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The fall of the dictator is good news for Syrians, for their neighbors and for the U.S. But that doesn't necessarily mean the governing rebels are anyone's allies.

Federal prosecutors said Thursday that Durk Devontay Banks -- the Grammy winner known as Lil Durk -- is linked to a second murder in Chicago and accused him of putting out bounties for other killings, including one for a family member of a witness.

For the good of the FBI and the nation, Christopher Wray should have forced Donald Trump to fire him.

Loved ones are now searching for the estimated 150,000 people who were detained and disappeared in Bashar Assad's Syrian government gulags.

Another 'drill, baby, drill' Trump administration promises to turn up the heat in fast-warming, methane-emitting Alaska.

Mexico's president walks a fine line between pleasing her constituents and placating Trump.

Canada was long viewed as a beacon for immigrants. But record levels of migration here in recent years have triggered widespread backlash.

Bob Fernandez, who served aboard the USS Curtiss during the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. He was among the dwindling number of service members who survived the attack.

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with murdering the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, struggled with a spondylolisthesis before receiving surgery.

Padilla and other Latino senators sent President Biden a letter asking him to redesignate eligible countries for Temporary Protected Status and speed up processing of DACA applications.