Revelers around the globe ring in 2018 amid heightened security
(CNN)Throngs of revelers packed cities around the globe to usher in 2018 with public celebrations and fireworks, despite fears of terrorism and frigid weather in some places. In New York, hundreds of thousands of people packed Times Square in the 10-degree Fahrenheit weather to watch the 2018 ball drop and confetti rain down on the street.
Anthony Scaramucci: Trump's view on climate change might surprise you
Washington (CNN)Short-lived White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's tweet last week on climate change, saying that his actual opinion on the subject might surprise people
'The fruit of war': Pope Francis prints photo of Nagasaki victims
(CNN)Pope Francis is having cards printed and distributed showing a 1945 photo of victims of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki along with the words "the fruit of war."The photo captures a boy carrying his dead brother on his shoulders while he waits for his turn at the crematory. It was taken by US Marine photographer Joe O'Donnell shortly after the bombs were dropped at the end of World War II.
What's at play in Iranian protests?
(CNN)The largest public display of discontent in Iran since the 2009 Green Movement has brought about a series of tweets from US President Donald Trump, pushback from the Iranian government and a scene that might have been unfathomable a decade ago
9 celebrity feuds of 2017, starring Donald Trump
(CNN)Whether you relish President Donald Trump's combative style or are overcome with anxiety when he tweets, one thing is clear: Trump never backs down in a feud, and he is not likely to start in 2018
Once freewheeling, Mar-a-Lago buttons up -- some -- in Trump's first year
(CNN)The suntanned snowbirds who comprise Mar-a-Lago's membership have noticed something different at President Donald Trump's private club this winter. On the patio and inside the dining room, a red velvet rope now surrounds the table where Trump and his immediate family sit for dinner. Around him
Police kill a man at his home while responding to a fake call
(CNN)A California man was arrested in connection with a prank call to police that led to a man's shooting death in Wichita, Kansas
Ousted Catalan leader urges Madrid to accept results, negotiate
(CNN)The former leader of Catalonia urged Madrid to enter political negotiations following a regional election that gave pro-independence parties a majority in the Catalan parliament.
Israel plans a Trump rail station as Trump-naming frenzy sweeps country
Jerusalem (CNN)A planned high-speed rail station in the Old City of Jerusalem will be named after President Donald Trump, Israeli Minister of Transportation Yisrael Katz told CNN.
How serious is the North Korean anthrax threat?
(CNN)The US sanctioned two more senior North Korean officials Tuesday, the latest attempt to hit the country's nuclear program.But in South Korea, another deadly weapon is back in the headlines, one that is far easier and cheaper to make: anthrax.
