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American diplomats were in Syria for the first time since the U.S. shut its embassy in Damascus in 2012. They met with Syria's new ruler, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and announced the $10 million bounty the U.S placed on him would be removed. For perspective on ...

Overnight in the occupied West Bank, a mosque was vandalized and set on fire by Israeli settlers. Attacks against Palestinians there have increased greatly since the Oct. 7 terror attacks. Israel describes the West Bank as one of seven fronts it is . ...

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including yet another chaotic, down-to-the-wire funding battle in Congress, how President-elect Trump ...

Who owns a vibe? That question is at the heart of a lawsuit where one online influencer is suing another for copyright infringement. Sydney Gifford claims that Alyssa Sheill knowingly replicated Gifford's aesthetic and her posts on social media. Amna ...

Thirteen states reported high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week, about double from the week before.

An embattled Trudeau reshuffled his Cabinet on Friday -- but whether he will step aside in the coming days or weeks remains an open question.

The visit continued an 81-year annual tradition, dating to first lady Bess Truman, of presidents' wives bringing holiday cheer to children who are too ill to be at home on Christmas.

McConnell warned that Republicans could "pay a political price" if they don't pass legislation keeping the government open by midnight Friday, saying he's has reminded his colleagues "how harmful it is to shut the government down and how foolish it . ...

Missouri residents who grew up near contaminated nuclear waste, leftover from the Manhattan Project in St. Louis, say they are tired of waiting.

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday added the 27 countries that make up the European Union to the list of trade partners he's threatening with tariffs -- unless the group takes steps to import more U.S. goods.