A two-year investigation into the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine in 2014 has concluded that the missile responsible was not just made in Russia, but also fired from a separatist area of Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian rebels
The lifetime of Shimon Peres, who died at age 93 after suffering a stroke on Sept. 13, spans the lifetime of the state of Israel. Peres served twice as prime minister but was never more popular than during the seven years he served as President of Israel from 2007
After a weak performance in the presidential debate, Donald Trump gave several contradictory answers. Trump repeatedly claimed victory, berated the media for covering his loss and offered excuses for his performance
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk unveiled his plans for humans to settle on Mars, laying out a master scheme for establishing a colony on the red plane. The first human mission could take place in 2024, he said
The FBI will have up and running within two years a database that tracks instances of police use of deadly force, to correct a current record-keeping gap, FBI Director James Comey told members of Congress
Since January, Hillary Clinton campaign has sponsored more than 2,500 Spanish language TV ads, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis. Clinton herself has advocated for comprehensive immigration reform
Congressional leaders have broken a stalemate over money to address the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, top House aides said, clearing the way for a spending bill needed to keep the government running until December
A black man reportedly acting erratically at a strip mall in suburban San Diego was shot and killed by police after pulling an object from his pocket, authorities said. Dozens of protesters gathered at the shooting scene
A man suspected in a pair of Dallas-area killings was arrested at an apartment about 150 miles to the south near Austin, police said. Silvestre Franco-Luviano was arrested after a standoff
A massive typhoon left one person dead in eastern China, a day after killing four and injuring 260 in Taiwan. Typhoon Megi weakened to a tropical storm after hitting the coastal city of Quanzhou in Fujian province before dawn
President Barack Obama announced career diplomat Jeffrey DeLaurentis as his choice to become the first U.S. ambassador to Cuba in more than a half-century, a move that sets up a possible fight with congressional critics of Obama's overtures to the communist island nation
More than 100 women from 38 countries have called on outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to pursue a peace treaty that would officially end the Korean War. Meanwhile the U.S. vowed to speed up the deployment of the THAAD antimissile system
The royal family has arrived for an eight day tour of the country
