President Donald Trump on Tuesday directly addressed the sexual misconduct allegations against Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore , nearly two weeks after the first accounts of Moore’s alleged sexual predation were first reported by The Washington Post. “Roy Moore denies it. That’s all I can…

Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. EDITION US NOW PLAYING Beyoncé Didn't Even Need To Drop An Album To Be 2017's Highest-Paid Female Artist Beyoncé has ascended to the top of Forbes list of the highest-paid women in music. Subscribe to The Morning Email.…

Cops in Washington state have arrested a man suspected of attacking a 35-year-old woman who’d confronted him for allegedly fondling himself outside a grocery store. The attack was so severe that the victim, Amanda Edwards, a mother of three from Federal Way, sustained four facial fractures. Edwards…

Myanmar’s brutal and internationally-condemned purge of Rohingya Muslims amounts to “dehumanizing apartheid,” Amnesty International said in a scathing report released on Tuesday. Security forces in the Buddhist-majority country have waged a gruesome crackdown against the minority Muslims living in…

Over the last month, Harvey Weinstein , Louis C.K. , Kevin Spacey and other influential men in the entertainment industry have seen their careers all but destroyed because of reports detailing serial sexual predation. While it took years to corroborate what had been open secrets, once the stories of…

CBS and PBS have both cut ties with TV host Charlie Rose amid allegations he sexually harassed and groped multiple women. In a memo sent to staffers Tuesday, CBS News President David Rhodes said the company cut ties with the “This Morning” co-host over the “extremely disturbing and intolerable…

In a major win for the telecom industry, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced plans Tuesday to scrap net neutrality regulations that require internet providers to treat all content equally. Today, I’m proposing to repeal the heavy-handed Internet regulations imposed by the…

Robert Mugabe , Zimbabwe’s longstanding authoritarian president, agreed to step down on Tuesday, according to the speaker of the nation’s parliament. The announcement comes a little less than a week after the country’s military seized power, setting in motion an end to the 37-year rule of the…

“222 Words” is a series that aims to give brief, 222-word explanations into the types of questions that would normally get lost in a day’s news cycle. These are intended to be read while you’re bored at work. ******** On Oct. 3, 1789, President George Washington proclaimed Thursday, Nov. 26 of that…

A few years ago I belonged to the group of people who thought that working for Charlie Rose represented the holy grail of journalism. There are few jobs that allow you to travel to Damascus to interview Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, or to the Kremlin to sit down with Russian President Vladimir…

Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. EDITION US NOW PLAYING Trump Pardons Turkeys, But Not Before Taking A Swipe At A Familiar Foe Donald Trump got political at the presidential turkey pardon -- because of course he did. Subscribe to The Morning Email. Wake…

Charles Manson is dead now, and we are the richer for it. Manson was a thief, a pimp and a murderous cult leader bent on race war. He was true scum. No wonder some alt-righters are pouring out drinks for him. “A great revolutionary,” said one commenter of Manson on the IronMarch neo-Nazi internet…

What to do if Your Appraisal Comes in Low Unless you are one of the 23 percent of the population (as of January 2017) lucky enough to pay cash for a residential home, you are at the mercy of the lenders to appraise your next home at the value you need in order to obtain a mortgage. A home appraisal…

Is Now the Time to Buy? Ask any real estate agent and they might tell you that the proverbial “now” is always the right time to buy, probably because their income depends on it. But, there are hard facts to prove that now is a great time to buy a home. If you ever needed a reason to buy and really…

Drake had to check a guy who was getting too handsy with a woman during his show in Sydney on Tuesday. The rapper/singer paused his performance of “Know Yourself” at Marquee to let the groper know he wasn’t having it. “If you don’t stop touching girls, I’m gonna come out there and fuck you up,…

Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. EDITION US NOW PLAYING Hollywood Learns Sexual Harassment Jokes Are Never Funny Actor George Takei is under fire for joking with Howard Stern about grabbing men without their consent. But is a sexual harassment joke ever…

WASHINGTON ― Republicans say their tax reform plan benefits the middle and working classes, but the most direct beneficiaries are corporations and wealthy individuals. Many of the “loopholes” slated for elimination under the bill introduced on Thursday benefit middle-income taxpayers. The…

The Houston Astros won their first World Series in franchise history with a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night. Houston struck early, scoring two runs in the first inning off Dodgers’ starter Yu Darvish, then chasing him in the second after scoring three more runs, including…

Fox News anchor Shepard Smith took a moment on his Wednesday broadcast to pay tribute to the resilient spirit of New York City after a driver mowed down pedestrians and bikers Tuesday in lower Manhattan, killing at least eight people and injuring 12 . “New York City made you proud last night,” said…

