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Trump's UN Speech Photos Are Like A Bottomless Pot Of Gold

On Tuesday, President Trump spoke to the United Nations general assembly for the first time while in office.

New riots over police shooting raise the question: What is it about St. Louis?

In St. Louis, protests over the acquittal of a former police officer in the fatal shooting of a black motorist have degenerated into violent clashes with police. Problems between police and the black community exist well beyond St. Louis and nearby Ferguson. But this week’s clashes suggest that racial problems run deep here.

Grandfather hands stranger's toddler $20 bill in Target for most tragic reason

A mother shopping with her young son in Target was caught off guard when an elderly man gave the toddler a $20 bill -- but when he explained himself, she was reduced to tears.

Millions Threatened by Hurricane Maria

Bill Karins, NBC News meteorologist, talks with Rachel Maddow about the intense strength of Hurricane Maria and the threat it poses to millions of people in Puerto Rico and its neighboring islands.

Harrowing Videos Show The Moments An Earthquake Struck Mexico

People in neighborhoods across central Mexico watched as homes, businesses, and schools fell apart before their eyes during Tuesday’s catastrophic earthquake.

'Fixer Upper' stars Chip and Joanna Gaines spark backlash over new Target line

Chip and Joanna Gaines have found themselves embroiled in scandal over their new Target line.

Earthquake Creates A Havoc In Mexico City, Turns River Into A Stormy Sea

The power of the earthquake was so intense that it turned a placid river into a seething churn.

Oil up 2 percent despite U.S. crude build; set for best third quarter since 2004

By Julia Simon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose nearly 2 percent on Wednesday, despite a rise in U.S. crude inventories, with the market heading for its largest third-quarter gain in 13 years after the Iraqi oil minister said OPEC and its partners were considering extending or deepening output cuts. Brent crude futures rose $1.06, or 1.9 percent, to $56.20 a barrel by 12:19 p.m. EDT (1619 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 91 cents, or 1.8 percent, to $50.39. U.S. crude oil stockpiles jumped last week as imports and production increased, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said, as operations resumed from the impact of Hurricane Harvey which hit the Gulf Coast on Aug. 25.

The U.S. Is Giving $32 Million To Assist Rohingya Refugees

The United States will dispense about $32 million in humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya ethnic minority facing persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the State Department said Wednesday.

Presidential paranoia: Does Mueller have a mole in the White House?

President Trump has long spoken in conspiratorial terms about a range of topics. It appears this is partly responsible for fostering a culture of distrust and paranoia in the White House.

Six Dreamers sue Trump administration over DACA decision

San Diego attorney Dulce Garcia has regularly defended clients in immigration court.

When The Media Treat White Suspects And Killers Better Than Black Victims

Editor’s note: We’re republishing this story, which first ran in August 2014, in light of a New York Post headline earlier this week that described a white murder suspect as a “clean-cut American kid.”

That Climate 'Scandal' Rep. Lamar Smith Promoted Was, Indeed, Fake News

WASHINGTON — Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), an early and loyal supporter of President Donald Trump, likes to make noise about the liberal media’s coverage of climate change, often dismissing it as “fake news.”

French police evacuate 557 migrants from makeshift camp

PARIS (AP) — French police encircled a makeshift migrant camp in a wooded area near Dunkirk on Tuesday, evacuating 557 people, the prefecture of the Nord region said.

'What a class act!' Chaffetz says he'll pass on reading Clinton's book

The former congressman who, as head of a House committee, grilled Hillary Clinton relentlessly says he knows he’s in her new book but feels no need to read it.

Three dead, 16 hurt after buses collide in New York City

Three people were killed and at least 16 injured when a New York City transit bus and a tour bus collided early on Monday in the city's borough of Queens, spinning around before slamming into a building, fire officials said. Firefighters pulled passengers from the wreckage after the city bus collided with a Dahlia tour bus in the Flushing neighborhood shortly after 6 a.m. EDT (1000 GMT), according to the New York City Fire Department. The tour bus was traveling east on Northern Boulevard when the city bus, which was carrying 15 passengers, tried to make a right turn on the same street, police said.

