North Korea confirmed Saturday that leader Kim Jong Un is on a train to Vietnam for his second summit with President Donald Trump.
Author: Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY
West Virginia teachers’ strike ends: Teachers to return to class Thursday, unions say
A year after their strike started a national movement, West Virginia public school teachers walked out for two days to stop a charter school bill.
Putin vows to target US with new weapons if Washington deploys missiles to Europe
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Moscow will target the U.S. with its new missiles if America deploys new missiles in Europe.
Flu widespread in US with 17.8 million cases since October, but experts see ‘low-severity’ season
The CDC foundlower percentageof outpatientvisits, lower rates of hospitalizationand fewer deathsattributed topneumonia and flu compared with recent years.
Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax acknowledges 2014 consensual encounter with accuser, denies sexual assault
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax acknowledges that he had a consensual encounter with a colleague in aBoston hotel during the 2004 Democratic national convention but flatly denieshercharges of sexual assault.
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Banksy drawing, worth millions, of sad-faced girl stolen in Paris
The image had been drawnon theemergency door of the Bataclan concert hall in memory of a deadly terrorist attack in 2015 that killed 90 people.
British paper apologizes to Melania Trump, pays ‘substantial damages’ over article
The Telegraph said it published false claims about first Lady Melania Trump’s family and modeling career in its Saturday Magazine.
U.S. recognizes Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido as president; Russia backs Maduro
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president in a speech Wednesday before masses of anti-government demonstrators.
Moscow arrest of American on spy charges eerily similar to the 1986 case against U.S. reporter Nick Daniloff
Both were handed materials they thought were innocuous photos or clippings but were purportedly classified.
One person dies in a crash as winter snowstorm slams Midwest before sweeping East
Forecasters warn of near-blizzard conditions in some areas, with up to 6 inches of snow in New York City.