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Guards and police inspect a vault that the assailants blew up early Monday morning in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.

'Mega-Robbery' In Paraguay: Dozens Reportedly Took Part In Violent Heist

A gang of some 50 bandits assaulted a private security company and reportedly made off with millions of dollars in what's being called a crime of the century on Paraguay's border with Brazil.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, (center) with other mayors from the U.S., Mexico and Canada at the summit, says, "There is an absence of leadership out of Washington" on climate change.

Dozens Of Mayors Sign Pact To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mayors from across the country also agreed to meet goals similar to those in the Paris climate accord, which President Trump announced earlier this year the U.S. would withdraw from.

Now? Later? It's definitely not a one-size-fits-all thing.

OK, When Am I Supposed To Get A Mammogram?

The four major advice-givers can't agree on when to start or how long to continue. That leaves women understandably confused. And that doesn't make it easy to decide.

State jobless rate rises in November

The state's unemployment rate was 5.4% percent in November, up from 5.1 percent in October.The national unemployment rate for November was 4.5%, up…

Iraqi Forces Kidnapped, Killed Security Employees

Iraqi forces loyal to the Shiite-led government were responsible for the recent abduction of about 50 employees from a security company; almost 20 of those abducted have been killed. Sunni political leaders have repeatedly accused the Shiite-led Ministry of the Interior of kidnapping and killing Sunni Arabs.

Four Unions to Shun AFL-CIO Conference

Four of the largest unions in the AFL-CIO plan to boycott the organization's 50th anniversary convention. The unions involved comprise about one-third of the AFL-CIO's 13 million members.

U.S. Marine Corps veterans John Tiegen (left) and Mark Geist deliver a speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention on Monday.

FACT CHECK: The First Night Of The Republican National Convention

National security was front and center, with speaker after speaker — including Sen. Joni Ernst and Rudy Giuliani — bashing Democrats' responses to ISIS, immigration and the 2012 Benghazi attacks.

A European Union flag with a hole cut in the middle flies at half-staff outside a home in Knutsford, England, after the results of the Brexit referendum.

So Just How Does The U.K. Divorce The EU?

On paper, there's a tangled legal process, but it has never been tested and leaves some issues unaddressed.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., dropped his demand that any power-sharing agreement with Democrats must keep the legislative filibuster intact.

McConnell Relents On Senate Filibuster Stalemate

The Senate minority leader pointed to statements by two moderate Democrats who oppose ending the legislative maneuver. Both sides claimed victory, but the truce could be short-lived.

Cuyahoga County Launches New Domestic Violence Docket

A high-risk domestic violence court starts taking cases Monday in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. The U.S. Department of Justice is funding the specialized court for three years with $1 million and it will take 50 cases each year. The court categorizes felony domestic violence cases that involve either strangulation or a firearm as high risk.

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