Which teams have most to gain during Champ Week?

Championship Week is here, which means time is running out for teams to make a last big push for an NCAA tournament bid and for seeding. What happens in the Big Ten tournament might have the biggest impact on the bubble.

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Boris Johnson's Irish border remarks lampooned

The foreign secretary is ridiculed for comparing the border to London's congestion charge zone.

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Nando's confirms it uses McCain chips

The chicken chain confirms it uses frozen chips - but says they're not the ones sold in shops.

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Is there a problem with unregistered schools?

Inspectors say there are more than 350 unregistered schools but they have few powers to investigate.

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Blackburn: The town that fails to elect Asian women

Areas with a similar demographic have managed it, so why hasn't Blackburn?

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Superorganism interview: 'We're a non-stop pop production house'

At home with Superorganism - the eight-piece pop group who made a hit single before they'd even met.

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Oscars 2018: What's up for best foreign language film?

What you need to know about the five movies competing for the best foreign language film Oscar.

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Beast from the East: How the weather got a Hollywood makeover

No longer is it enough to simple refer to the weather as "winter". So what's changed?

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Winter Olympics: Is window for US-N Korea peace closing?

A small window for diplomacy emerged during the "peace Olympics" in Pyeongchang, but it's closing fast.

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Neymar has 'small chance' of facing Real

Despite suffering a sprained ankle and fractured metatarsal on Sunday, Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery says there's a "small chance" the club's star player Neymar will be fit to face Real Madrid on March 6.

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Four billboards say Serena is the 'greatest momma of all time'

Returning to work after giving birth isn't an east feat, particularly if you're a grand slam tennis champion. But Serena Williams' husband had a plan, and it involved four billboards.

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Pep vows to keep wearing Catalan yellow ribbon

One of the world's leading football coaches says he will continue to wear a yellow ribbon in support of imprisoned Catalan politicians because he is "a human being before a manager."

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The Michelin star chef inspired by judo

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Washington to host historic rugby match in June

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The heavyweight fight with two losers

It was a podium without a gold medalist and a competition without a winner.

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Did Liz Swaney 'game the system' or is she a true Olympian?

One of the most talked about moments of the Winter Olympics was Elizabeth Swaney swooping steadily side to side on the halfpipe, achieving minimal air lifts and attempting no tricks whatsoever.

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The top 11 moments from PyeongChang 2018

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games mixed sport and politics in equal measure.

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FOX411's snap of the day

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Stars without the warpaint

See what your favorite celebrities look like before they hit the makeup chair... and after.

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Mennonite investigator jailed after refusing to testify

A defense investigator in a Colorado death penalty case is behind bars after refusing to testify for prosecutors, saying that helping their effort to execute a defendant would violate her religious beliefs.

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Church of the Holy Sepulchre reopens post Jerusalem tax spat

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has reopened after Israeli officials suspended a plan to impose taxes on church properties in the holy city.

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Trump is 'most pro-life president in all of history,' Pence tells religious broadcasters

Vice President Mike Pence got right to the point Tuesday when he addressed the National Religious Broadcasters' 75th annual meeting in Nashville.

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The Asus ZenFone 5 aims to take on the iPhone X - CNET

The next Asus ZenFone brings AI features and an all-screen look.

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Pelosi the 'most right-wing'? Only in San Francisco

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the House minority leader up for reelection, has been called the “most right-wing’ candidate running in her district this year.

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Asus Zenfone 5 is an iPhone X on the cheap - CNET

Sure, it looks identical to Apple's phone. But is that such a bad thing?

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Afghan president calls on Taliban to join in peace talks

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is calling on the Taliban to take part in peace talks to "save the country."

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Obama makes in-person pitch for presidential center

The Obama Foundation held its final public meeting Tuesday in a bid to win support for a planned Barack Obama presidential library on the South Side of Chicago.

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Thousands of well-armed rebel fighters are in Syria's Ghouta

The Syrian government's battle to recapture the rebel-held eastern suburbs of Damascus is likely to be a long and bloody fight because of the presence of thousands of battle-hardened fighters who have had years to prepare.

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California police K-9 recovers from surgery after losing teeth in suspect take-down

A California police K-9 was recovering from surgery Tuesday, a day after he knocked out most of his teeth apprehending an alleged carjacking and assault suspect.

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CNN's Delia Gallagher gets exclusive access to the Sistine Chapel as it has its annual checkup.

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North Korea has been sending supplies to Syria that could be used to produce chemical weapons, a United Nations Security Council diplomat has told CNN.

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Indigenous instruments play to a different tune.

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Drummer Teferi Assefa and bassist Henock Temesgen are on a mission to keep Addis Ababa's rich culture alive.

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Discover the sounds of one of Africa's richest music cultures.

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Kushner loses access to top intelligence briefing: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, has lost access to the most valued U.S. intelligence report, the President's Daily Brief, as the White House imposes greater discipline on access to secrets, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

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Three taken to hospital after letter opened at Virginia military base

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eleven people fell ill and three were transported to a hospital on Tuesday after a letter was opened at a U.S. military base in Arlington, Virginia, the fire department and a base spokeswoman said.

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Russians compromised election systems in seven states: NBC News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence had evidence that voter registration systems or websites in seven states - Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Wisconsin - were compromised by Russian-backed operatives before the 2016 election but never told the states, NBC News reported on Tuesday.

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Puerto Rico asks Congress for help with delayed disaster relief loan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury has delayed a $4.7 billion post-hurricane loan to Puerto Rico and reduced the amount by more than half, and the resulting financial strain threatens to disrupt essential services, the island's governor said in a letter asking U.S. congressional leaders to intervene.

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Two-thirds of U.S. commuter railroads may not meet crash technology deadline: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As many as two-thirds of the 29 U.S. commuter railroads may not meet a deadline to install an anti-crash technology by the end of the year, according to a report by a government watchdog seen by Reuters.

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U.S. congressional Republicans reject new limits on guns

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders of the U.S. Congress said on Tuesday they would not raise the minimum age for gun buyers, in a sign that one of President Donald Trump's proposals likely will not get far on Capitol Hill after a deadly Florida school shooting.

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U.S. judge rejects lawsuit seeking to stop Trump border wall

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday sided with President Donald Trump's administration and rejected an attempt by the state of California and environmental groups to stop the government from building a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico.

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Trump urges prison reform, not sentencing overhaul after pushback

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday urged U.S. lawmakers to move ahead with legislation to help prisoners prepare for life after release, but stopped short of calling for broader reforms such as changing mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes.

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Supreme Court curbs rights of immigrants awaiting deportation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday curbed the ability of immigrants held in long-term detention during deportation proceedings to argue for their release in a ruling in sync with President Donald Trump's get-tough approach toward immigration.

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