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A cub scout in Colorado has been cast out of his den after he asked a state legislator pointed questions about racially charged comments she made about African-Americans in 2013 and a gun bill she co-sponsored. Ames Mayfield, 11, and other members of his den in Broomfield had a question-and-answer…

Former President Barack Obama has talked about his penchant for writing heady love letters during his college days. Now, we know a little more about what he wrote in them. Nine handwritten letters from Obama to his college girlfriend, Alexandra McNear, were recently obtained by Emory University and…

Scientists soon will be able to compare DNA extracted from a human bone, found during an investigation into the disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway, to missing Maryland native Robyn Gardner. “I am going to submit my DNA in the next few days to see if there is a match,” Gardner’s sister,…

One Facebook page is truly delivering the goods. UPS Dogs is an online community for UPS drivers to share photos and videos of all the furball friends they meet on their routes. Sean McCarren, 41, has been working for UPS for 17 years and is the mind behind the page. “When you’re running into dogs…

White House chief of staff John Kelly said Thursday that he is dismayed that a Florida congresswoman made public President Donald Trump ’s phone call with the widow of a soldier killed in combat , in which the president said the man “must’ve known what he signed up for.” “I was stunned when I came…

Mayim Bialik has issued an apology for her New York Times opinion piece about the allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein and sexual misconduct in Hollywood. In the op-ed, which was published last week (Oct. 13), Bialik spoke about the “luxury” of being a ”‘nontraditional’-looking woman” in…

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’d give himself “a 10,” on a scale of 1 to 10, for how he has responded to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria hit the island. “I’d say it was a 10,” Trump told a reporter at a White House event with Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. “I give…

Former President George W. Bush critiqued President Donald Trump’s worldview in a speech Thursday, but failed to acknowledge his own part in creating conditions that powered Trump’s rise. Bush, speaking at the George W. Bush Institute-hosted “ Spirit of Liberty ” forum in New York City, outlined…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thousands of people turned up Thursday at the University of Florida to protest an afternoon speech by a prominent white supremacist, making their message clear: Richard Spencer, and those like him, are not welcome. Well before Spencer’s speech at a place that did not invite him,…

After defending accused rapist Harvey Weinstein, Lindsay Lohan claims she didn’t receive any public support from “most women in America” when she was in an allegedly abusive relationship. As accusations of sexual misconduct against Weinstein continue to mount, the actress took to Instagram once…

Texas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson thinks women bear some of the responsibility in preventing sexual harassment and abuse. Rep. Johnson told local news station NBC 5 that she was disappointed and angered by the allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and misconduct against Hollywood…

Chelsea Handler is quitting her weekly talk show on Netflix . The comedian revealed via Twitter on Wednesday that she wouldn’t return for a third season of “ Chelsea ” in 2018, and was instead turning to political activism. “ Like so many across the country , the past presidential election and the…

The FBI, along with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, recovered 84 children and arrested 120 suspected traffickers as part of a nationwide initiative to clamp down on the sex trafficking of minors. Operation Cross Country XI, which ran from Oct. 12 to Oct. 15 and focused on…

Stephenie Larsen is a busy mother of six. When she isn’t wheeling across town, dropping her kids off at school or sports, she runs a support network for gay youth. Larsen opened the nonprofit Encircle LGBTQ Family and Youth Resource Center in downtown Provo, Utah, in February. The center aims to be…

With reporting by Eric Baker, Morgan Berry, Jenna Crowther, Savannah Hopkinson, Matt John, Tassji Krup, Ashley Lee, Saul Marquez, Carley Porter, Laura Spilsbury, Hannah Stanford, Camilla Stimpson, Rebecca Sumsion and Anne Taylor. PROVO, Utah ― For millennials in Utah, one of the most conservative…

Solange has a clear message for the London Evening Standard: Don’t touch my hair. dtmh @eveningstandardmagazine A post shared by Solange (@saintrecords) on Oct 19, 2017 at 9:25am PDT On the cover of the latest issue of the Evening Standard Magazine , the singer is seen wearing a white ruffled dress,…

After a four-month military offensive, U.S.-backed forces this week drove militants from the self-described Islamic State out of what was once their de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria. But the city Kurdish-led fighters entered bares hardly any resemblance to what extremists captured in 2014. Years…

A Gold Star father whose son died while serving in Iraq and who became part of the contentious 2016 presidential campaign said President Donald Trump simply can’t comprehend what it means to make the “ultimate sacrifice” for his country. Khizr Khan spoke to HuffPost Thursday following a series of…

