Larry Kudlow, Director of the United States National Economic Council, speaks to reporters in the White House Press Briefing room. He justified President Trump’s decision to drop out of a joint statement made by G7 countries this weekend. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Larry Kudlow, Director

Harvey Weinstein, left, and his attorney Benjamin Brafman leave a New York court, where Weinstein pleaded not guilty Tuesday to rape and other abuse violations. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Harvey Weinstein, left, and his attorney Benjamin Brafman leave a New York court, where Weinstein pleaded not guilty Tuesday to rape and

An airplane drops fire retardant on a fire outside of Durango, Colo. The 416 fire has forced 2,500 home evacuations. Jerry Day/AP hide caption toggle caption Jerry Day/AP An airplane drops fire retardant on a fire outside of Durango, Colo. The 416 fire has forced 2,500 home evacuations. Jerry Day/AP A wildfire in southwestern Colorado

Lorraine Gordon, backstage at her club, the Village Vanguard in New York City. Gordon died on Sunday at age 95. John Rogers/for NPR hide caption toggle caption John Rogers/for NPR Lorraine Gordon, backstage at her club, the Village Vanguard in New York City. Gordon died on Sunday at age 95. John Rogers/for NPR New York’s

Justify, with jockey Mike Smith aboard, crosses the finish line to win the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, and the rare Triple Crown title on Saturday in Elmont, N.Y. Peter Morgan/AP hide caption toggle caption Peter Morgan/AP Justify, with jockey Mike Smith aboard, crosses the finish line to win the 150th running

This video was posted by, Lulabel Seitz, the valedictorian whose mic was cut while she was speaking. In it, she shows exactly what happens at the graduation, gives the uncensored version of her speech, and sends a message to the principal who cut her off. Lulabel Seitz YouTube Seventeen-year-old Lulabel Seitz was a model student,

A U.S. special operations soldier was killed in southwestern Somalia on Friday and four others were wounded when their team came under attack from insurgents. According to the U.S. Africa Command, U.S. service members were with Somali forces in an operation aimed at clearing al-Shabab, a terrorist organization, from villages and establishing a permanent combat

In half a decade, the number of U.S. adults who are reading poetry has nearly doubled. That’s according to the results of a new survey by the National Endowment for the Arts, which announced Thursday that “as a share of the total U.S. adult population, this poetry readership is the highest on record over a

Smoke billows up from a fire burning in the mountains over the Napa Valley last October in Oakville, Calif. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP Smoke billows up from a fire burning in the mountains over the Napa Valley last October in Oakville, Calif. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Downed power lines owned by utility giant

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pictured at F8, Facebook’s developer conference last month. On Thursday, the company announced a new test feature had changed users’ privacy settings without their consent. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pictured at F8, Facebook’s developer conference last month. On Thursday,

Some ancient statues on Easter Island wear multi-ton stone “hats” known as pukao. A team of researchers say that a technique called parbuckling was most likely used to move the hats into place. Carl Lipo hide caption toggle caption Carl Lipo Some ancient statues on Easter Island wear multi-ton stone “hats” known as pukao. A

The interior of a Tesla Model X 75D semi-autonomous electric vehicle is shown in January 2017. The company’s autopilot system has been engaged at the time of a number of accidents, including a crash that killed the driver in California in March, but the company emphasizes the system can’t be relied on to prevent collisions.