Spike Lee thankful for honorary Oscar

Highlights of this day in history: Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer gets life in prison; House lawmakers pick a president; Garry Kasparov beats IBM's Deep Blue at chess; NBA star Michael Jordan born; The Eagles release their greatest hits.

Sen. Cory Booker kicked off his first visit to New Hampshire as a Democratic presidential candidate Saturday, urging voters to reject the "powers that are ripping us apart."

The U.S. Air Force has begun flying tons of aid to a Colombian town on the Venezuelan border as part of an effort meant to undermine socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

Police say the fired worker who killed five people at a warehouse in Aurora, Illinois, was able to buy the gun he used because an initial background check didn't catch that he had a prior felony conviction in Mississippi.

The voice of the female filmmaker was louder than ever at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, with 63 percent of the films presented across the festival's 15 different sections helmed by women.

Pope Francis has defrocked former US Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession and sexual crimes against minors and adults, the Holy See said Saturday.

Highlights of this day in history: The Civil War's Battle of Fort Donelson; the Georgia crematory case; John Demjanjuk goes on trial; America's first 911 call; and the NHL scraps the rest of its season.

Oscar winners can celebrate -- and losers can drown their sorrows -- with an array of signature cocktails featuring tequila.

The 1,500 guests that pour into the Governors Ball after the Academy Awards this year will be greeted by theatre-inspired styling and an international flair.

A gunman opened fire at a manufacturing plant in suburban Chicago on Friday, killing five people and wounding five police officers before he was fatally shot, police said.

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. AP reporter Mark Sherman explains the significance of the decision.

California is likely to sue President Donald Trump over his emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, the state attorney general said Friday.

Here's the latest for Friday, February 15th: President Donald Trump declares a national emergency at the southern border. But legal challenges are expected; The Vice President visits Auschwitz; In Mexico, a colony of butterflies is discovered.

City officials report an active shooter situation at an industrial park in Aurora, Illinois. Local media reporting multiple people injured.

Congressional Democrats say they'll use "every tool" at their disposal to oppose President Donald Trump's emergency declaration. While many Republicans are falling in line behind Trump's decision, others remain opposed.

Bashing a mountain lion in the head with a rock didn’t work, so Travis Kauffman changed his tactics and suffocated the cat by jamming his foot on its neck. Kauffman recounted the attack in a news conference 10 days after the attack.

President Donald Trump says many other presidents have declared national emergencies. But the presidents he has cited did not use emergency powers to pay for projects that Congress wouldn't support.

In a comment that could be used to challenge his national emergency declaration on building border wall, President Donald Trump told reporters, "I didn't need to do this, but I'd rather do it much faster."

President Donald Trump says he expects legal challenges to his decision to declare a national emergency to erect barriers between the U.S. and Mexico but says he'll be vindicated.

President Donald Trump says he'll declare a national emergency so he can build a southern border wall. He plans to use his executive authority to tap other sources of funding to get a total of $8 billion to build the wall.

The newest baby at a Chicago-area zoo is an antelope calf weighing just 23 ounces. The male was born on Valentine’s Day and has been named Valentino.

More than just good friends? "Schitt's Creek" star Dan Levy admits to a TV infatuation, while his dad, Eugene Levy, also had the hots for a small-screen star.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar had more than one Pretty Woman to crush on in his youth.

Numerous flood rescues were reported in areas east of Los Angeles as heavy rain pounded California on Thursday. The desert resort city of Palm Springs urged residents to stay where they were because of flooded streets.