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The announcement is expected during a ceremony to mark the deadly 1996 shooting of two civilian planes that remains one of the most politically charged episodes in modern U.S.-Cuba relations.

The Louisiana senator, who lost his primary over the weekend, voted in support of the war powers resolution for the first time. It advanced 50-47, with a final passage vote yet to come.

Video from the Global Sumud Flotilla, which is carrying food and medicine towards Gaza, appears to show Israeli forces firing shots as they intercept one of the aid boats in international waters.

If last week's state visit was about managing ties between the superpowers, welcoming the Russian leader Tuesday is about reassuring a long-standing partner who calls Xi Jinping a "dear friend."

Gautam Adani, one of the world's richest people, denied allegations that his company won a massive solar project by bribing Indian officials and then lied to U.S. investors about it.

A man in a costume jumped into the zoo exhibit of "Punch," the viral monkey. Two men were detained in connection to the stunt as Japanese authorities consider new security measures to protect the precious primate. NBC News' Kathy Park reports.

An American aid worker exposed to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive and is being transferred to Germany for treatment, according to the CDC. The U.S. says six additional exposed citizens will also be evacuated. NBC News' . ...

The type of Ebolavirus causing the outbreak in DRC, called Bundibugyo, is less common than other types of Ebola. There are no vaccines or drugs available to treat it.

The person was exposed as part of their work in Congo and developed symptoms over the weekend, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Images and videos online showed a person wearing a bright blue suit and a smiley-face mask scaling the fence and jumping into the Japanese zoo.