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.
Health Dec 15 Engineering firm settles lawsuit in Flint water case An engineering firm has settled a lawsuit with four families after being accused of not doing enough to stop lead contamination in the Flint, Michigan, water supply.
Nation Dec 15 Texas officer convicted for fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson A former Texas police officer has been convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a Black woman through a rear window of her home in 2019.
Politics Dec 15 WATCH: Pelosi says she's 'optimistic' on passing $1.7 trillion spending bill After the House passed a short-term spending bill to keep government agencies funded, Pelosi said she was "optimistic" that Congress will pass a roughly $1.7 trillion appropriations package in time that would cover the full fiscal year.
World Dec 15 Tennis legend Becker returns to Germany after being freed from prison German tennis legend Boris Becker has returned to Germany after serving eight months in prison.