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FBI agents investigating U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have contacted the second woman to accuse him of sexual misconduct, her attorney said on Saturday.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Saturday that she will take a "hard look at running for president" once the midterm elections are over -- her most definitive statement yet on a possible bid for the White House.

No profiles in courage among this bunch. Six on-the-fence senators - three vulnerable Democrats and three moderate Republicans - are eyeing the polls and hoping for an assist from the FBI as the fate of Supreme Court nom...

"Lying to Congress is a federal crime," senator notes.

Special counsel Robert Mueller gave a history lesson while defending his authority to investigate possible collusion between President Trump's 2016 campaign and the Russians. In a legal filing, Mueller cited scandals goi...

The arrangement would constitute the most open break between President Trump and European allies that objected vociferously to his decision to pull out of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Rescuers were scrambling Sunday to try to find trapped victims in collapsed buildings where voices could be heard screaming for help after a massive earthquake in Indonesia spawned a deadly …

The collapse of a police barrier sends thousands of people fleeing in a panic.

The Senate Judiciary Committee asked the FBIon Saturday toinvestigate a person who gave apparent "false statements" against Brett Kavanaugh.        

The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly (all times local): 8:40 p.m. Somalia's foreign minister is telling the U.N. General Assembly that his young government has made significant strides in …

Britain's defense secretary says the U.K. plans to boost its military presence in the Arctic next year amid concerns about increasing Russian aggression. Gavin Williamson told The Sunday Telegraph that …

We can't have a justice 'credibly accused of sexual assault,' Rep. Nadler said.

The FBI is free to investigate any sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that it deems credible, two White House spokeswomen said on Sunday, rebuffing suggestions the administration ...

Iran's official IRNA news agency says the country's special courts have sentenced three to death over financial crimes and corruption. Sunday's report quotes deputy chief of judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi, …

Egyptian military junta led by US-client Field Marshall Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has executed 32 people since al-Sisi overthrew the first democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013. At least 64 people are o...

A Syrian rebel group said Sunday it would not pull back its fighters from front-line positions in the contested northwestern province of Idlib, where Russia and Turkey agreed to set up a demilitarized zone this month to ...

With most of the confirmed deaths from Palu, authorities brace for much worse as reports filter in from outlying areas.

The 13-year-old, who was attacked while lobster diving, was airlifted to a hospital after being pulled ashore by men on a kayak.

Increasing consumption of shark fin soup and illegal fishing may lead to extinction of certain species, experts warn.

Greek authorities are looking for three missing people on a Greek island after a rare and powerful Mediterranean storm dumped heavy rain on the region. The storm has been moving …

A secession vote in Spain's Catalonia region that took place amid police violence one year ago not only posed a traumatic challenge to Spanish democracy, but nearly tore apart Barcelona …

The GOP senator made the surprise call on Friday for the one-week delay on Kavanaugh's final confirmation vote.