Jake Tapper isn’t having it. The CNN host went after Fox News on Wednesday over a very misleading tweet: Twitter But that’s not the full story. Fox News left out a few important details. Tapper fired back: Fox News is lying. I said it can be said at beautiful moments (wedding, birth) and too often…

President Donald Trump and his White House are using the Tuesday terrorist attack in New York City to push their goal of cutting legal immigration by misleading the public about the diversity visa lottery system. But immigration experts argue that early available evidence indicates the focus should…

When Osama bin Laden wasn’t planning terrorist attacks, such as 9/11, he was apparently watching YouTube videos like “Charlie Bit My Finger.” And that shocks Howard Davies-Carr, who filmed his son Charlie biting the finger of brother Harry in the now-legendary 2007 viral video. Turns out “Charlie…

It may seem like Hollywood is slowly becoming more diverse, but representation behind the scenes is still pretty abysmal. A new study published by Color of Change, titled “ Race in the Writers Room: How Hollywood Whitewashes the Stories that Shape America ,” found that less than 5 percent of…

The Environmental Protection Agency dismissed its top science counselors without telling them in advance, two of them told HuffPost on Wednesday. On Tuesday, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced a new rule barring scientists who receive EPA research funding from serving on the agency’s three…

Two months after Facebook first acknowledged it was paid to promote 3,000 divisive Russian-backed ads during the 2016 election, we’re finally getting a look at some of the ads themselves. Members of the House and Senate released redacted versions Wednesday of just over a dozen of the ads (scroll…

When the self-described Islamic State published instructions for truck and car attacks in its propaganda magazine last November, New York’s law enforcement took notice. The article in the group’s Rumiyah magazine featured photos of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which winds through the middle of…

Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. EDITION US NOW PLAYING Historians Clap Back At The Trump Administration's Civil War History Writers, historians and documentarians like Ken Burns have a lot to say about Chief of Staff John Kelly’s understanding of the…

Several men have now shared stories of being sexually harassed by Kevin Spacey after “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp came forward with his own story earlier this week . In an interview with BuzzFeed, Rapp said that the “ House of Cards ” star invited him to a party and made a sexual…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ’s pick to lead NASA was slammed by Senate Democrats during a nomination hearing Wednesday, while he waffled on the scientific consensus about climate change. Appearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Rep. Jim Bridenstine…

Sir Michael Fallon has resigned as the U.K. secretary of defense, several outlets reported Wednesday. In a resignation letter to British Prime Minister Theresa May, Fallon reflected on his past behavior, and allegations of harassment and unwanted flirtation that have recently come to light against…

The sixth week of HuffPost’s Listen To America road trip took us to Livingston, Montana. Just north of Yellowstone National Park, right on the Yellowstone River, you’ll find the cozy city of Livingston. The hometown of actors Peter Fonda and Margot Kidder is also a hot spot for fly fishermen and…

A leading manufacturer of bump stocks, devices that make semi-automatic weapons function like machine guns, told customers on Tuesday it is resuming sales of them in limited quantities. “We would like to take the time to thank all of our customers for their patience and support throughout this past…

Brazil suffered 61,600 homicides in 2016, according to a new analysis of federal data released on Monday. And as violent crime continues to plague the country, Brazilian police forces are becoming increasingly lethal at an even faster rate. Brazilian police killed 4,224 people in 2016 , 26 percent…

Barack Obama may love to schmooze with his many admirers, but he really, really hates when they take selfies with him. The former president delivered opening remarks Tuesday at the Obama Foundation Summit , a gathering of civic leaders in Chicago. During his speech, he instated a rule for summit…

WASHINGTON ― As a Republican congressman from New Jersey, Scott Garrett took to the floor of the House in 2015 and lambasted the Export-Import Bank as an institution that “ embodies the corruption of the free enterprise system.” He consistently opposed the reauthorization of the bank and wanted to…

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would consider sending Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in Tuesday’s terrorist attack in New York City, to the notorious U.S. military detention facility in Guantanamo Bay. “I would certainly consider that, yes,” Trump said in response to a…

Top NPR editor Michael Oreskes resigned Wednesday after two women came forward with sexual harassment allegations against him. “My behavior was wrong and inexcusable, and I accept full responsibility,” he said in a statement published by the Associated Press . In an email to NPR staff on Wednesday,…

Dustin Hoffman has been accused of sexually harassing a 17-year-old intern on the set of his 1985 TV adaptation “Death of a Salesman.” Writer Anna Graham Hunter recounted the five weeks she spent working with Hoffman as a production assistant in detail for The Hollywood Reporter, painting the…

Six women have accused Hollywood producer and director Brett Ratner of sexual harassment or misconduct, according to a Los Angeles Times report published Wednesday. The accusers, who include actors Natasha Henstridge and Olivia Munn, described alleged encounters that took place between the 1990s and…