Rescuers in grim search for survivors of Mexico quake

Rescuers frantically searched Wednesday for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed more than 200 people in Mexico on the anniversary of another massive quake that left thousands dead and still haunts the country. "We are continuing to search for people," Mexico City mayor Miguel Angel Mancera told Televisa TV. At least 40 people have been found alive in two of the collapsed buildings.

Arizona Governor Endorses Obamacare Repeal, In Apparent Message To John McCain

Arizona’s governor has endorsed a last-minute effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, potentially giving a key skeptic of past repeal efforts, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), more reason to vote yes this time.

Man walks around Seattle with swastika armband and gets punched to ground by passerby

A man wearing a swastika armband was punched to the ground in downtown Seattle, after activists spread his photo across Twitter. The Seattle Police Department said they received reports of a man wearing a swastika armband and “instigating fights” late Sunday afternoon. Hours before, an anti-fascist Twitter account had shared a photo of a man riding the bus in Seattle with a Nazi armband on his right arm.

Turkish president: Trump apologized for indictment of security staff in brawl

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan listens to Donald Trump during a dinner at UN headquarters. After the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, claimed Donald Trump called to apologize for the US indictment of 15 Turkish security officials over a violent brawl with peaceful anti-Erdoğan protesters in Washington this year, the White House issued a denial.

Neighbor Opens Fire As Father In Clown Mask Chases Child

Two Ohio men face charges after a father donned a clown mask and chased his 6-year-old daughter through the streets, prompting a concerned neighbor to start shooting.

Conservative Analyst Scottie Nell Hughes Sues Fox News Over Handling Of Rape Allegation

Conservative analyst Scottie Nell Hughes is suing Fox News for allegedly retaliating against her after she came forward this past summer with allegations that she’d been raped by network anchor Charles Payne.

Ryan Phillippe accused of brutally beating ex-girlfriend while 'drunk and high'

Ryan Phillippe is facing serious domestic abuse and drug allegations from his ex-girlfriend, who is going after the actor in a bombshell new lawsuit.

Explorers Found a Sunken World War I Submarine With 23 Bodies Inside

The century-old vessel was almost completely intact

Missing Man’s Decomposing Body Sat in Truck for 8 Months in Airport Parking Lot As Family Searched

A missing Kansas man’s body sat decomposing in his work vehicle for eight months in an airport parking lot 45 minutes from his home, causing his family to ask why no one found it sooner, PEOPLE confirms.

Attack On North Korea Could Spare Allies, Secretary Mattis Says. Analysts Aren't So Sure.

Days after President Donald Trump referred to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as “rocket man” and members of his administration made it clear military options against Pyongyang remained on the table, Defense Secretary James Mattis sought to calm growing fears of American intervention on the Korean Peninsula by arguing that the United States had military options at its disposal that wouldn’t necessarily spell disaster for allies in the region.

British teacher ‘murdered’ on Amazon kayaking trip joked about being killed days before

A British woman believed to have been murdered on a solo kayaking trip in the Amazon joked on social media about being killed just days before she went missing.

Hillary Clinton: Media got 'played' by the Russians

Hillary Clinton, promoting her new book, "What Happened," criticized the press's role in the 2016 election and said the media got “played” by the Russians by promoting the WikiLeaks dumps.

U.S. seeks up to 27 months in prison for ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner

U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday sought a prison sentence of 21 to 27 months for former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner, who admitted to sending sexually explicit messages to a teenage girl in a “sexting” scandal that played a role in last year’s U.S. presidential election. "Weiner, a grown man, a father, and a former lawmaker, willfully and knowingly asked a 15-year-old girl to display her body and engage in sexually explicit conduct for him online," prosecutors said in a filing in Manhattan federal court. "Such conduct warrants a meaningful sentence of incarceration." A lawyer for Weiner, who is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Denise Cote next Monday, could not immediately be reached for comment.

