President Donald Trump says his administration is considering “winding down” military operations in the Middle East even as the United States announces it is sending more warships and Marines to the region and Iran threatens to attack tourist sites wor...
Judge orders Voice of America be put back together again. What are the chances that will happen?
A judge this week ruled that Voice of America's employees — and the news organization itself — get back to work
Cuba refuses to let US Embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators
The Cuban government has refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana to allow it to import diesel for its generators while the Trump administration continues to impose a fuel blockade on the island, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the...
Trump’s EPA is paving the way for haze to return to national parks, conservationists warn
Conservationists are warning that the Trump administration is working state by state to undo decades of progress in clearing skies over the country's beloved national parks
For airline travelers, the shutdown answer is simple: Pay TSA officers
Airline passengers are saying that Transportation Security Administration workers need to get paid
Senate blocks amendment on transgender athletes during weekend session on voting bill
The Senate has blocked a proposal that would ban transgender athletes from playing in women’s sports
Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants over opening Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, prompting Tehran to say it would respond to any such strike with attacks on U.S. and Israeli energy and...
Extreme heat continues to strike Southwest US and even Nebraska needs a cold drink
Parts of California and Arizona are under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather stretched as far north as Nebraska — just a day into spring
‘I’ve seen the devil’: Brazil’s UFO capital marks 30 years since ‘alien encounter’
Sightings in Varginha in 1996 have been dismissed as hoax, but saga continues to draw people from around world The skies over this far-flung coffee-growing hub went charcoal black, the heavens opened and one of Brazil’s greatest mysteries was born. “It really was something unique,” recalls Marco Antônio Reis, a...
A look at celebrations for Eid al-Fitr around the world, in photos
From prayers amid the rubble of Gaza to the great mosques of Istanbul, Muslims around the world are celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr as they bid farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Eid is typically greeted with joy and excitement and is marked with prayers and festivities...