Recent deadly Asian floods are no fluke. They’re a climate warning, scientists say
HANOI, Vietnam — Southeast Asia is being pummeled by unusually severe floods this year, as late-arriving storms and relentless rains wreak havoc...
Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 travel-ban nations
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned...
Marine robotics firm will resume deep-sea search for MH370 plane that vanished a decade ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s transport ministry said Wednesday that a private firm will resume a deep-sea hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight...
Matthew Perry’s ‘Dr. P’ faces sentencing for supplying actor with ketamine before death
A former physician who supplied ketamine to “Friends” star Matthew Perry in the weeks leading up to the actor’s death...
Trump strikes ‘Renewable’ from National Renewable Energy Lab
The Trump administration is renaming the National Renewable Energy Laboratory the National Laboratory of the Rockies, in its latest move...
D-Day veteran Charles Shay, who saved lives on Omaha Beach, dies at 101 in France
PARIS — Charles Shay, a decorated Native American veteran who was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he landed on Omaha Beach...
Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in bribery and conspiracy case
WASHINGTON — President Trump pardoned Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case on Wednesday,...
What does early holiday shopping tell us about the health of the economy?
The nation’s shoppers may feel gloomy about the economy, but they certainly were in the mood to shop over the...
Federal border agents launch immigration crackdown in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — A federal immigration crackdown began Wednesday in New Orleans under an operation that a Homeland Security official said would...
Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with U.S. envoys
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine and its European allies accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of feigning interest in peace efforts after...
Former EU foreign policy chief arrested in latest scandal to hit the bloc
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s former foreign policy chief faces corruption accusations alongside two other people arrested this week as part of...
Uber launches robotaxis in Dallas with Avride
Uber Technologies Inc. is launching autonomous rides with Avride Inc. in Dallas as part of a previously announced partnership, marking...
Trump-backed Republican Matt Van Epps wins U.S. House special election in Tennessee
NASHVILLE — Republican Matt Van Epps won a nationally watched special election in Tennessee for a U.S. House seat Tuesday, maintaining his...
The week’s bestselling books, Dec. 7
Hardcover fiction 1. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Crown: $28) A lifelong letter writer reckons with a painful past. 2....
California strongly objects to Trump’s plan to pump more delta water south
The Trump administration plans to weaken environmental protections for threatened fish in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and pump more...
