LeBron vs. MJ: Obama Weighs in on the Big Debate

President Barack Obama smiles up at National Basketball Association Hall of Fame member and legendary athlete Michael Jordan before awarding him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House November 22, 2016, in Washington, DC. Obama presented the medal to 19 living and two posthumous pioneers in science, sports, public service, human rights, politics and the arts.

Barack Obama Talks Dangers Of Divisive Social Media Use With Prince Harry

Former U.S. President Barack Obama was interviewed by Britain's Prince Harry in a discussion aired this morning by BBC Radio 4's Today program. Ahead of a quickfire round of questions that included Harry asking whether Obama preferred Suits or The Good Wife , the pair talked about Obama's state of mind during last January's inauguration of Donald Trump , and what the former president thinks of social media as a platform for change.

13 Days in July: The Trump White House’s crucible

In this July 31, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with new White House Chief of Staff John Kelly after he was privately sworn in during a ceremony in the Oval Office in Washington. For an administration that has spent 2017 throwing off headlines at a stunningly dizzying pace, the frenetic fortnight in the second half of July reached an unparalleled breakneck speed.

Politics | Horowitz: Attacks on Mueller Don’t Pass the Laugh Test

In the wake of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's guilty plea and the news that he has become a cooperating witness, right-wing media and certain House Republicans have stepped up their baseless and fact-challenged attacks on Special Counsel Bob Mueller and the FBI in a desperate attempt to discredit the investigation as it gains potency and to create political space for President Trump to fire Mueller. Leading the charge is Sean Hannity with his fellow Fox evening prime time hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingram and weekend host Jeanine Pirro following closely behind.

Are UFOs real? A look at the recently revealed Pentagon program that tried to find out

In the $600 billion annual Defense Department budgets, the $22 million spent on the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program was almost impossible to find. For years, the program investigated reports of unidentified flying objects, according to Defense Department officials, interviews with program participants and records obtained by The New York Times.

Senator Rand Paul Celebrates Festivus With ‘The Airing of Grievances’

Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky is celebrating Festivus, the fictional non-commercial holiday popularized by TV's Seinfeld . As required by tradition, Paul is doing an online "airing of grievances" about government waste, Washington politics, and a certain White House occupant with a penchant for tweeting.

Cosby and casinos among Pennsylvania’s top 2017 stories

Months before a national reckoning on sexual harassment and assault would topple powerful men in entertainment, business and media, entertainer Bill Cosby stood trial in a suburban Philadelphia courtroom, accused of drugging and molesting a woman at his home in 2004. Jurors heard lurid testimony about the TV star once known as "America's Dad" for his role as kindly Dr. Cliff Huxtable on "The Cosby Show."

Time for Trump’s ‘America First’ makeover of NPR, PBS

At the close of 2017, no less than seven prominent male hosts and editors of influential government-sponsored radio and television shows are out of work amid claims of sexual harassment. According to their accusers, the alleged Malevolent Seven are powerful pervs and creeps who've been running wild at NPR and PBS for decades, sponsored and subsidized by taxpayers and corporate donors.

Ben Shapiro: – Nikki Haley at the UN Is Basically My Spirit Animal’

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikky Haley, once again, proved why she's a woman you just don't mess with. As the U.N. General Assembly defiled the U.S.'s sovereign right to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel and its decision to move the U.S. Embassy to the recognized capital, 128 U.N. members, unashamed, voted against the move on Thursday.

Petra Ecclestone wears a tour hoodie at Jay-Z la gig

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Shocking scenes as Spice users collapse twitching

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The Last Jedi’ is a hit, but how much did audiences like it?

This image released by Lucasfilm shows Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." With glowing reviews from critics and $450.8 million of worldwide box office in the first three days of release of "The Last Jedi," all would seem to be right in the "Star Wars" universe.

Nevada Democrat, facing ethics probe, wona t seek re-election

First-term Democratic Congressman Ruben Kihuen of Nevada, who is at the center of sexual harassment allegations, announced Saturday he won't seek re-election. Kihuen's announcement came a day after the House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into whether Kihuen "may have engaged in sexual harassment" with a campaign aide and a lobbyist.

How Fox News and President Trump create an anti-Mueller ‘feedback loop’

An anti-Robert Mueller, anti-FBI fervor is intensifying among Trump supporters -- partly thanks to a campaign by Fox News and other conservative media sources. The right-wing commentary and President Trump's criticism of the FBI are part of a vicious circle.