'I've Done My Time'
O.J. Simpson has been granted parole. The 70-year-old former football star will leave Nevada’s Lovelock Correctional Center as early as Oct. 1 after a board voted to approve his release Thursday
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Sessions Says He Won't Resign Despite Trump Criticism
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that he plans to continue in his role despite criticism from President Donald Trump. "Sessions should have never recused himself," said Trump. "I would have picked somebody else"
John McCain Has Been Diagnosed With Brain Cancer
Arizona Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer, his office said. Medical officials found a brain tumor known as glioblastoma while the longtime Republican politician was having a blood clot removed from his left eye
Boy Trips Over Rock and Finds Million-Year-Old Fossil
A 10-year-old boy has discovered a million-year-old fossil by tripping over it while hiking in New Mexico with his family. Jude Sparks was exploring the region's Organ Mountains with his parents and two brothers, playing with walkie talkies, when he fell over something
GOP Senators Make Last-Ditch Effort on Health Care
After a face-to-face lecture from Donald Trump, GOP senators staged a nearly three-hour bargaining session Wednesday night to resolve disputes over repealing and replacing Barack Obama's health care law. No one offered specific examples of any progress
Trump Jr. and Manafort to Testify Before Senate
Donald Trump Jr. and his father's former campaign manager Paul Manafort will testify next week in front of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary regarding Russia's alleged influence on the 2016 presidential election, the committee announced
Remains Found Likely Those of 10th Arizona Flooding Victim
Remains found Wednesday in a water- and debris-filled canyon in central Arizona are believed to be those of a missing 27-year-old man who's the 10th and final victim of last weekend's flash flood, authorities said
The 5 Big Issues With Trump's Putin Meetings
There were two meetings between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin during which we know little about what was discussed. But what little we do know is troubling enough, says international affairs expert Ian Bremmer
The World Is Becoming a Planet of Plastic Waste
Industry has made more than 9.1 billion tons of plastic since 1950 and there's enough left over to bury Manhattan under more than two miles of trash, according to a new global study
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro Faces Crucial Showdown
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his opponents face a crucial showdown as the country's opposition calls the first national strike since the 2002 stoppage that failed to topple Maduro's predecessor Hugo Chavez
Repeal Would Leave 32 Million More Uninsured
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Republican bill erasing but not replacing much of President Barack Obama's health care law would mean an additional 32 million uninsured people by 2026.
Cop Who Fatally Shot Woman Was Startled by Sound
The partner of a Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman who had called 911 told investigators he was startled by a loud sound near their squad car seconds before his partner fired his weapon
