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The White House announced Tuesday night that former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, shown here in 2012, is President Trump's choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to Russia.

Trump Picks Jon Huntsman To Be U.S. Ambassador To Russia

If confirmed, Huntsman would take over a high-profile post amid ongoing probes into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and potential ties between Russian officials and the Trump campaign.

Rauner Amendatory Veto Would Change Intent Of School Funding Trailer Bill

Gov. Bruce Rauner has boasted that fixing the woefully inequitable Illinois school-funding formula was his top accomplishment of the past year.But he…

Grumpy Cat appears unimpressed posing for a photo during an interview at The Associated Press bureau in Los Angeles in December 2015.

Grumpy Cat Awarded $710,000 In Copyright Infringement Suit

A jury said that Grenade Beverages illegally used the social media star's likeness on a line of coffee grounds and T-shirts promoting its "Grumppuccino" brand iced coffee.

Public Schools Still Waiting For Equitable Funding

Gov. Bruce Rauner has claimed his top accomplishment of last year was transforming the way Illinois funds public schools. But the dollars pledged by that…

Mozart And 'The Peanut Vendor' In Havana

What happens when cultural doors open between the U.S. and Cuba? Beautiful moments like this mix of Mozart and a Cuban classic — with Brooklyn pianist Simone Dinnerstein and an orchestra from Havana.

Protesters throw stones at security forces during a demonstration in Kabul on Friday. Several demonstrators were killed during clashes with Afghan law enforcement after gathering to protest the security situation in the capital after Wednesday's deadly bombing.

Protesters Killed During Demonstration Over Massive Bomb Attack In Kabul

Demonstrators had been marching on the presidential palace, protesting government failures after Wednesday's massive bombing and demanding the Afghan president's ouster. Then, police began to fire.

EU antitrust Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, pictured last summer, announced a fine against Google over the way it ranks shopping services in its search results.

Google Hit With $2.7 Billion Fine By European Antitrust Monitor

The European Commission says Google "abused its market dominance as a search engine by promoting its own comparison shopping service in its search results, and demoting those of competitors."

According to Google, spellers in the Northeast can be embarrassing (New Hampshire) and baffling (New Jersey).

Misspellings, Mapped: America The How-Do-You-Spell-Beautiful?

Just in time for the National Spelling Bee, Google published a map of the words people in each state have a hard time spelling. The results are not pretty. (And what's up with New Jersey?)

Dave Mullins (right) sits with his husband, Charlie Craig, in Denver. The owner of a cake shop refused to make a wedding cake for the couple, citing his religious beliefs, and the couple then filed with the state's civil rights commission.

High Court To Hear Case Of Cake Shop That Refused To Bake For Same-Sex Wedding

Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop in suburban Denver says a state law compelling him to produce wedding cakes for gay couples violates his right to free speech.

A Capitol Police officer stands guard on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., was shot during a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va.

Shooting Highlights Role Of Capitol Police

Authorities are praising Capitol Police for preventing further bloodshed when a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice. Two Capitol Police officers were wounded but are OK.

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