Police in the state of Victoria announced charges against Cardinal George Pell, who was a priest there in the 1970s. Now the pope's finance chief, Pell said he looks forward to clearing his name.
It's a major step in the fight to push ISIS out of the Syrian city of Raqqa. The U.N. says there are up to 100,000 civilians still trapped in the city.
The president of the United States went after an MSNBC anchor's looks and intellect on Twitter Thursday morning. It prompted immediate pushback even from elected officials of his own party.
Great Britain returned Hong Kong to China on June 30, 1997. Since then, Beijing has tightened its political grip and income inequality has grown. But not everyone is unhappy with China's impact.
Despite the convictions, it's not known who ordered the killing. Nemtsov's daughter said, "Investigators and the court clearly did not want to uncover the truth about this crime."
North Korea will top the agenda as President Trump and South Korea's Moon Jae-in meet Thursday. But whatever tensions brew below the surface, there will be reassurances that the relationship is solid.
President Trump will name former telecom attorney and current FCC lawyer Brendan Carr to serve as a commissioner. He is expected to back Chairman Ajit Pai's efforts to undo net neutrality rules.
When the tree started growing around 1692, the Salem witch trials were being held in the American Colonies and Spanish colonists were retaking control of Santa Fe.
Recent appearances by the attorney general and a U.S. attorney at the White House podium have some current and former Justice Department officials worrying about law enforcement independence.