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Even though Japan has not seen the same devastating numbers as some others, its prime minister is still grappling with dissatisfaction at home over what critics call a botched response.

With a new conservative Supreme Court justice likely to be seated, only 17 percent of poll respondents say they want the landmark abortion ruling overturned, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

A bipartisan amendment by senators could undo a deal struck days ago to revive the Chinese telecom giant after it was cut off from its U.S. suppliers over sales to Iran and North Korea.

Voters in Washington, D.C., a have approved a ballot measure to gradually raise the minimum wage for tipped workers to $15 an hour.

House Speaker Paul Ryan is calling for a legislative fix to the policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the border.

Ivan Duque won the presidency of Colombia Sunday. The conservative campaigned against the peace process with the leftist FARC movement. Duque defeated former guerrilla fighter Gustavo Petro.

Former EPA administrator Scott Pruitt became the subject of at least a dozen investigations. Some advocates argue ethics standards in government need to be rebuilt.

British police say two people who fell ill Saturday were poisoned by the same nerve agent used to attack an ex-Russian spy in a nearby town in March. It's unclear if the new victims were targeted.

Which state reallydeserves the title of Peach State? The departments of agriculture in Georgia and South Carolina squared off on Twitter this week.

A large and fatal wildfire in Northern California is growing. Thousands of people have fled the Carr Fire so far.