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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says his order ensures "that all businesses and families in Texas have the freedom to determine their own destiny." Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves tweeted: "It is time!"

The Treasury Department froze the assets of 10 current and retired top-ranking military leaders in Myanmar after a coup earlier this month that toppled the government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

A United Nations human rights investigator points to "growing reports and photographic evidence" that security forces have used live ammunition against anti-junta protesters.

On the second day of a landmark trip to Iraq, Pope Francis traveled to the the city of Najaf to meet Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, before visiting what is believed to be the birthplace of Abraham.

City and non-profit leaders at a press conference on Thursday outlined plans for more affordable housing with the remaining funds from a $50 million bond issue passed in 2019.

Four others were critically wounded and another person suffered minor injures, officials said.

The sudden resignation of CIA Director Porter Goss comes as changes in the Bush administration have included the resignation of Press Secretary Scott McClellan and a new job for advisor Karl Rove. President Bush said he accepted Goss's resignation with regret.

Numerous major news outlets reported Wednesday morning that 12 of the 13 trapped coal miners in West Virginia had beaten the odds and survived. The stories turned out to be tragically wrong. Mistaken information from seemingly authoritative sources allowed good news to outrace the truth.

Tuesday's hearing is expected to focus on former President Trump's pressure on officials to change the results of voting in their states.

The panel is expected to hold about a half dozen public hearings in June and release a report on its findings in September.