Federal U.S. prosecutors have declined to charge former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, closing an investigation into whether the longtime target of President Donald Trump's ire lied to federal officials about his involvement in a news media disclosure, McCabe's legal team says.
An airstrike in Afghanistan on Friday killed at least eight people — all believed to be civilians, residents said — just hours after U.S. statements that there had been a breakthrough in peace talks.
Michael Avenatti, a lawyer who gained fame by representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against U.S. President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of trying to extort sportswear giant Nike.
A fire swept through a Haitian children's home run by a Pennsylvania-based non-profit group, killing 13 children, health-care workers said Friday.
Rivals from across France's political spectrum joined in a chorus of alarm and dismay Friday and warned that French democracy is in danger after an online leak of sexual images led an associate of French leader Emmanuel Macron to pull out of the race to become mayor of Paris.
Rivals from across France's political spectrum joined in a chorus of alarm and dismay Friday and warned that French democracy is in danger after an online leak of sexual images led an associate of French leader Emmanuel Macron to pull out of the race to become mayor of Paris.
A new coronavirus is taking a growing toll on Chinese health workers on the front line of the fight to stop it, a top official said on Friday, as authorities reported more than 5,000 new cases, including more than 120 deaths.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr publicly swiped at Donald Trump on Thursday, declaring the president's tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and open cases "make it impossible for me to do my job." The White House said Barr has the president's confidence, though Trump has bristled at criticism from officials before.
Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial are expected to focus the jury's attention back on his accusers, having the last word in closing arguments before jurors hear instructions and start deliberating on Tuesday.
Syrian families have been fleeing their homes and pushing toward a closed border with Turkey as government troops backed by Russia seek to regain control of the last opposition enclave in the country.
