WASHINGTON ––It would be an impeachable offense if President Donald Trump were proven to have told his lawyer to pay hush money during the campaign to women who claimed to have affairs with him, but that doesn't mean he should necessarily be impeached, the Democrat set to lead the House Judiciary Committee said.

Those are "two different ...Read more

Moments after taking off from Jakarta, the pilots flying Lion Air 610 realized they were losing control of their 737 Max jetliner, the newest, most fuel-efficient and most automated model of Boeing's mainstay aircraft.

The jetliner's nose unexpectedly pointed down, sending it into a series of 26 dives at less than 5,000 feet. Toward the end, ...Read more

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia –– The invitation from Saudi Arabia's King Salman to his Qatari counterpart to attend Sunday's gathering of Persian Gulf monarchies, after 18 months as a regional pariah, wasn't enough to build a bridge between the countries.

The invitation to the Gulf Cooperation Council's meeting, rejected by Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al ...Read more

Last week, it felt like the bottom dropped out of the stock market.

The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average fell 4.5 percent for the week, ending with a 559-point rout Friday that left the index in negative territory for the year.

The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500-stock index has fallen into a "correction," meaning it's off more than 10 ...Read more

WASHINGTON –– China's vice foreign minister has summoned the U.S. ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, in a protest over the arrest of Huawei Technologies Co. Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, and said it will take "further action" if needed.

Meng was arrested in Vancouver Dec. 1 on the orders of U.S. authorities for allegedly violating...Read more

PARIS –– French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the country's "Yellow Vest" protests were a serious blow to the nation's companies and economy.

"It's a catastrophe for business," Le Maire said Sunday while visiting shops in Paris a day after the destructive protests. "It's a catastrophe for our economy."

In Paris, many retailers ...Read more

ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. -- In the run-up to the Nov. 6 general election, North Carolina officials were so concerned about ballot fraud in Bladen County that they sent letters to every voter who requested a mail-in absentee ballot, warning them not to hand it over to someone who might knock on their door.

"Only you or your near relative or legal ...Read more

WASHINGTON-- After former FBI Director James Comey testified behind closed doors on Capitol Hill Friday, he tweeted that the interview by members of two House committees "wasn't a search for truth." Republicans see it differently.

The GOP lawmakers say they're looking at whether probes into President Donald Trump, which began before he was ...Read more

MEXICO CITY –– Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sailed into power with overwhelming support from Mexicans embracing his promises to fight crime and corruption. But the headlines in his first week as president were dominated by airport bonds.

Lopez Obrador's plan to cancel a $13 billion airport project sparked concern that his government would ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- John Kelly, the retired four-star Marine general who became President Donald Trump's second chief of staff, will leave that post by the end of the month after struggling for a year and a half to bring order to a White House beset by chaos because of the president's impetuous behavior -- and occasionally Kelly's own.

Trump ...Read more

MOSCOW ––The renowned Russian human rights activist and critic of the Kremlin Lyudmila Alexeyeva has died at 91.

Alexeyeva died in Moscow, the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights said Saturday night in a statement.

"This is a terrible loss for the entire Russian human rights movement," council Chairman Mikhail Fedotov ...Read more

Federal prosecutors in Sacramento have spent years targeting suspects selling rifles and automatic weapons illegally, and they filed a criminal complaint Sept. 19 against four men charging them with conspiracy to deal firearms without a license and to transfer a machine gun.

The case stemmed from an undercover operation in which the federal ...Read more

HAVANA --A new law –– reviled by many Cuban artists as another layer of censorship and control over artistic expression but promoted by the government as a defense against vulgarity, poor taste, mediocrity and low-brow cultural influences -- went into effect Friday.

The new measure comes as artists and performers continue to protest, and ...Read more

Before reporting to the U.S. diplomatic mission to Somalia last month, the new ambassador, Donald Yamamoto, visited Minnesota's international community.

His dialogue in Minnesota has since taken on new meaning for Somali-Americans in the state, which has the nation's largest Somali community. The State Department said this week that it will re-...Read more

WASHINGTON –– President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would nominate Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to replace Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

By selecting Milley for the top military post, Trump is keeping it in the hands of the ground services. Army or Marine Corps officers held the post ...Read more