Dragging, shoving of children in Arizona migrant center under investigation
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Department in Arizona will refer alleged incidents of staffers dragging and shoving migrant children at a shelter to county prosecutors for an investigation.
More than 60 dead in Philippines storm
A weekend storm triggered flooding and landslides in the Philippines, killing more than 60 people and leaving more than a dozen missing, civil defense officials said Monday.
Markets end 2018 with one-day gains after worst year since 2008
Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Despite posting gains to close out the year Monday the stock markets experienced their worst annual loss in 10 years.
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House Democrats to unveil spending plan to end shutdown, reports say
House Democrats plan to unveil a stopgap spending bill Monday that would fund most of the government for the rest of the fiscal year -- but would provide only a fraction of what President Donald Trump wants to pay for a border wall, news reports said.
Australia, New Zealand, Samoa among first to welcome 2019
Samoa staked its claim as the first country to celebrate 2019 early Monday, as island countries just west of the International Date Line got a jump on the rest of the world.
Congo voters cast ballots for new president after years of delays
The people of the Democratic Republic of Congo took to the polls Sunday to elect their first new leader since 2001 amid delays caused by weather and technical difficulties.
At least 17 dead in Bangladesh election-related violence
At least 17 people died in election-related violence in Bangladesh on Sunday.
Russia seals off Crimea-Ukraine border wall
Russia has finished its fence on the Ukraine-Crimea border four years after it illegally annexed Crimea from Ukraine despite several European leaders' concerns.
Lindsey Graham: Trump ‘slowing down’ withdrawal of troops from Syria
Sen. Lindsey Graham said President Donald Trump agreed on Sunday to slow down plans to remove troops from Syria.
American doctor exposed to Ebola transferred to U.S. to be monitored
An American doctor who was exposed to Ebola while treating patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo was transported to the United States to be monitored.
Man charged in quadruple killing of family in Missouri
A Missouri man has been arrested in the death of his girlfriend, her two children and their grandmother at his home.
Collapse of Baltimore airport bridge to plane injures seven
A passenger jet bridge at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Maryland collapsed, injuring seven people.
Lindsey Graham: Border compromise ‘might save the day in the Senate’
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday he believes a compromise on border security and U.S. immigration policy could end an impasse that has led to a partial government shutdown.
PG&E could face murder charges for role in California wildfires
California's largest utility could face murder, manslaughter or lesser criminal charges if investigators find it responsible for any of the deadly wildfires in the state during the past two years.