World Dec 07

Venezuela’s opposition won the most seats in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, paving the way for a strong challenge to President Nicolas Maduro in the next presidential election in 2019.

Nation Dec 06

Former President Jimmy Carter announced he is cancer free Sunday, more than three months after the 91-year-old started treatment for melanoma tumors.

Politics Dec 06

Watch the full speech of President Barack Obama’s prime-time address to the nation.

World Dec 02

Chennai, on the coast of southeastern India, was inundated with rain this week, causing massive flooding and suspending trains and flights.

World Nov 29

French riot police descended on Place de la République in central Paris on Sunday, firing tear gas on climate change activists who rallied despite a government ban on an organized march.

World Nov 28

Continuing his first-ever African tour as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis delivered mass before thousands of people at Uganda's most famous Catholic shrine.

Nation Nov 27

According to the Associated Press, three police officers were injured in a shooting Friday near the Colorado Springs branch of Planned Parenthood. Colorado Springs Police spokeswoman Lt. Catherine Buckley says the situation is still active.

World Nov 24

Turkey shot down a Russian war plane Tuesday, saying it violated Turkish airspace. But Moscow officials said the jet fighter was flying over Syria at the time.

World Nov 23

Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who has been held in an Iranian prison for 16 months, was sentenced for an unspecified prison term on Sunday.

World Nov 20

Gunmen stormed a Radisson Blu hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako Friday morning, taking more than 100 hostages. At least 20 people were reported dead by the end of the day-long siege, including one American.