The President agreed to delay tariffs on more Chinese products after advisers told him they could impact Christmas
As President Donald Trump's trade advisers were searching last week for a strategy to forestall his threatened tariffs on China, they struck upon a novel approach: appeal to his Christmas cheer.

It was a wild week on Wall Street
It was far from the dog days of summer on Wall Street this past week. Investors went on a roller coaster ride after the markets reacted to both good and bad news.

Proof Obama was better for the stock market than Trump

Here are five risks facing the US economy
Fears of a brewing global recession were renewed this week as markets whipsawed over President Donald Trump's trade war with China as well as disappointing economic data from both Germany and China.

Why you'll feel the latest round of tariffs
President Trump is threatening more tariffs on Chinese imports. CNNI's Julia Chatterley explains why American consumers could bear the brunt of the newest trade war escalation.

Trump tells crowd it has 'no choice' but to vote for him over economy
President Donald Trump visited New Hampshire for the first time in his reelection campaign Thursday, ripping his Democratic competitors and taking credit for the country's economic success as he made his pitch.

Is a currency war coming?
Some investors fear a currency war between the U.S. and China is coming, after Beijing allowed the Yuan to fall below a key symbolic level. Julia Chatterley explains why the Yuan ...

Opinion: Trump's reelection nightmare
If the economy falls apart, it's hard to see how President Trump wins reelection.

The man seen placing rice cookers around NYC is in custody, police say
• 3 suspicious devices in downtown were not explosive, the NYPD said • NYC transit hub evacuated after 3 rice cookers found

The water is so hot in Alaska it's killing large numbers of salmon
• July was Earth's hottest month on record • Analysis: Why Trump looked into buying Greenland

Teen ran out with a $2 beer. Memphis store clerk followed him and shot him dead
A jury found a grocery clerk guilty of killing a 17-year-old boy who ran out of the store with a beer he didn't pay for in Memphis, authorities sad.

White House expected to move forward with plan to cancel foreign aid
The Trump administration is expected to put forward a plan to cancel billions of dollars in foreign aid funding by the end of this week, a senior administration official told CNN on ...

Analysis: Black Democrats are split along generational lines
First things first: The theme song of the week is the Boy Meets World closing credits.

There's lead in Newark's water. A mom worries her 5-year-old is 'being poisoned'
Bryce Thomas' toy prehistoric reptiles nosedived into the cold, soapy tap water in the kitchen sink, scooping up schools of imaginary fish, when his mother started weeping in the living room.

Hundreds join El Paso widower at wife's funeral
Hundreds of strangers attended El Paso shooting victim Margie Reckard's funeral after her husband, who was left with no family, invited the public. CNN's Gary Tuchman reports.

A social media feud led to the killing of a 9-year-old girl in Dallas, police say
A social media rivalry between two Dallas rappers escalated into a shooting that left a 9-year-old girl dead days before school started, police said.

Police: Homeowner killed 1 of 6 teens trying to break in, 5 others charged with murder
Police near Chicago say six teenagers were trying to break into a house when the elderly homeowner told them to leave and fired a gun after they refused.

Saudi judge denies mom custody for being too Western
American Bethany Vierra lives in Saudi Arabia where she was denied custody of her Saudi Arabian daughter Zaina by a judge for fear of exposing the child to Western culture.

Black teens were raising money for their football team when a white woman held them at gunpoint, police say
Four Arkansas teens were going door to door to raise money for their high school football team when a woman held them at gunpoint, police say.

Trump again claims he won an award that doesn't exist
President Trump has claimed for years that he was once named "Michigan Man of the Year," a title that does not exist. CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.

Portland braces for dueling protests
Multiple far-right and extremist groups plan to protest in Portland, Oregon, this weekend where they may come face to face with anti-fascist counterdemonstrators.

Colbert: This is odd thing about Trump ...
In an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, late night host and comedian Stephen Colbert says that we don't really know anything about President Trump.

Country singer rushed to the hospital after almost collapsing onstage
Country singer Drake White was rushed to the hospital after he almost collapsed on stage while performing in Virginia.

A beach town will install anti-sex public toilets

Elizabeth Smart's dad says he is gay
Ed Smart, whose daughter Elizabeth Smart was abducted in 2002, has announced that he is gay but says he is not leaving the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.