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Ava DuVernay drama about officer-involved shooting coming to CBS

CBS will try its hand at issues-driven drama this fall with a new show from Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay and super-producer Greg Berlanti. The network on Friday announced it has picked up drama "The Red Line" for the 2018-19 television season.

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Rihanna's wedding night advice for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Rihanna has some thoughts on the royal honeymoon. The 30-year-old superstar singer and makeup mogul was in New York City Thursday celebrating the launch of her new lingerie line, Savage X Fenty.

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'Harry & Meghan' gives 'A Royal Romance' requisite Lifetime movie

As Lifetime movies go, "Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance" isn't as deliciously awful as one might have hoped, but it's silly and bloated enough to be entertainingly bad. Give some credit to the movie's stars, Murray Fraser and Parisa Fitz-Henley, who bring great conviction to a story that seemingly comes to a logical conclusion three different times, but manages to keep plodding along beyond the customary 85 minutes sans commercials.

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London skyline has world's first gigapixel photoshoot

London's skyline is one of the world's most famous -- from this sleek modern glamor of the Shard to St Paul's Cathedral's classic dome. Now this striking cityscape is the subject of the world's first gigapixel photoshoot.

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Rise from one-time Uber driver to chief of staff startles some HUD observers

A key staff change at the Department of Housing and Urban Development is again shining a spotlight on what some HUD insiders and former senior staff say is a notable lack of government, policy and relevant experience in some key positions at the agency.

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Border Patrol failed to count hundreds of migrant deaths on US soil

From his small mountain town in the Ecuadorian Andes, Darwin Cabrera made the long, dangerous journey through Central America and Mexico and finally across the Rio Grande, into the United States.

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Senators face choice on CIA director nominee ahead of key votes

Republican leaders believe that Gina Haspel will be confirmed to be the next director of the CIA, though a few notable lawmakers -- red state Democrats and Republican Sens. Jeff Flake and Lisa Murkowski -- are still undecided.

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Trump throws ZTE curveball as big week for US-China trade begins

With his pledge to save a major Chinese company from crippling US sanctions, President Donald Trump has delivered yet another twist in the trade clash with Beijing.

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US set to break with tradition and open embassy in Jerusalem

The Trump administration is set to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem Monday, formally breaking from decades of established American policy and international practice in a move that US officials say will create greater regional stability.

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Nashville group working to make dangerous road safer

Each year, dozens of pedestrians are struck in Nashville. Twenty-three people were killed in 2017, making it the deadliest year ever. Since the transit vote failed, a local group is working to make changes on one of the most dangerous roads in Music City.

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Will the Royal Wedding boost the UK economy?

It's a favorite tabloid newspaper headline: The Royal Wedding will bring a HUGE boost to the economy. Parts of the British press have been confidently suggesting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's nuptials on Saturday will benefit the country's economy to the tune of hundreds of millions of pounds.

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Tiger Woods: 'I'm not that far off from winning golf tournaments'

He's said it before but this time people were sitting up and taking notice. This time, as Tiger Woods charged up the leaderboard at the Players Championship, a long overdue 80th PGA Tour victory really did look within reach.

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Officer dragged during car stop on Long Island

A man was arrested after he dragged an officer during a car stop on Long Island Sunday afternoon. Around 5:21 p.m., Nassau County police conducted a car stop of a vehicle driven by Dwayne Henderson, 21.

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Couple calling for 'free range' parenting law

Monica and Devon Jones' parenting philosophy has always been about giving their children the freedom to grow. But teaching their now 5-year-old daughter life lessons almost cost them their custody.

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Taraji P. Henson engaged to NFL star Kelvin Hayden

Taraji P. Henson is headed down the aisle. The "Empire" star revealed in an Instagram post on Monday that her boyfriend, NFL star, Kelvin Hayden, popped the big question on Mother's Day.

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Princess Diana: The small ways she'll be present at Harry and Meghan's wedding

When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot in Windsor's St. George's Chapel, there's one person whose absence will be keenly felt: Diana, Princess of Wales.

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World's tallest geyser keeps erupting, and scientists aren't sure why

Yellowstone National Park's Steamboat Geyser just erupted for the fifth time this year, and scientists aren't sure why.

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How Meghan Markle will use her royal voice

In America, royal well-wishers tend to come in pairs, mothers and daughters, keen to catch a glimpse of a real-life prince and princess. Hollywood can take much of the credit for that.

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Pete Wentz and Meagan Camper welcome new baby

There's a new girl in Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz's life. Wentz and his longtime partner Meagan Camper recently welcomed a daughter. The musician made the birth announcement in a special Mother's Day post on social media.

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Facebook suspends 200 apps over possible data misuse

Facebook has suspended 200 apps for possible misuse of user data in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Facebook said in a blog post Monday that it has investigated thousands of apps after it emerged that Cambridge Analytica had harvested information on about 87 million users without their knowledge.