NOW PLAYING Kelly Weighs In On Trump's Call To Widow White House Chief of Staff John Kelly defended President Trump’s call to a Gold Star family. During a press briefing, he slammed Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) for discussing the call publicly and stood by Trump’s message that the fallen soldier…

It’s been nearly two months since Taylor Swift gave us the first taste of her upcoming album, “Reputation,” but it already feels longer than every excruciating minute she spent on screen in “Valentine’s Day.” After splintering the internet into a million pieces with her first single, “Look What You…

Almost every Senate Republican voted Thursday to block an amendment that would have protected a swath of the Alaskan Arctic from oil exploration, flouting attempts from Democrats and environmental groups to keep the region under government protection. Democrats, led by Sen. Maria Cantwell (Wash.),…

White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway insisted Thursday that criticism about President Donald Trump ’s controversial condolence call to the widow of a soldier killed in Niger was “just the haters being presumptively negative, as they always are.” Conway, in a Fox News interview with Harris…

For 27 years, Erwin Marks helped design military aircraft, missiles, drones and even solid rocket boosters for the space shuttle. The work was a good fit for Marks, who’d left the Navajo Nation to study design engineering technology at Brigham Young University in the 1980s. But after almost three…

A free-speech debate has erupted at Cleveland State University after the school’s lukewarm response to the posting of a homophobic flier that encourages lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students to commit suicide. (Warning: This article contains disturbing content.) The flier was posted…

Channing Tatum is breaking up with The Weinstein Company. The “Magic Mike” actor expressed his support for the dozens of women accusing its co-founder Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and assault in a message on social media Wednesday. “The brave women who had the courage to stand up and speak…

Boston Celtics' Kyrie Irving (11) drives past Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Love (0) and Derrick Rose (1) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 102-99. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) (Photo: The Associated Press) CLEVELAND (AP) — Gordon Hayward's…

The company that owns the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino implied Tuesday that it was in touch with wounded security guard Jesus Campos, who seemingly vanished last week as questions mounted over the Las Vegas casino’s response to the Oct. 1 mass shooting. MGM Resorts International issued a statement…

A Florida congresswoman described President Donald Trump ’s phone call to the widow of a soldier killed during an ambush in Niger as “insensitive” after the president reportedly said the man “must’ve known what he signed up for.” Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) was in the car with Myeshia Johnson,…

President Xi Jinping of China during a ceremony in August to mark the 90th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army. Andy Wong/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images BEIJING — When Xi Jinping strode out in the Great Hall of the People five years ago as China’s new leader, his tight smile barely hid…

Four employees of the Chicago Department of Aviation have been disciplined for their part in the violent removal of a doctor from a United Airlines flight earlier this year. The CDA ― which oversees two Chicago airports, Midway and O’Hare ― disciplined the employees following the Chicago inspector…

President Trump listens as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) address reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House on Oct. 16. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) On Oct. 4, the day four U.S. Special Forces soldiers were gunned down at the border of Niger and Mali in the deadliest…

Gordon Hayward of the Boston Celtics suffered a horrific injury on Tuesday night as his team played its first game of the season against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team said the All-Star forward suffered a fractured left ankle during the incident, which took place in the first quarter of the game.…

Molly Ringwald and Lena Headey are the latest actresses to share their Harvey Weinstein stories. (Photo: AP/Getty Images) In the two weeks since the New York Times and The New Yorker published separate investigative reports documenting allegations of rape and sexual assault by Harvey Weinstein…

A pair of leading Republican and Democratic senators reached an agreement Tuesday to fund key federal health-care subsidies that President Trump ended last week — and the president expressed support for the plan. But it was unclear whether Senate GOP leaders would embrace the proposal, leaving its…

White House legislative director Marc Short, seen here in a file photo, is on the short list to lead the Heritage Foundation. (Andrew Harnik/AP) The Heritage Foundation has narrowed its search for a new president down to a shortlist of finalists, a group that includes Todd Ricketts, a co-owner of…

The Department of Justice has agreed with defense lawyers that five Washington state residents ― including members of the same family ― who said they grew and used marijuana for medical reasons had complied with state law and that the U.S. government shouldn’t have pursued federal charges against…

A top Russian “troll farm” that produced thousands of “fake news” posts designed to sway the United States 2016 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump is run by a Russian billionaire so completely trusted by Vladimir Putin that he has frequently served the Russian president’s meals, and is…