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Brandon Bernard became the ninth person to be put to death by the federal government this year. He was executed late Thursday after serving more than 20 years in prison.

U.S. Executes Brandon Bernard After Supreme Court Denies Stay

Bernard, convicted for his role in a 1999 kidnapping and killing, is the ninth federal inmate to be executed this year and the first in 130 years to be put to death during a lame-duck presidency.

Probe Examines Whether Organized Groups Spurred Violence At U.S. Capitol

As the probe into the breach of the Capitol building by pro-Trump extremists continues, a big question remains unanswered: What role, if any, did organized groups have in spearheading the violence?

Colorado Voters Could Decide Which Party Will Control The U.S. Senate

Next week, Colorado voters will pick the Democrat to challenge GOP Sen. Cory Gardner. Former Gov. John Hickenlooper was the party's first choice for the nomination, but his campaign has hit snags.

U.S. Media Is Divided On Its Coverage Of The Cohen Plea And Manafort Verdict

President Trump has had a terrible week, with two former associates guilty of federal crimes. That story is being told very differently in the right and left-leaning media that many Americans follow.

Justice Anthony Kennedy's Retirement Could Reshape U.S. Abortion Debate

With the departure of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the Supreme Court loses a swing vote who has tended to uphold abortion rights. His retirement could reshape the landscape in the battle over abortion.

Stimulus checks are prepared on May 8, 2008, in Philadelphia. In 2020, stimulus checks again went to many Americans, this time during the pandemic's economic fallout. Some of that money went to thousands of foreign workers not eligible to receive the funds.

Foreign Workers Living Overseas Mistakenly Received $1,200 U.S. Stimulus Checks

Thousands of foreign workers who entered the U.S. on temporary work visas received $1,200 pandemic stimulus checks in error, and many of them are spending the money in their home countries.

At St. John Eye Hospital in Gaza, a Palestinian surgeon removes a woman's cataract using surgery equipment branded with a sticker that says, in Arabic, "From The American People." U.S. funding subsidizes these surgeries for Palestinians who could not otherwise afford them, but funding cuts means subsidies will not continue, hospital administrators say.

U.S. Palestinian Aid Cuts Hit Programs Providing Food And Health For Gaza's Poorest

Cuts in U.S. aid to Gaza are being felt in poor communities where people are losing food vouchers and some medical services.

Prime Minister David Cameron's cat, Larry, sits on the steps of No. 10 Downing St. in London on June 24, the day Brexit voting results were announced. If the Cameron family wants to take Larry along on holiday to France, a Brexit could complicate plans. It's possible that traveling to and from the EU with pets will grow more cumbersome.

Post-Brexit, Things Could Change For U.K. Sports, Pets And Duty-Free Booze

How might a Brexit affect U.K. citizens in their everyday lives? Everything from mobile phone usage to Premier League football, pet travel and how much booze can be brought home duty-free may change.

Without U.S. Troops, Kurds May Make A Deal With Syria To Prevent A Turkish Attack

With the U.S. decision to pull troops out of Syria, the U.S.'s Kurdish allies in the fight against ISIS might be making a deal with the Syrian government to hold off a Turkish attack.

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters pose for a photo in Baghouz, Syria, in March after the SDF declared the area free of Islamic State militants.

In Major Policy Shift, U.S. Will Stand Aside As Turkish Forces Extend Reach In Syria

A White House statement late Sunday said Turkey would soon go ahead with a military operation in the country's Kurdish-dominated north and that U.S. forces "will no longer be in the immediate area."

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