WaPo: Stormy Daniels' lawyer almost called off agreement with Trump lawyer
Washington (CNN)The porn star known as Stormy Daniels threatened to call off a nondisclosure agreement with President Donald Trump's lawyer weeks before the election, The Washington Post reports, citing an email from Daniels' lawyer obtained by the newspaper
SPD votes 'yes' to coalition: Germany to have new government within weeks
(CNN)German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to form a new government, after the Social Democratic Party voted to renew a coalition with her Christian Democrats, ending months of political deadlock.
Rome's sad decline sums up Italy's problems
Rome (CNN)Few cities in the world bear the scars of such a tumultuous past as the ancient city of Rome. It has been sacked by the Gauls and the Goths, by the French and the Fascists, with each invader leaving a layer of history that adds to to its complexity.
Uncertainty looms as Italy heads to the polls
(CNN)One of Europe's most critical elections of the year is underway, with Italians voting in a divisive parliamentary election that is likely to push the country into a state of political paralysis with no outright winner in sight
'Surreal' Trump meeting on guns left Republicans reeling, Democrats optimistic
(CNN)Nobody knew quite what to think.After a wide-ranging, televised meeting Wednesday at the White House, Democrats walked away stunned and with some tepid optimism that something substantial could happen on guns, while Republicans appeared flummoxed.
Sessions pushes back on Trump after 'disgraceful' insult
Washington (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushed back against President Donald Trump's latest insult on Wednesday, prolonging an increasingly awkward public spat between the President and his top law enforcement official
China's top paper says Xi Jinping won't necessarily serve for life
Hong Kong (CNN)China's top newspaper has defended a move to drop presidential term limits, refuting allegations that it clears the way for Xi Jinping to rule the country indefinitely.
Hope Hicks is resigning from the White House
(CNN)White House communications director Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's longest-serving and closest aides, is resigning, the White House confirmed Wednesday
Scientists detect 'fingerprint' of first light ever in the universe
(CNN)Scientists have detected traces of the earliest light in the universe thought to emanate from the first stars formed after the Big Bang, billions of years ago
Mueller team asks about Trump's Russian business dealings as he weighed a run for president
(CNN)Investigators for special counsel Robert Mueller have recently been asking witnesses about Donald Trump's business activities in Russia prior to the 2016 presidential campaign as he considered a run for president, according to three people familiar with the matter