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Trump would be 'very disappointed' in Kim if North Korea rebuilding rocket site
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be very disappointed in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if reports about rebuilding at a rocket launch site in North Korea were true.
R. Kelly arrested for unpaid child support after interview denying sex charges
R&B singer R. Kelly was arrested for a second time in recent weeks on Wednesday - this time for failure to pay child support - hours after lashing out in a television interview against charges that he had sexually assaulted teenage girls.
Huawei set to announce lawsuit against U.S. as it seeks to strike back
Huawei Technologies is set to announce a lawsuit on Thursday against the United States, ratcheting up its response to a campaign aimed at closing it out of Western markets for fear its telecoms equipment could be used by Beijing for spying.
UK to set up Brexit advisory groups to find alternative arrangements for Irish border
Britain said on Wednesday it was pushing forward with plans to find alternative arrangements to eliminate the need for an Irish "backstop" in Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, part of a bid to break the impasse weeks before Britain exits...
Former Trump lawyer Cohen testifies again before Congress, may be asked about pardon
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for closed-door testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on subjects expected to include whether he was offered a pr...
'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, he said in a video message on Wednesday, vowing to beat the disease despite its low survival rate.
Lawsuit against Germany over Namibian genocide is dismissed in New York
A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to require Germany to pay damages over genocide and property seizures by colonists in what is now Namibia more than a century ago.
R&B singer R. Kelly detained after child support hearing in Chicago
R&B singer R. Kelly was taken into custody on Wednesday after a court hearing in Chicago in which he was ordered to pay $161,663 in child support he owes, according to a Cook County sheriff's spokesman.
Trump would be 'very disappointed' in Kim if reports about North Korea launch site true
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be very disappointed in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if reports about rebuilding at a rocket launch site in North Korea were true.
UK PM May calls knife-crime meeting amid row over police funding
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she will hold a special meeting on tackling Britain's soaring knife-crime rate as she battles accusations that her government's austerity policies are partly to blame.
U.S. faces 'crisis' at southern border, Nielsen says
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Wednesday defended the government's position that the country faces a dire crisis due to migration at the U.S.-Mexico border in the face of fiery questioning from Democrats in Co...
U.S. senator and combat veteran McSally says she was raped by a superior officer
U.S. Senator Martha McSally, the first female combat pilot in the U.S. Air Force, said on Wednesday she had been raped by a superior officer and felt "horrified" by how her experiences were handled.
Venezuela expels German ambassador for 'meddling,' arrests U.S. journalist
Venezuela's government expelled the German ambassador on Wednesday, while press advocacy groups said two journalists, one of them American, had been detained as socialist President Nicolas Maduro cracks down on a challenge to his rule.
U.S. seeks to lift endangered species protection for gray wolf
The Trump administration is seeking to lift Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf, arguing the predators found mainly in the western United States have been brought back successfully from the brink of extinction.
'One Hundred Years of Solitude' coming to Netflix
The groundbreaking novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is coming to the screen for the first time in a Spanish language series for Netflix, the streaming service said on Wednesday.
Democrats bar Fox News from televising debates after reported Trump ties
The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday said it will not allow Fox News to televise any of its candidates' political debates through 2020, citing a report this week on the conservative media network's ties to U.S. President Donald Tr...
Venezuela expels German ambassador for meddling, detains journalist
Venezuela's government expelled the German ambassador on Wednesday, while press advocacy groups said an American journalist had been detained, as embattled President Nicolas Maduro cracks down on a challenge to his rule.
'Captain Marvel' star Brie Larson pushes for off-screen inclusion
Actress Brie Larson is using her starring role in "Captain Marvel," the first female-led superhero story from Marvel Studios, to advocate for women behind the scenes as well.
Airline bosses, asked to trade places, reveal tensions of the industry
Airline chiefs from the top five operators in Europe on Wednesday were asked a simple question: If they could trade places with one of their rivals for a week, who would they choose?
UK police blow up suspect parcel sent to Scottish university
Police blew up a parcel sent to a Scottish university on another day of bomb scares in Britain after three devices were sent to major transport hubs in London on Tuesday.