July 20, 20178:45 PM ET

LOVELOCK, Nev. (AP) — O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel-room heist, successfully making his case for freedom in a nationally televised hearing that reflected America's enduring fascination with the former football star.

July 20, 20177:40 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's growing anxiety about the federal Russia probe has spilled into public view with his warning that special counsel Robert Mueller would be out of bounds if he dug into the Trump family's finances. But that's a line that Mueller seems sure to cross.

July 20, 20178:08 PM ET

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Thursday that Russia is interested in staying in Syria, partly because they "love to stick it to America."

July 20, 20175:33 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — The art of humiliation appears to be a key operating principle for President Donald Trump, and his remarks about Attorney General Jeff Sessions are the latest example of the ease with which the president is willing to air grievances about members of his team.