The release on Monday of the Americans who were wrongfully detained in Iran ends a years-long saga that included lengthy detentions in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, which is known for its long record of human rights abuses.
The Iranian government now has access to $6 billion of their funds to be used for humanitarian purposes as a part of a wider deal that allowed five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran to go free.
Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Newsmax over the right-wing network's airing of 2020 election lies is scheduled to go to trial in late September 2024, a Delaware judge decided.
iPhone users: Today's the day to update to Apple's latest operating system, iOS17, and unlock a slew of new features that promise to make the iPhone experience more personal and intuitive.
Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing after his mother died from injuries related to an assault and her body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home, according to the Maywood Police Department.
Before Australians last voted in a referendum on First Nations people in 1967, Uncle Bob Anderson set up a table and chair at a tram stop in central Brisbane.
Clark wasn't present at the hearing, an absence that became especially notable after US District Judge Steve Jones said he would not accept a sworn statement from Clark as evidence in the case.
In the event of a US government shutdown, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says it will stop releasing data, including key figures on inflation and unemployment. A lack of crucial government data would make it difficult for investors and the Federal Reserve to interpret the US economy.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that he is not ready to abandon the short-term government funding deal negotiated by members of the House Freedom Caucus and Main Street Caucus, despite warnings from multiple conservative members that they will oppose the deal.
As polarizing he might be, Sean Penn is no stranger to humanitarian efforts and crusading around the globe, as detailed in the documentary "Citizen Penn." Penn was in Ukraine when Russian bombs started falling in February 2022, which turns "Superpower" into a powerful chronicle of Ukrainian courage and resistance, in a way that reflects Penn's passion as opposed to journalistic detachment.
The US Senate is getting a makeover. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has told the sergeant-at-arms to no longer enforce the body's informal dress code for senators on the chamber floor. This means, for example, that male senators will no longer be forced to wear suits.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Elon Musk to 'roll back' antisemitism on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, during an in-person conversation broadcast live on Monday afternoon.