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Jon Lee Anderson reviews Lindsey Hilsum's biography "In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin."

There was a gold lining for one family negatively affected by the government shutdown. Carrie Walls, the wife of a federal worker who isn't getting a paycheck because of the impasse, picked up a $100,000 check and a bran...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dismissed as "silly" a news report that the FBI investigated President Trump to determine if he was a national security threat because of his relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin...

The utility faces an estimated $30 billion exposure to liability for damages from the 2017 and 2018 wildfires that killed scores in Northern California.

President Trump scolded his new chief of staff Mick Mulvaney during a recent meeting with congressional leaders over the government shutdown, a report said on Sunday. Trump berated Mulvaney during the Jan. 4 meeting with...

Congress returns to Washington on Monday – the 24th day of the partial government shutdown – but there seems to be no end in sight for the impasse between President Trump and lawmakers over funding for a border wall....

A senior U.S. official says the U.S. will step up efforts to counter Iran's "dangerous activities" around the region including the financing and activities of proxy organizations such as Lebanon's …

The president appeared to mock the business giant and Washington Post owner in a tweet Sunday night, referring to Bezos as "Jeff Bozo."        

President Donald Trump said Sunday the US would "devastate Turkey economically" if the NATO-allied country attacks Kurds in the region.

Trump said he rejected a plan from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.,because he was a permanent fix. Graham's plan would reopen the government for three weeks.        

An art exhibit in Israel featuring a crucified Ronald McDonald has sparked protests by the country's Arab Christian minority. Hundreds of Christians calling for the sculpture's removal protested at the …

President Trump tweeted that falling gas prices are hurting Russia – proof that he wasn’t working for the Kremlin. “‘Gas prices drop across the United States because President Trump has deregulated Energy and we ...

A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian man to death Monday in a sudden retrial in a drug smuggling case that is likely to escalate tensions between the countries over the …

A Brazilian police officer died and three others were hospitalized Monday after their helicopter crashed in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay. Police officials said that Sgt. Felipe Marques de Queiroz, …

President Donald Trump and the Democrats are at an impasse over funding for a border wall. As a result, the nation continues further into the longest shutdown in history.

One of the 13 Canadians reportedly detained in China has been given a death sentence. Appealing a previous sentence of 15 years in prison, Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was given the death penalty for drug smuggling, the Dal...

A Spanish humanitarian group dedicated to saving migrants at sea said Monday that one of its rescue ships was denied permission to set sail from the port of Barcelona. An …

A partial government shutdown entered its 24th day on Monday as talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats remained stalled even as some of Trump's fellow Republicans called on the president to...

China's exports rose 9.9 percent in 2018, its strongest trade performance in seven years, despite growing disruptions from an escalating trade war with the United States, customs data showed on Monday.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that Saudi Arabia's king and crown prince have assured him that "every single person" responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi will be held accountable. At the e...

There is a broad disconnect between Washington and the rest of the country over interest in the Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller, Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz said Sunday.

In the chaotic aftermath at the FBI following Director James Comey's firing, a half-dozen senior FBI officials huddled to set in motion the momentous move to open an investigation into President Donald Trump that include...