China has played down the cancellation of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken after a large Chinese balloon suspected of conducting surveillance on U.S. military sites roiled diplomatic relations, saying that neither side had formally announced any such plan More »

Officials on both sides of Russia's war in Ukraine says dozens of prisoners have returned home following a prisoner swap More »

Officials say a sixth Memphis officer was fired Friday after an internal police investigation showed he violated multiple department policies in the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, including rules surrounding the deployment of a stun gun More »

Democrats are poised to drastically reorder their presidential primary schedule beginning next year, replacing Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot as part of a larger overhaul meant to empower Black and other minority voters critical to its base of support More »

A massive white orb flying across U.S. airspace has triggered a diplomatic maelstrom and is blowing up on social media More »

Pope Francis is seeking to console the long-suffering people of South Sudan More »

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spoke to hundreds of supporters at a property owned by former U.S. President Donald Trump Friday and did not discourage them from claiming he lost his election due to fraud More »

A jury has decided Elon Musk didn’t defraud investors with tweets in 2018 More »