Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have ordered the Texas Rangers to investigate Texas Southern University on Monday after a new state audit found evidence of poor bookkeeping and financial mismanagement.
A Christian missionary father and his daughter were killed when a small plane bound for a hurricane relief mission in Jamaica crashed in a South Florida neighborhood.
The Senate has passed legislation to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end after a small group of Democrats struck a deal with Republicans.
The return of three stranded Chinese astronauts who are facing a delayed return to Earth is progressing smoothly, according to the country's Manned Space Engineering office.
Japanese technology giant SoftBank says it has sold its stake in Nvidia for $5.8 billion. Tokyo-based SoftBank Group Corp. reported much higher earnings than expected for the July-September quarter.
Yemen's Houthi rebels are signaling they've stopped their attacks against Israel and shipping in the Red Sea as a shaky ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip.
Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony has reported its profit rose 7% in July-September from a year earlier and raised its forecast for the year.
Authorities in India are investigating a deadly blast near a busy metro station in New Delhi. The explosion happened Tuesday evening near the historic Red Fort, killing at least eight people and injuring several others.