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U.S. plans to tell Cuba to remove most of its embassy staff

By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Trump administration will tell Cuba on Tuesday to withdraw 60 percent of its diplomats from Washington, American officials said. The move is a direct consequence of last week's U.S. move to cut its own embassy staff in Havana by…

5 important stories you may have missed

By Joshua Barajas, Jennifer Hijazi, Ilayda Kocak

With the rush of news about the deadly shooting in Las Vegas, and the continuing recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, these five stories may have slipped under your radar.

Three Americans win 2017 Nobel Prize in medicine for research on circadian clocks

By Nsikan Akpan

Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young won the 2017 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their research into what controls circadian rhythms.

Tillerson says U.S. has direct channels to talk to North Korea

By Christopher Bodeeen and Matthew Pennington, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged on Saturday that the United States is maintaining direct channels of communications with North Korea.

Meet an American citizen fighting with South Sudan's rebels

By PBS News Hour

Two years after South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in 2011, the world's newest nation became embroiled in civil war. The conflict, cut along tribal lines, has led to a man-made famine, mass rape and a refugee crisis. NewsHour…

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'Burqa ban' law signals rightward political turn in Austria

By George Jahn, Associated Press

A law prohibiting any kind of full-face covering, known popularly as the "Burqa Ban," takes effect Sunday in Austria.

What a North Korea hydrogen bomb would do to the Pacific Ocean and space stations

By Nsikan Akpan

Here’s a closer look at what a hydrogen bomb could mean for sea creatures, fisheries, astronauts and even Google Earth.

5 important stories that deserve a second look

By Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas, Patty Gorena Morales, Jennifer Hijazi

The end of some Temporary Protected Status for Sudan, a hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego and other stories you may have missed in the rush of news.

Trump to travel to 5 countries in Asia in November

By Ken Thomas, Associated Press

It will be Trump's first visit to the region as president, and it comes as North Korea moves closer to its goal of having a nuclear-tipped missile that could strike the U.S.

AP report: U.S. urges no travel to Cuba, cuts embassy staff

By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Senior U.S. officials say the United States is pulling roughly 60 percent of its staff out of Cuba and warning American travelers not to visit due to "specific attacks" that have harmed U.S. diplomats.