The Deal Donald Trump Couldn’t Close

Way back in 1999, when Donald Trump was toying with the idea of a presidential run, he was asked who would be a good vice president on a ticket and cited Oprah Winfrey, calling her "very special." Just last year, he repeated that choice, saying that together, the two would win "easily."

The Latest: Billy Crystal jokes lighten mood at Ali memorial

Ali's funeral procession is scheduled to pass by the house later in the day. . Television reporter Mario Diaz of New York does a report as a car is towed away to clear the street in front of the boyhood home of Muhammad Ali Friday, June 10, 2016, in Louisville, Ky.

A footbridge decorated with a memorial banner to Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Kentucky

Muhammad Ali's life will be celebrated with a traditional Islamic prayer service after thousands of tickets were snapped up for the boxing great's funeral on Friday. Members of Ali's family will attend the Jenazah at the Freedom Hall in his home town of Louisville, Kentucky, where Ali made his professional debut with victory over Tunney Hunsaker in 1960.

England’s Euro 2016 football shirts are being made in Indonesian…

The final photo... as The Greatest fight is over: Frail Muhammad Ali in last appearance two months before dying of septic shock as his wife, nine children and brother start battle over his $80m fortune Secret Service agent to release tell-all book about life inside the Clinton White House and the culture that 'sickened' him Clinton sweeps US Virgin Islands, nabbing all seven pledged delegates... and only needs 60 more delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination Broke ISIS resorts to fining people for leaving doors open, trimming their beards and failing on-the-spot Sharia law quiz to line its coffers Thousands flee huge wildfire as it bears down on upmarket LA suburb that's home to stars including Kim, Kanye and Kylie Jenner U.S. and Cuba in talks to have Tupac Shakur's convicted cop killer aunt and notorious Cuban spy exchanged in prisoner swap Jack Black is ALIVE: 'Hacked' account ... (more)

Clinton moves closer to nomination, sweeps in Virgin Islands

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton holds a conversation on immigration at Culinary Arts Institute of Los Angeles Mission College on Saturday, June 4, 2016 in Sylmar, Calif. Congressman Xavier Becerra, Mayor Eric Garcetti and California's Senate President pro Tem Kevin de Leon along with two immigrant students Clara Kim and Italia Garcia took part in the conversation.

Lily Aldridge goes low-key in drawstring striped pants with husband Caleb Followill

The final photo... as The Greatest fight is over: Frail Muhammad Ali in last appearance two months before dying of septic shock as his wife, nine children and brother start battle over his $80m fortune EXCLUSIVE - 'My father can't do a thing for me, it's the same as not having one': How Muhammad Ali Jr - who lives on food stamps in a ghetto - stopped speaking to the boxing legend two years ago A fighter to the end: Muhammad Ali's daughter reveals that her father's heart kept beating for 30 MINUTES after all his organs had failed as family spokesman says he died of septic shock The legend's last journey: Ali to be given procession through his hometown on Friday before public funeral with eulogies from Bill Clinton and Billy Crystal 'Muhammad Ali was The Greatest.

Topeka Memorial Day events include grave marker dedication for Lincoln bodyguard

A historical group dedicated a new Topeka Cemetery grave marker Monday for John Holmes, a bodyguard for President Abraham Lincoln. The ceremony was one of several held Monday in Topeka to honor veterans, with one featuring Sen. Pat Roberts as guest speaker.

Trump businesses honoured by NY company closely tied to Trump

More than a dozen Donald Trump golf courses, hotels, casinos and private clubs have been honoured with "Star Diamond" awards from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, a company that doles out shiny plaques representing "the most prestigious award of true excellence in hospitality." The Trump Grill at Trump Tower has one.

Oscar-Winner Ellen Burstyn on Rise of Trump: After Obama, Now a the Racists Get a Turna

Academy Award-winning actress Ellen Burstyn has "never seen anything" quite like this year's presidential election season - and she believes she may know the reason for presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump's extraordinary success. "I can't understand it," the 83-year-old Interstellar and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore star said of Trump's popularity in an interview with Deadline .

Sexist ‘Ghostbusters’ Backlash Coincides With 2016 Gender Divide

On Wednesday, the all-female stars of the summer reboot of "Ghostbusters" appeared on the same episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" as Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, and the confluence of gender politics and the cultural zeitgeist was not lost on the show's host. "Get your Woman Cards ready," DeGeneres tweeted in anticipation of the show, while an apparent Clinton supporter shared an image of the presidential contender dressed in a Ghostbusters uniform, with her likely Republican rival Donald Trump cast as the gluttonous apparition "Slimer."

Trump’s expected pick for top USDA scientist is not a scientist

Under the 2008 Farm Bill, its leader is supposed to serve as the agency's "chief scientist" and be chosen "from among distinguished scientists with specialized or significant experience in agricultural research, education, and economics." But Sam Clovis - who, according to sources with knowledge of the appointment and members of the agriculture trade press, is President Trump's pick to oversee the section - appears to have no such credentials.