U.S., North Korean officials meet to discuss second summit
The United States and North Korean officials held a secret meeting at a North-South Korean border village to discuss holding a second summit between U.S. and North Korean leaders, South Korean media reported, citing high-ranking government officials in Seoul.
Four linked to Panama Papers investigation charged
Four men were indicted in a decades-long "intercontinental money laundering scheme" involving a global law firm and related to the so-called Panama Papers, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.
Mueller recommends no prison for Flynn because of ‘substantial assistance’
Special Counsel Robert Mueller recommended Tuesday that President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, should not receive any jail time because he has given "substantial assistance" to the Russia investigation.
‘Texas Seven’ escapee executed
Texas executed Joseph Garcia by lethal injection Tuesday, almost 18 years after he -- as part of the so-called "Texas Seven" -- escaped from prison and killed a police officer.
New York City votes to establish minimum wage for Uber, Lyft drivers
New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission voted Tuesday in favor of establishing a minimum wage for app-dispatched drivers.
Dow Jones falls nearly 800 points amid trade war, recession fears
Stocks took a tumble Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 800 points amid renewed fears regarding the U.S.-China trade war and a possible economic slowdown.
India to add 56 warships, 6 submarines to naval fleet
India is planning to introduce a fleet of 56 warships and six submarines as part of a larger effort to strengthen its naval fleet in the face of an expansionist China, according to Indian news media.
Mexico’s new president criticized for militarizing police
Mexico's new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, is promising to deliver a big "transformation." But among his first orders of business is to codify a militarized police force that has been largely responsible for the country's skyrocketing violence.
George H.W. Bush lies in state in U.S. Capitol rotunda
A line of mourners stretched from the U.S. Capitol rotunda to the grounds outside Tuesday as hundreds waited to see the casket of former President George H.W. Bush.
Fraternities, sororities sue Harvard over single-sex social clubs sanctions
Harvard College is punishing single-sex social clubs with sanctions that are discriminatory, according to Massachusetts and federal lawsuits by parent organizations of sororities and fraternities.
U.S. government, markets to close for day of mourning
The federal government and financial markets will close Wednesday, as the United States will observe a day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush.
Three arrested in suspected recycling smuggling ring that netted $16.1M
Three men have been arrested in a recycling smuggling ring that netted an estimated $16.1 million, California's attorney general announced Monday.
U.C. Berkeley reaches settlement in conservative discrimination lawsuit
The University of California, Berkeley reached a settlement Monday with conservative groups over its policies regarding on-campus speakers.
U.S. car volume remains weak as buyers still gravitate to SUVs, trucks
November vehicle sales data released on Monday indicate consumers' continuing disinterest in passenger cars in favor of SUVs and trucks.