North Korea is the biggest threat to humankind right now and China and the U.S. can stop it, the U.S. ambassador to China told CNBC. « What’s happening with (North Korea’s) illegal and aggressive development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles … This is the biggest threat to humankind right now, » Ambassador Terry Branstad told CNBC…

House and Senate lawmakers plan to begin working this week on compromise tax-overhaul legislation — a key step in their drive to send a package of tax cuts for corporations and individuals to President Donald Trump by the end of the year. Here are the latest developments, updated throughout the day: Senator Rob Portman: ‘I’m…

Enlarge / Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sherpa Capital Shervin Pishevar and Executive Editor of Recode Kara Swisher speak onstage during Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on October 3, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesShervin Pishevar, a well-known Silicon Valley investor who co-founded Virgin Hyperloop…

Can Chance the Rapper do something mean, please? Chicago’s philanthropic rapper brought an early Christmas to his home city on Monday, gifting 300 pairs of unreleased Jordan Retro 11s to a crowd of high school students. Chance was attending his monthly Open Mike night, a youth event presented by his charity SocialWorks and the Chicago…

Diego Perotti’s header gave Roma victory over Qarabag and ensured they won the Champions League group ahead of Chelsea, eliminating Atletico Madrid. Follow all the action as it happens from this game and Olympiacos-Juventus on the LIVEBLOG. The Giallorossi knew a victory would send them through to the Champions League Round of 16, while they…

Gary Marsh said he was inspired by the Donair Cam, a live feed of meat cooking at a Halifax donair shop that went viral last month. He also used a small motor to make the meat spin. Marsh was inundated with requests to make more ornaments, so he approached Eurekatec founder Mohammed Issa to see…

NEW YORK (AP) — The top editor for the National Enquirer, Us Weekly and other major gossip publications openly described his sexual partners in the newsroom, discussed female employees’ sex lives and forced women to watch or listen to pornographic material, former employees told The Associated Press. The behavior by Dylan Howard, currently the chief…

Journalist Hattie Gladwell takes the new driving test in Chichester (Picture: Ciaran McCrickard for Metro.co.uk)Taking your driving test can be one of the most nerve-wracking experiences you can do. And as we found out today, it doesn’t get any easier with time. Terror plot to ‘murder Theresa May in Downing Street’ thwarted In case you…