At least two gunmen opened fire on police officers in the heart of Dallas in what is the deadliest day for U.S. law enforcement since September 11, 2001. The attack took place during protests over two recent fatal police shootings of black men
Speaking from Warsaw early in the morning, President Obama said all Americans should be troubled by the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile who were both killed by police this week. "We are better than this," Obama said
Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has adopted elements of a Bernie Sanders–like free college plan that she previously criticized as expensive and unworkable. Clinton's pragmatic accounting concerns appear to have vanished
A Pennsylvania judge has denied Bill Cosby's effort to compel the accuser in his criminal sex assault case to testify before trial. The judge made the ruling Thursday, saying Cosby shouldn't get a new preliminary hearing
U.S. and South Korean military officials said they're ready to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system in South Korea to cope with North Korean threats. The announcement will raise strong objections in Beijing, Moscow and Pyongyang
Donald Trump came to Washington seeking party unity, but he ended up showing some cracks in the relationship. Some prominent Republicans found themselves sparring with the presumptive GOP nominee, while others came out of the meeting praising him
The U.S. is one of the most vocal countries urging China to hew to international adjudication in the vital waterway. But in Beijing's view, Washington is itself a willful outsider when it comes to arbitration on the sea
FBI Director James Comey testified before Congress, doubling down on his conclusions in the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as Secretary of State and his decision not to recommend criminal charges in the case
Super Typhoon Nepartak made landfall on Taiwan on Friday as a category-4 storm, flipping vehicles, ripping off rooftops and reportedly causing one fatality. Sixty-six were also injured by the typhoon, which hit the coast south of Taitung City
Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom and Home Secretary Theresa May will face off to succeed David Cameron as the Conservative Party leader and Britain's Prime Minister. The winner will be Britain's first female PM since Margaret Thatcher
The State Department is reopening an internal investigation of possible mishandling of classified information by Hillary Clinton and top aides. The State Department suspended its review in April to avoid interfering with the FBI's inquiry
The U.S. announced the eight airlines it plans to approve for flights to Havana as early as this fall. The tentative decisions allow flights between Cuba's capital and Atlanta, Charlotte, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York City, Orlando and Tampa
Many states with a higher risk for Zika also have more abortion restrictions