California Woman Escaped Getting Robbed By Faking Seizure

Julie Dragland, 32, later said she got the idea from an episode of "Law & Order," where something similar happens.

Navy Hospital Staffers Removed After Sharing Disturbing Photos Of Newborns

Two staffers at a Florida Navy hospital face disciplinary action after disturbing videos and photos surfaced showing them forcing a newborn to dance and referring to babies as “mini Satans.”

The Oatmeal Cookie Recipes That Are Better Than Your Grandma's

Oatmeal cookies are the most underrated cookie in the country.

Czech zoo burns horns it sawed off rhinos after French attack

A Czech zoo on Tuesday burnt 33 kilos (72 pounds) of rare rhino horns, including some it sawed off its own animals in the wake of a brutal attack on a French zoo. Poachers broke into the Thoiry zoo near Paris in March and killed a critically endangered white rhino, hacking off its horns and putting zoos across the world on high alert. The brazen attack prompted a zoo in the central Czech Republic city of Dvur Kralove nad Labem to remove and burn the horns from its herd.

Satellite Imagery Shows Entire Rohingya Villages Destroyed

New satellite images of Rohingya villages across Myanmar’s Rakhine State show alarming levels of devastation, advocates said.

Should You Participate in a Class Action Against Equifax?

If your personal information is among the 143 million credit files compromised in the Equifax cyberattack, you might be wondering if you have any recourse against the company. As it turns out, yo...

The Latest: Ivanka Trump pursues her own agenda at UN

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):

Russia's War Game Spills Into NATO Skies, Causing Spat

The Baltic NATO ally summoned Russia's envoy to demand an explanation, but Moscow claims the incursion was an emergency call which is being "politicized."

Man’s Body Sat in Truck 8 Months at Airport Before Someone Noticed

The 53-year-old man is believed to have killed himself

Linked By Their Choice To Become Single Mothers, Two Women Share Their Stories

Welcome to ”The Story We Share,” a series of Q&As that profile two people with similar identities ― but who live in very different places.

Rihanna's Fenty Beauty Line Takes A Big Step Forward For Shade Inclusivity

Rihanna has the whole world scrambling to get its hands on one of Fenty Beauty’s 40 shades of foundation.

Sen. Collins talks skepticism about latest GOP health care proposal

Susan Collins tells ABC's Mary Bruce she's "leaning no" on the Graham-Cassidy bill.

DiCaprio Rips Trump's Climate Record, Says Hurricanes Should Be A Wake-Up Call

Actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio said Tuesday that the recent string of devastating hurricanes — Harvey, Irma and now Maria — shines a light on the climate crisis and should come as a wake-up call for President Donald Trump and the world.

Building 'Breaks' Into Your Diet Could Help You Lose More Weight

Building frequent “breaks” into your diet could help you lose more weight and keep it off for longer than attempting to cut calories, uninterrupted, for months on end, according to new weight-loss research from the University of Tasmania in Australia.

The Latest: Chinese expert says Trump speech sounded warlike

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly (all times local):

Russia accuses US-backed rebels of hindering Syria IS fight

Russia on Tuesday accused US-backed rebels in Syria of targeting regime forces to try to halt their advance against Islamic State jihadists around the city of Deir Ezzor. In a statement the Russian military said it had received reports from Syrian generals that regime forces that crossed the strategic Euphrates River were faced with "gunfire from the north" near Deir Ezzor. Moscow claimed that shooting came from a zone controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) supported by Washington.

Convicted church killer wants to fire Jewish, Indian lawyers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A white supremacist who was sentenced to death in the 2015 massacre of nine black worshippers has told a federal appeals court he wants to fire his appellate attorneys because one of them is Jewish and the other is Indian-American.