The US State Department said Friday it "strongly condemned" the Hong Kong authorities' "ongoing harassment" of family members of pro-democracy activists living overseas.
Simone Biles kicked off her quest for a record 8th US title with a remarkable performance at Friday night's competition at the US Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California.
In a defiant speech to the UN Security Council, North Korea insisted its efforts to launch a spy satellite into space are transparent and within "its legitimate right as a sovereign state."
The Kremlin has denied involvement in the plane crash believed to have killed Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, calling such speculation "an absolute lie."
The parents of two Black men who died in unrelated in-custody encounters with law enforcement in Shelby County, Tennessee, this summer said they are seeking transparency.
A federal judge ruled in favor of West Virginia's restrictions on medication abortion Thursday, dismissing part of a lawsuit brought by an abortion drug manufacturer earlier this year.
Signs are growing that Ukrainian forces have penetrated Russian defenses along part of the southern front lines in Zaporizhzhia region and are expanding a wedge toward the strategic town of Tokmak, while stepping up attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea.
Carlos Santana faced criticism on Thursday when a video of the musician making anti-transgender comments during a concert in New Jersey in July resurfaced on social media.
Sir John Franklin's doomed expedition to the Arctic captivated the Victorian public with its mysterious disappearance, fruitless rescue missions and gory tales of cannibalism.
The Biden administration is preparing to reveal Tuesday the first 10 drugs that will be subject to negotiation in Medicare, according to two sources briefed on the matter.
CNN analysis of flight data and videos, as well as interviews with aviation and explosive experts, indicates that the private aircraft likely experienced at least one "catastrophic inflight incident" before it dropped out of the sky.
Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants charged in Georgia's 2020 election subversion case surrendered at the Fulton County jail ahead of the noon ET Friday deadline set by District Attorney Fani Willis.
A husband in the midst of divorce proceedings went to a Southern California bar where his wife was dining on Wednesday and shot her before opening fire at random, killing three people and injuring six others before he was killed by law enforcement, Orange County officials said.
The city council of Savannah, Georgia, voted Thursday to rename a downtown square after Susie King Taylor, a Black woman who once taught slaves to read and write.
Members of the United Auto Workers union overwhelmingly approved possible strikes at the nation's three unionized automakers next month, as the union tries to win back many of the concessions it lost more than 15 years ago and protect members during the transition to electric vehicles in the years ahead.
Last year, Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivered fiery comments at this annual economic summit. The market plunged, with the Dow falling more than 1,000 points. This time around, markets ended the day higher.