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Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich left waiting for UK visa

Roman Abramovich, one of the world's highest-profile Russian oligarchs and owner of the London soccer club Chelsea, is facing a longer than expected delay in renewing his UK visa.

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Aaron Wise evicts his mother and scoops $1.39M for first PGA Tour win

Few 21-year-olds will have had a better weekend than Aaron Wise. The American scooped a bumper $1,386,000 after winning his first ever PGA Tour title at the AT&T Byron Nelson tournament in Dallas.

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She can't vote, but she wants every other young Latino who can at the polls

Marisol Chavez wants young Latino voters to make a difference in a way she can't.

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Why ESPN is going big on basketball

ESPN is doubling down on basketball content. For good reason. Millennials love basketball. About a quarter — 26% — of NBA fans are between the ages of 18-34, according to the Simmons National Consumer Study.

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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend introduce their son

The world has finally gotten a glimpse of a new Legend. Chrissy Teigen shared a photo of her and John Legend's new son Sunday on social media. "Hello, world! This is Miles Theodore Stephens - We are drowning in his little peeps and nuzzles," Teigen wrote in the caption of a picture showing the baby sleeping. "Our household feels overwhelmed with love. Thank you for all your well wishes!"

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Texas governor's website continues to tout shotgun giveaway in aftermath of school shooting

A gunman armed with a .38 revolver and a shotgun walked into Santa Fe High School in Texas on Friday and killed 10 people, according to authorities. Two days later, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is still touting a shotgun giveaway on his website.

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Former model and young son die in plunge from New York hotel

A 47-year-old former model and her 7-year-old son plunged to their deaths in what the New York Police Department has deemed a murder-suicide. The two were found unconscious after a fall from a New York hotel Friday.

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School shooting victim's mission was to promote 'mutual understanding'

In Pakistan's bustling port city of Karachi, a family is in mourning. On Friday, thousands of miles away in Texas, the eldest child of the house, 17- year-old exchange student Sabika Sheikh was one of 10 people killed in the Santa Fe High School shooting.

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Shootout between Texas school gunman and deputies lasted 25 minutes

The gunfire tearing through Santa Fe High School didn't stop for half an hour. And during that time, Texas deputies were in a 25-minute shootout with the gunman, authorities said.

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Clapper: Trump tweets are 'disturbing assault' on Justice Department's independence

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Monday accused President Donald Trump of leading "a very disturbing assault on the independence of the Department of Justice."

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Pope Francis tells gay man: 'God made you like that and loves you like that'

A victim of clerical sexual abuse has said that Pope Francis told him that God made him gay and that his sexuality "does not matter."

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Excuse us Taylor Swift, you were blocking the BMAs

Taylor Swift is so officially back. The singer who was off the radar for a minute while she worked on her new album had quite the busy weekend.

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GE's latest sale: Its 111-year-old rail business

General Electric is giving up full control of its century-old rail division as the conglomerate's empire continues to shrink.

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15 biggest cruise ships in the world

When Symphony of the Seas, an 18-deck cruise ship measuring longer than a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, sailed out of port for the very first time this April, it smashed yet another size record in the cruise industry.

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Royal wedding: 29 million people in US tuned in to watch Meghan Markle marry Prince Harry

Move over, "The Bachelor." The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle -- now the duke and duchess of Sussex -- was a huge ratings draw.

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Still fighting McConnell, Don Blankenship launches third-party Senate bid in West Virginia

Ex-convict and coal baron Don Blankenship says he's running for the Senate in West Virginia as a third-party candidate after he lost in the Republican primary race two weeks ago.

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Royal wedding: Duke and Duchess of Sussex release official photos

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released several official photographs taken on their wedding day by renowned fashion and portrait photographer Alexi Lubomirski.

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China tests bombers on South China Sea island

China says it has landed long-range bombers for the first time on an island in the South China Sea, the latest in a series of maneuvers putting Beijing at odds with its neighbors and Washington over China's growing military presence around disputed islands.

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After CNN report, lawmakers want answers from Uber, Lyft on sexual assaults

Lawmakers are demanding answers from ridesharing companies about sexual violence on their platforms. Nine members of Congress sent a letter to the CEOs of Uber, Lyft, Juno, Curb, and Via on Monday requesting details about their protocols related to sexual assault and harassment reports, training drivers, and more.

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Rafael Nadal: Who can stop the 'King of Clay' at the French Open?

Perhaps the question heading into next week's French Open should be: "Who can take a set off Rafael Nadal?" instead of "Who can beat Nadal?'"

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