The fatal police shooting of a Black teen in Chicago seven years ago is looming large over the city’s former mayor, Rahm Emanuel, as he looks to win confirmation as ambassador to Japan

South Korea's military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea, in what was likely a weapon designed for a submarine-based launch

South Korea's military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea, in what was likely a weapon designed for a submarine-based launch

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile to its eastern waters as it continued a recent streak of weapons tests apparently aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over a stalled nuclear diplomacy

The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan is stepping down following the chaotic American withdrawal from the country

President Joe Biden is entering a crucial two weeks for his ambitious agenda

World figures are reacting to the death of Colin Powell, a Vietnam War veteran who rose to the rank of four-star general and became the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and then secretary of state

Venezuela’s government says it will halt negotiations with opponents in retaliation for the extradition to the U.S. of a close ally of President Nicolas Maduro wanted on criminal charges