Putin thanks Trump for CIA tip that thwarted terror attacks

Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Donald Trump Sunday to thank him for a CIA tip that helped thwart a series of bombings in St. Petersburg, the Kremlin said.

More than 300 people infected in norovirus outbreak on cruise ship

It was supposed to be a relaxing five-day jaunt aboard the world’s largest cruise ship, Independence of the Seas – travel, adventures and good food in the Caribbean while most of the country was shivering through “extremely frigid air, straight from the Arctic.”

‘Game of Thrones’ ice wall physically not possible, study says

In the HBO series “Game of Thrones,” a great wall of ice helps repel giants and the undead. Could such a structure be possible? A new study suggests that, no, it’s not realistic, because without magic, such a barrier would fall rapidly.

Bad split develops between Trump, intel community

Michael Morrell, former acting head of the CIA under Barack Obama, says he may have contributed to President Donald Trump’s distrust of the intelligence community by endorsing Hillary Clinton for president.

California firefighters hoping for ‘less powerful wind gusts’ on Sunday

Firefighters trying to prevent one of the biggest fires in California’s history from consuming homes in Santa Barbara and the nearby wealthy enclave of Montecito were hoping less powerful wind gusts would help them Sunday after they managed to stop it from burning thousands of residences.

Released videos might give credence to secret search for UFOs

Just before leaving his Defense Department job two months ago, intelligence officer Luis Elizondo quietly arranged to secure the release of three of the most unusual videos in the Pentagon’s secret vaults: raw footage from encounters between fighter jets and “anomalous aerial vehicles” — military jargon for UFOs.

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ cashes in with a $220M debut weekend

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” rocketed to a debut of $220 million at the box office, landing the second-best opening weekend ever in North America and slotting in behind only its predecessor, “The Force Awakens.”