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Elton John will not be performing at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, according to the singer's spokeswoman, denying a claim made by a vice chair of Trump's presidential inaugural committee.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr hears the same refrain all the time from fans who think his sole focus should be basketball: "Stick to sports."

Just weeks after its debut, the Navy's most technologically advanced destroyer, the USS Zumwalt, has been put out of action due to engineering problems that occurred while it was crossing the Panama Canal.

President-elect Donald Trump is looking to some of his most bitter past opponents and critics as he assembles a Cabinet.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday his country will react if the United States renews sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

Sen. Sherrod Brown said Tuesday that he'd likely support former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to be secretary of state if President-elect Donald Trump nominates him.

Ivanka Trump is trying to put a little space between her company and her father.

Jonathan Gray, said to be one of two finalists for Treasury secretary in the Trump administration, says he is no longer in the running for the job.

Rep. Sean Duffy said Wednesday there is no need for Donald Trump to prosecute Hillary Clinton because the American public already has already made its decision about her.

The Medal of Freedom ceremony brought big names to the White House on Tuesday. Honorees included Diana Ross, Michael Jordan and Robert De Niro. The award is the highest civilian honor given by the White House.

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit United States President-elect Donald Trump after his inauguration, he told reporters on Wednesday.

Russia hopes to resume dialogue and bring relations with the US "back to a constructive course," according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov, who said it would be "hard to make them worse."

Former CIA director Gen. David Petraeus says he would serve in US President-elect Donald Trump's administration, if requested.

Steven Mnuchin is one of Donald Trump's top picks to be Treasury secretary, but if he's chosen he'll face some tough questions about how he ran his own bank.

A spokesman for Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he isn't interested in leading the Democratic National Committee after he leaves office in January.

A majority of American voters are optimistic about the next four years under a Trump administration -- but most also think the President-elect should get rid of his personal Twitter account while in office, a new nationwide poll finds.