Pompeo meets with Turkish leaders on missing Saudi writer

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, left, talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. Pro-government newspaper Yeni Safak on Wednesday said it had obtained audio recordings of the alleged killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2. Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, left, talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018.

Fact check: Donald Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ interview included false, misleading claims

President Donald Trump urges the crowd to vote for Republican Kentucky representative Andy Barr at the conclusion of his speech on the Eastern Kentucky University campus. In a wide-ranging interview on CBS' "60 Minutes," President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading claims, while putting a new twist on some of them: Trump falsely claimed Russia "wouldn't be able to help me at all," even if he had called Russia "to help me with an election" in 2016.

Defense Secretary James Mattis says he – never’ discussed leaving job with Trump

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday, seeking to boost ties with Hanoi against a backdrop of China's growing military assertiveness in the region and he dismissed the idea that he's leaving the Trump administration anytime soon. During an interview Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes," President Donald Trump told Lesley Stahl that he had a "very good relationship" with Mattis, but "I think he's sort of a Democrat, if you want to know the truth."

Defense Secretary James Mattis says he ‘never’ discussed leaving job with Trump

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, during a trip to Vietnam to boost ties with Hanoi, dismissed the idea he's leaving the Trump administration anytime soon. Defense Secretary James Mattis says he 'never' discussed leaving job with Trump Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, during a trip to Vietnam to boost ties with Hanoi, dismissed the idea he's leaving the Trump administration anytime soon.

Heller Takes A Commanding Leader Over Jacky Rosen In Latest Nevada Senate Poll

Polling shows Republican Nevada Sen. Dean Heller is pulling ahead of his Democratic rival, Jacky Rosen, indicating a sharp turnaround for the incumbent Republican. A new Emerson College Survey released Monday shows Heller with a commanding seven-point lead over Rosen, a liberal congresswoman vying for his seat, 48 percent to 41 percent.

Chinese Internet Star Taken Into Custody For Mocking National Anthem

A Chinese livestreaming star has apologized after being detained for the way she sang the Chinese national anthem on a live broadcast on Oct. 7, according to BBC. Yang Kaili, 20, known as Li Ge, was followed by over 44 million people on her Huya account - a Chinese version of Twitch.tv - before she was taken into custody for flailing her arms to the national anthem in a manner authorities saw as disrespectful.

Mother seeks owner of treasured 1970s wedding snaps in old projector she bought on eBay

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FBI Has Evidence That ‘Directly Refutes’ Premise Of…

Reality Breaks Up a Prince Charming's Media Narrative - Just six months ago, American media outlets presented a sunny-side-up portrait of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia as he made a good-will tour of New York, Hollywood and Silicon Valley.

‘SNL’ skewered presidents for years, all reacted the same way

FILE -- Pictured: Jay Pharoah as President Obama and Taran Killam as Senator Mitch McConnell during the "A Drink at the White House" skit on November 15, 2014. FILE -- This Oct. 20, 2012 photo released by NBC shows Jason Sudeikis portraying Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, left, and Jay Pharoah as President Barack Obama in a skit from "Saturday Night Live," in New York.

Seth Meyers Revives Saturday Night Live

The show's former head writer returned for an episode with some excellent sketches-but also a dire parody of Kanye West's meeting with Donald Trump. The return of a beloved alumnus to Saturday Night Live can sometimes make for a nostalgia-filled episode, stuffed with cameos by former castmates and revived sketches.

Schumer: Feds havena t done enough to investigate limo safety

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer says there are glaring gaps in safety data about limousines because federal officials haven't done enough to investigate limo wrecks. The Senate's top Democrat says Saturday that the National Transportation Safety Board hasn't thoroughly investigated a single limousine crash since 2015.

ABC Social Justice Warriors Are Suddenly Worried Firing Roseanne Barr Was Premature

The Social Justice Warriors at ABC are suddenly worried firing Roseanne Barr for a tweet may have been a mistake. Two senior executives at ABC said Thursday that they believe firing actress and comedian Roseanne Barr for a controversial tweet was rushed and feel a suspension would have been more appropriate.

Paying the piper: ABC regrets firing Roseanne and wishes it didn’t

ABC executives reportedly are now saying that they regret firing the star of their hit comedy, Roseanne, who made a bad tweet and got canned for it. Barr was abruptly let go from ABC following an allegedly Ambien-fueled Twitter tirade in which she tried to draw a parallel between Valerie Jarrett, a former aide to President Barack Obama, and "Planet of the Apes."

UN’s Nikki Haley to leave in latest Trump shake-up

In the latest shake-up for President Donald Trump's turbulent administration, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley abruptly announced on Oct. 9 she is resigning at the end of the year, raising fresh questions about the Trump team and about the outspoken diplomat's own political ambitions. The news blindsided some key U.S. allies and many congressional Republicans involved in foreign policy matters.