World Dec 19 China reports 2 COVID deaths in Beijing as virus cases surge Chinese health authorities have reported the nation's first COVID-19 deaths in more than two weeks.
World Dec 19 Thai navy searching for 31 missing sailors after ship sank in rough seas Thai navy ships and helicopters are searching for more than 30 sailors still missing more than 12 hours after their warship sank in rough seas in the Gulf of Thailand.
Nation Dec 18 Mayor of El Paso declares state of emergency over influx of asylum seekers The mayor of a Texas border city declared a state of emergency Saturday over concerns about the community's ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Southern border.
Nation Dec 17 Thousands without power as snow pummels parts of the Northeast Utility crews raced Saturday to restore power to tens of thousands of customers across New England and New York after a powerful storm dumped 2 feet of snow in some places.
World Dec 17 Iran arrests actress Taraneh Alidoosti for denouncing execution over protests The report by IRNA said Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie “The Salesman,” was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with the first man recently executed for crimes allegedly committed during the protests.
World Dec 17 Malaysia landslide death toll rises to 24, with 9 still missing Rescuers on Saturday found the bodies of a woman and two children, raising the death toll from a landslide on an unlicensed campground in Malaysia to 24 with nine others still missing.
World Dec 17 Jose Maria Sison, self-exiled Philippine Communist Party founder, dies at 83 Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, whose armed wing has been waging one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies, has died. He was 83.
World Dec 16 Slovak leader sets framework for early election after coalition government collapses Slovakia's president has formally dismissed the country's government a day after it lost a parliamentary no-confidence vote and set the framework for holding an early election by mid-2023.
Politics Dec 16 WATCH: State Department responds to Russia on Patriot missiles The State Department hit back after the Kremlin warned Washington that any Patriot systems and U.S. personnel deployed to Ukraine will be a legitimate target for Russia.
Politics Dec 16 Judge blocks Biden bid to end 'Remain in Mexico' policy The judge in Texas on Thursday stayed the termination until legal challenges by Texas and Missouri are settled but didn’t order the policy reinstated and the impact on the program wasn’t immediately clear.