at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas late on Sunday morning. Authorities confirmed that children were among those killed at First Baptist Church. As many as 30 people may have been injured.
Sebastian Kurz, the 31-year-old head of the right-leaning People’s Party and outgoing foreign minister, is set to become the world’s youngest leader after his party declared victory in today’s general election.
Donald Trump came out swinging on Twitter Sunday morning. Images of Trump trains and mock 2020 Electoral College maps filled his timeline, along with footage retweeted from user @fuctupmind juxtaposing Trump swinging a golf club with Hillary Clinton stumbling and falling as she tried to board a plane.
The FBI, along with the Justice Department’s civil rights division and district attorney’s office, have launched a civil rights investigation into the deadly car crash at a planned white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. One person was killed and 19 others were injured.
Twitter is disrupting its own engagement in an effort to save itself.
Canada has a marijuana problem: The country is running out of legal weed for both medical and—soon—recreational users. The government is planning to make recreational marijuana legal no later than July of 2018, but politicians and some analysts are worried about adequate supply.
A mistrial has been declared in the Bill Cosby criminal case after jurors deliberated for more than 52 hours without coming to a consensus.
Idaho congressman Raul Labrador is facing the ire of his constituents over his vote in favor of the Republican health care bill this week. During a Friday morning town hall, Labrador refuted a voter’s claim that losing health insurance is a death sentence. ““That line is so indefensible,” Labrador said. “Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care.”
Jeff Jones has resigned as the president of Uber. It’s a rather sudden departure that adds even more pressure for CEO Travis Kalanick to right the ship before his company sinks. Jones was the CMO of Target before signing on to help remake Uber’s image and oversee its primary business. Getting Jones onboard was a big boon for Kalanick, who wrote a fawning note upon his hiring in August.
US president Donald Trump sent five tweets early Saturday morning accusing Barack Obama of tapping the phone lines at Trump Tower in New York City in early October, just weeks before the election. He offered no evidence to support his claim.
