The Senate has confirmed Army veteran and former defense industry lobbyist Mark Esper as secretary of defense.  

Senators from both parties say they have an agreement to vote on a bipartisan bill to ensure a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.

 A heat wave will continue to keep much of the Eastern United States in its grip Sunday, while a cold front that could lower temperatures in the middle of the country may be accompanied by thunderstorms that threaten flash floods.   

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has told constituents that President Donald Trump enjoyed hearing a crowd at his rally earlier this week calling for a Somali-born congresswoman to go back home.   

Felicity Huffman's co-stars in a new Netflix movie say they found her remorseful about her role in a college admissions scandal.  

First Lady Melania Trump says her husband's administration is working with the State Department to try to bring rapper A$AP Rocky home.

 The operator of oil tanker Stena Impero says it is unable to contact the ship after it was approached by unidentified vessels and a helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz.    

The House has approved legislation to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, to $15 an hour.

Senators from both parties say they have an agreement to vote on a bipartisan bill to ensure a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.

 The Latest on a fire in a Japanese animation studio  

Spacey was accused of getting an 18-year-old man drunk and then groping him at a Nantucket restaurant and bar where the teen worked as a busboy.
  

"Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has joined protests in New York demanding the resignation of Puerto Rico's governor.

A Japanese fire official says nearly 30 people are now confirmed or presumed dead in a suspected arson at a popular animation production studio in Kyoto.

Many popular apps collect user data, but concerns have circulated about FaceApp, which is developed in Russia by Wireless Lab.

On Wednesday, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky) blocked an attempt by Democrats to pass an extension of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

With the combined Social Security Trust Funds expected to be exhausted in 2035, Representative Tom Reed is laying out his principles for bipartisan Social Security reform.

The recalled Hummus products were made between May 30th and June 25th and were sent to various regional grocery chains.

President Donald Trump defends his tweets telling 4 female Democratic lawmakers of color to 'go back' to the broken countries from which they came.

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court order that blocked the Trump administration from enforcing rules that allow more employers to deny insurance coverage for contraceptives.    

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he's getting reports that a nationwide crackdown on immigrants facing deportation is already underway in his city.