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  • He was a child star, an international icon, a running late-night talk show joke. But in his prime, his overbearing talent and ambition made him a musical genius. He was 50 years old when he died.
  • President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were slated to meet one-on-one without aides for 90 minutes but it lasted longer. They're continuing their summit with some top advisers.
  • Officials feared the death toll could top 100 since some survivors indicated the boat had as many as 200 passengers when it set out from Turkey, United Nations refugee and migration agencies said.
  • The sheer number of law enforcement officers makes it hard for big gangs to meet openly in New York City the way they did back in the 1980s, so many gang members who have left state prison have migrated north. Authorities say they brought shootings and stabbings with them.
  • GOP Rep. Comer says pending investigations will show Hunter Biden engaged in influence peddling. Comer alleges then-Vice President Biden may have financially benefitted from his son's businesses.
  • Architects in Holland are showing the rest of the world a way of turning adversity into opportunity. Instead of building around rising waters, they ask, why not build on water? Floating houses, gardens, even villages are the future vision of some Dutch planners.
  • In a short statement, Netanyahu's office said Israel's leader would be placed under sedation. A top deputy, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, was to stand in for him.
  • The story behind Gesine Bullock-Prado's elaborate chocolate-marzipan-pumpkin-mousse cake involves her late mother and a rescue cat.
  • Rick Wilson's book is the story of a Republican Party whose shift toward Trumpism left him furious — and a rant against those who have disappointed him — conveyed with biting, over-the-top writing.
  • Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, joins U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker for long-awaited testimony before Congress. Petraeus, in particular, pointed to progress he associated with a so-called troop surge.
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