Democrat, #MeToo activist was drunk, 'overly familiar' with male staffer, but no evidence of groping: report
An investigator said a California assemblywoman who was at the forefront of the #MeToo movement was "overly familiar" with a former legislative male staff member who accused her of misconduct, according to a letter dated Wednesday from Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon.
Chicago alderman expects to be vindicated after federal agents raid his offices
The offices of a longtime Chicago alderman whose law firm formally represented President Donald Trump was raided by federal agents Thursday, federal officials said.
Giuliani calls timing of Mueller’s latest Cohen bombshell ‘hardly coincidental’
Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, criticized the timing of Michael Cohen's guilty plea on charges of lying to Congress: just before the president was about to leave for a high-stakes G-20 summit in Argentina.
Paul Ryan questions California's 'bizarre' vote-counting process
Paul Ryan, the outgoing House speaker, on Thursday cast doubt on the legitimacy of California’s ballot counting process, adding to claims from many on the right that the state’s election procedures are flawed.
Ronna McDaniel 'honored' that Trump asked her to stay on as RNC chair
President Trump announced Thursday that he had asked Republican National Committee Chairman Ronna McDaniel to serve a second two-year term in the post.
Sheryl Sandberg reportedly asked Facebook employees to research George Soros
Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg reportedly asked employees to do research on George Soros following a speech he gave criticizing the social media giant.
Grindr’s president says marriage is ‘between man and woman’: report
The president of Grindr, the gay dating app, faced backlash after posting on Facebook last week that "marriage is a holy matrimony between a man and a woman," reports said.
New tech to defeat hidden underground terror threats
Defense Specialist Allison Barrie explains how new technology could make stopping threats lurking underground and as well as preventing illegal smuggling across U.S. borders much easier and far safer.
Subterranean terror: Can tech defeat hidden underground threats?
Nuclear weapon installations, cross-border smuggling tunnels, subway systems, cave networks ... just a few places that adversaries can pose an underground threat to security.
China is using 'economic espionage' to grab US technology
A new report issued by several prominent experts on Chinese and American foreign policy claims that China is using a range of methods to misappropriate U.S. technology.
China is using 'economic espionage' and 'theft' to grab US technology
A new report issued by several prominent experts on Chinese and American foreign policy claims that China is using a range of methods to misappropriate U.S. technology.
Facebook considered charging for access to user data, documents show
Internal emails show Facebook Inc. considered charging companies for continued access to user data several years ago, a step that would have marked a dramatic shift away from the social-media giant’s policy of not selling that information, according to an unredacted court document viewed by The Wall Street Journal.
Amazon hit for ‘dehumanizing’ and ‘deadly’ employment practices by labor union amid New York expansion
A New York labor union blasted Amazon for "deadly" and "dehumanizing" employment practices in a report issued Wednesday as the tech giant's plans to build a Long Island City campus for 25,000 employees draws further scrutiny.
Rural resort draws visitors by offering exotic, lap-of-luxury experience
Vacation like a celeb at this insane Pennsylvania resort-- offering guest unforgettable experiences-- exotic animal habitat, landing at the resorts's private airstrip, and a ride in a Rolls-Royce.
Australia raised detained refugee with Thai authorities
Australian officials have raised with Thai authorities the plight of an Australia-based refugee professional soccer player who was detained in Bangkok and fears deportation to his native Bahrain, Australia's foreign minister said Friday.
Nigerian leader: Islamic extremists are now using drones
Islamic extremists in Nigeria have begun using drones, the country's president says, opening a worrying new front in the region's nearly decade-long fight against Boko Haram and an offshoot linked to the Islamic State.
For Israel, a rearmed Hezbollah in Lebanon is top concern
On a moonlit night, some two dozen Israeli soldiers in full battle gear march near a Lebanese border village with a bomb-sniffing dog, searching for explosives and infiltrators.
51 pilot whales die in another mass stranding in New Zealand
Fifty-one pilot whales died Friday in another mass stranding in New Zealand, less than a week after 145 pilot whales and nine pygmy killer whales perished in two other, unrelated strandings.
New leftist president promises transformation of Mexico
Mexico's incoming president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is folksy, plain-spoken, and spontaneous — perhaps too much so for financial markets, which have been roiled in advance of his inauguration Saturday.
As G-20 summit opens, contentious issues loom on sidelines
Heads of state from the world's leading economies were invited to the Group of 20 summit to discuss issues like development, infrastructure and investment.