Two acting directors of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau started work Monday morning — one chosen by President Donald Trump, the other named by the departing director who was appointed by President Barack Obama.
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A woman who falsely claimed to The Washington Post that Roy Moore, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama, impregnated her as a teenager appears to work with an organization that uses deceptive tactics to secretly record conversations in an effort to embarrass its targets.
A New Hampshire judge has denied an 84-year-old doctor’s request to regain her license to practice, which she had surrendered partly over her inability to use a computer.
A Northern California man accused of flying a drone over two NFL games this weekend and dropping political leaflets has been arrested in a case that raised concerns about security at professional sports events, police said Monday.
Tufts University postponed an event with Anthony Scaramucci after the former White House communications director threatened a lawsuit over an opinion piece published in the student newspaper.
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Indonesian authorities ordered 100,000 people to flee Monday from an erupting volcano on Bali that forced the island’s international airport to close, stranding large numbers of travelers.
Dictionary.com announced Monday that “complicit” is the site’s word of the year in a contentious 2017.
A 22-year-old woman has become the first contestant with Down syndrome to compete in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant.
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., spoke to a handful of Minnesota media outlets on Sunday in response to the four allegations of sexual misconduct against him, saying he is “embarrassed and ashamed” and that he doesn’t know if more accusations are forthcoming
A Norwegian reindeer herder says that freight trains have killed more than 100 of the animals on the tracks in three days.
The 33-year-old Harry — once known for his “bad boy” antics, including being photographed playing strip billiards in Las Vegas — has largely won over the British public with his winning smile, his military career and his devotion to charities aimed at helping disabled veterans and other causes.
Meredith Corp. announced Sunday that it is buying Time Inc. for about $1.8 billion, a deal CEO Stephen Lacy called “a transformative and financially compelling growth opportunity” that joins two giant magazine companies.