The White House said that Trump paid for the catering of the Tigers' event with everyone's "favorite fast food" because most of the residence staff is furloughed due to ongoing government shutdown. In a statement, the White House blamed the situation on Democrats' inability to negotiate on border security.

Robert Schellenberg, 36, has been sentenced to the death penalty for allegedly drug smuggling in China. Prosecutors asked for a tougher conviction after a previous court sentenced Schellenberg to 15 years in prison.

Both streaming services have documentaries about the epic disaster that was the 2017 Fyre Festival. Netflix's is directed by Chris Smith and will be released on Friday. Hulu's is the only one that includes an interview with the man behind the festival, Billy McFarland.

The Wolves central defender was shown a straight red card for a lunge on Bernardo Silva, but not everyone is sure the challenge merited a dismissal.

A pair of cats named Tina and Louise are currently staying at a studio apartment in Silicon Valley rented out by their owner for $1,500 (USD) a month.

“I see dead people,” “Luke, I am your father” and other scenes so famous, you know about them long before you sit down to watch the film. (H/t @ChrisHewitt.)

The Wall Street Journal first reported that Kanye West will donate the millions to help fund the unfinished Roden Crater Project, which is land art created from an extinct volcano.

Did you know? Every year people toss nearly $1.7 million into Rome's Trevi Fountain. Now the city is debating who should get the money.

A passenger carried a firearm onto a Delta flight from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Tokyo Narita International Airport on January 3, CNN reported.

The Republican tax cut is better for companies and worse for everyone else.

Addressing the media on the White House lawn, President Trump insisted on Monday that he has never worked for the Russian government, following two weekend reports by the New York Times and Washington Post.

Several royal reporters have followed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Birkenhead while visiting Number 7, a community café and citizens supermarket. During the visit, reporters said that she told onlookers how far along she is, leading them to work out a due date of April.

Officials at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport announced they have been forced to close the security checkpoint in one terminal due to a shortage of TSA agents.

Ten years sure does make a difference.

Abdul Salam Maftoon, a contestant in a popular Afghan singing contest called Afghan Star, is rising to fame thanks to his resemblance to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Maftoon is embracing the comparison, saying that the resemblance "has boosted my chances of winning the competition by 50 percent."

According to several local media outlets, law enforcement responded to an hostage and shooter situation at a UPS facility in Logan Township, New Jersey, on Monday. After a police investigation, the suspect was shot and put into custody and two women taken hostage have been released.

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq is delaying the birth of her child so she can vote against Theresa May's deal. Siddiq's decision was discussed in the House of Commons, with speaker John Bercow expressing regret that a proxy system had not been introduced.