‘Failure:’ Mexico admits bungled arrest of kingpin’s son after mayhem
Mexican officials on Friday admitted they had bungled the arrest of jailed kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s son, who they let go amidst shootouts with...
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal over rapid deportation dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court stepped into a new immigration dispute on Friday, agreeing to hear an appeal by President Donald Trump’s administration of a lower...
Ebola concentrated in Congo mining area, still an emergency: WHO
Ebola is infecting and killing people in a gold mining area of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and the “complex and dangerous” outbreak still constitutes...
Clashes in central Barcelona on fifth day of separatist protests
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators waving pro-independence flags poured into Barcelona on Friday, the fifth day of sometimes violent protests over the jailing of Catalan...
Spain closes Catalan protest group website and probes riots
A Spanish judge ordered the closure of a secretive Catalan protest group’s website on Friday as authorities scrambled to find who is behind street demonstrations...
Mexico’s president defends decision to release El Chapo’s son
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended security forces on Friday over their handling of a shocking outbreak of drug violence, saying they had saved...
Bye Bye, Bei Bei: National Zoo panda leaves for China next month
Washington’s National Zoo will soon have an empty-nester exhibit on display when Bei Bei, the 4-year-old male offspring of the zoo’s giant panda couple, sets...
Jane Fonda promises ‘disruptive’ climate protest
Inspired by young climate change strikers, actress Jane Fonda launches “Fire Drill Fridays” in Washington D.C. Rough cut (no reporter narration)....
Tropical Storm Nestor forms near the U.S. Gulf Coast
Nestor forms as the fourteenth named storm in the Atlantic and is expected to approach the northern Gulf Coast later on Friday, the U.S. National...
Trump threatens to sue CNN, seeks ‘substantial’ payment over damages: letter
Lawyers for U.S. President Trump and his re-election campaign have threatened to sue CNN for what it said was falsely advertising itself as a news...