U.S. Official Says Troop Withdrawal From Syria Has Started
An American military official says the U.S.-led military coalition has begun the process of withdrawing troops from Syria.
Trump's Border Visit Comes As Shutdown Talks Fall Apart
President Donald Trump is taking the shutdown battle to the U.S.-Mexico border, seeking to bolster his case for a border wall after the latest negotiations with Democrats blew up over his funding demands.
'Don't Feed The Fatberg': Huge Mass Blocks English Sewer
A British official says a giant “fatberg” has been found blocking a sewer in southwestern England: a mass of hardened fat, oil and baby wipes measuring 64 meters (210 feet) long.
Government Shutdown: Trump To Make Border Wall Speech From Oval Office
With no breakthrough in sight, President Donald Trump is set to argue in a prime-time address that a "crisis" at the U.S.-Mexico border requires the wall he's demanding before ending the partial government shutdown.
Government Shutdown: Newly-Empowered House Democrats Pass Funding Plan Without Wall
On their first day in the majority, House Democrats have passed a plan to re-open the government without funding President Donald Trump's promised border wall.
White House, Congressional Democrats See No Deal On Shutdown
Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon.
US Says 8-Year-Old Guatemalan Boy Has Died In Custody
U.S. immigration authorities say an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala has died in government custody, the second immigrant child to die in detention this month.
US To Withdraw All American Troops In Syria, Official Says
The Trump administration will soon withdraw all of the approximately 2,000 American troops from Syria, a U.S. official said Wednesday as President Donald Trump declared victory in the mission to defeat Islamic State militants there.
Death Of 7-Year-Old Immigrant Girl Highlights Communication Barriers On Border
Shortly before a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in U.S. custody, her father signed a form stating that his daughter was in good health.
White House Closer To Partial Shutdown With Mexico Border Wall Demand
Pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown, the White House is insisting that Congress provide $5 billion to build a border wall despite lawmaker resistance from both parties.
Nine People Killed In High-Speed Train Collision In Turkey
The Ankara governor's office has increased the death toll in a high-speed train crash in the capital to seven.
Factory Mishap Paves Street With Chocolate In Germany
A street in a western German town got a repaving worthy of fictional candy maker Willy Wonka when a ton of chocolate flowed out of a factory and solidified.
Beyonce! Hillary! India Revels In A Very Big Wedding
In a season of big Indian weddings, the Wednesday marriage of the scions of two billionaire families might be the biggest of them all.
France Searching For Suspect Who Fatally Shot 3 People, Wounded At Least 11 Near Famous Christmas Market
France is hunting for a suspected extremist who sprayed gunfire near the famous Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg, killing three and wounding at least 11.
Marlboro Maker Places $2.4 Billion Bet On Marijuana
One of the world’s biggest tobacco companies is diving into the cannabis market with a $2.4 billion buy-in.
2 US Warplanes Crash Off Japan; 1 Dead, 5 Missing
One of two crew members recovered after two U.S. warplanes collided and crashed off Japan’s coast early Thursday is dead and five others remain missing, the U.S. military said.
Washington Prepares To Give Final Farewell To Former President George H.W. Bush
Prayer and praise are on the agenda at the Washington National Cathedral today as the nation says a final farewell to former president George Herbert Walker Bush.
Back-To-Back Earthquakes Shatter Roads And Windows In Alaska
Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 shattered highways and rocked buildings Friday in Anchorage and the surrounding area, sending people running into the streets and briefly triggering a tsunami warning for islands and coastal areas south of the city.
US Forces: Three American Service Members Killed In Afghanistan
The U.S. military says three American service members have been killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province.
NASA Spacecraft Lands On Red Planet After Six-Month Journey
A NASA spacecraft designed to burrow beneath the surface of Mars landed on the red planet Monday after a six-month, 300-million-mile (482-million-kilometer) journey and a perilous, six-minute descent through the rose-hued atmosphere.
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