Rex Tillerson leading candidate for secretary of state

ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson is the leading candidate for Secretary of State in a Donald Trump administration, multiple sources familiar with the transition process tell CNN on Saturday.

Donald Trump takes aim at US intelligence community on Russia

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team slammed the CIA Friday, following reports the agency has concluded that Russia intervened in the election to help him win.

Nigeria church collapse kills 50 worshippers

As many as 50 people were killed after a church in Uyo, Nigeria, collapsed on worshippers, officials said.

Trump on 'lock her up' chant: 'Now we don't care

Donald Trump said Friday he doesn't care about prosecuting Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, after attendees at his rally chanted "lock her up."

Mass shooter Dylann Roof, with a laugh, confesses,'I did it'

Dylann Roof wasted no time confessing to the massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, according to an FBI video shown Friday at his murder trial in Charleston, South Carolina.

Why Russia plays by its own rules

Rules don't apply to Russia. But Russia applies rules to other people. That, put crudely, is the Kremlin's outlook on life, exemplified by the latest bombshell from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). In a sense, it's no surprise.

Rotterdam: Man held in suspected terror plot

Dutch police have arrested a 30-year-old man in Rotterdam on suspicion of planning a terror attack, the Interior Ministry said Friday.

Female suicide bombers kill 31 in Nigeria market

Twin bombings killed at least 31 people at a market in Madagali, Nigeria, on Friday in an apparent suicide attack carried out by two females, a military spokesman said.

Trump taps Iowa Gov. Branstad for China ambassador

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has been picked for the post of US ambassador to China by President-elected Donald Trump.