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Trump personally greets Chinese leader Xi to kick off three-day visit in Washington

President Trump personally greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday upon his arrival in the U.S. to kick off a state visit and three days of talks between the two superpowers.

New York's climate law that tried to punish oil companies is ruled unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that New York's attempt to make fossil fuel companies pay up $75 billion to combat climate change was unconstitutional, delivering a victory to the Trump administration.

Sullenberger, who landed plane safely on Hudson River in 2009, calls Alzheimer's his 'last fight'

Retired airline Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, famous for safely landing U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in 2009 after a bird strike, says that his ongoing battle with Alzheimer's disease is his "last flight."

Former 'Home Improvement' star Jonathan Taylor Thomas arrested in Westlake Village traffic stop

Jonathan Taylor Thomas, best known for playing Randy Taylor on the 1990s sitcom "Home Improvement," was arrested early Monday during a traffic stop in Westlake Village, California. He was the passenger, not the driver, in the vehicle.

Democrats call diesel export ban a 'gimmick' that won't solve sky-high fuel prices

Top Democrats are slamming GOP calls for a diesel export ban to help lower fuel prices as a "gimmick" and an inadequate substitute for ending the war in Iran.

Trump to attend Texas-Tennessee college football clash on Saturday

President Trump will attend the college football game between the University of Tennessee and top-ranked University of Texas in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Saturday, the White House confirmed to The Washington Times.

Massachusetts lesbian bar faces boycott after easing Saturday mask rule

A lesbian bar in Massachusetts has been engulfed in an online civil war after its owners eased a longstanding mask mandate for just one night a week, drawing accusations of "ableism" and a boycott that has left the struggling business' future in doubt.

Tom Emmer calls Donald Trump Jr. wedding 'a new Russia hoax'

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is accusing senators of cooking up "a new Russia hoax" in the waning weeks before the midterm elections.

Senate Armed Services chair calls Xi 'brutal dictator'

The powerful chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee does not share President Trump's enthusiasm for the state visit this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Teacher known online as 'Palestinian Rachel Dolezal' admits lying

A Philadelphia teacher who spent years portraying herself as Palestinian and Black has admitted the claims were fabricated, telling followers in a video statement that she is instead "a White woman of significant privilege and wealth." With the recent claims, some have deemed her the "Palestinian Rachel Dolezal."

Judge considering an emergency order to end Trump's ban on CNN, MS Now and Politico

A judge on Wednesday began weighing an emergency reinstatement of three media outlets ejected from the White House by President Trump.

'Always Something There to Remind Me' singer Pete Byrne dies at 74

Pete Byrne, the British vocalist who fronted 1980s synth-pop duo Naked Eyes, has died in Los Angeles at age 74. The band was best-known for their hit cover of Burt Bacharach's "Always Something There to Remind Me."