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Tourists bow before statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-Sung (left) and Kim Jong-Il, in Pyongyang last month. The U.S. will ban travel to North Korea starting Sept. 1.

State Department Bans Travel To North Korea On U.S. Passports Starting Sept. 1

Americans currently in North Korea were told to depart by the end of August. Journalists and aid workers may apply for exemptions from the ban.

A woman walks in a park along Yangtze River in Wuhan on Jan. 19, 2021. Residents of the city of 11 million, which was the first epicenter of COVID-19, have conflicting emotions as they reckon with the aftermath of the virus and their 76-day lockdown.

Wuhan's Lockdown Memories 1 Year Later: Pride, Anger, Deep Pain

Jan. 23 marks the one-year anniversary of the strict lockdown imposed on the first epicenter of COVID-19. Here's what residents have to say about their experience.

President Biden has dozens of vacancies to fill on the courts. There are 84 District Court vacancies with 62 of the seats now empty. Plus 22 more judges having announced that they will leave their posts or take "senior status" within weeks or months. In addition, there are 12 appeals court vacancies to fill.

Biden Makes 1st Judicial Nominations, Including A Supreme Court Contender

With the lesson of former President Barack Obama's difficulty in filling vacancies "imprinted on his brain," his staff says, the president sees filling judicial seats as a top priority.

Lawmakers had to be called back to the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield to override the governor's veto and pass a budget deal with bipartisan support.

Illinois Lawmakers Override Governor, Pass Budget For 1st Time In 2 Years

Unpaid bills have been piling up in Illinois since 2015. A deal that included a tax hike was vetoed by Gov. Bruce Rauner this week. Then a powdery substance at the Capitol caused even more delays.

President Trump will attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, but with a smaller diplomatic delegation than previous presidents brought.

Trump's Message For His 1st U.N. General Assembly: Strength, 'Reform'

This week, the president will make his debut at an institution he has often criticized for inaction. National security adviser H.R. McMaster says Trump will be pushing for change.

DeWine To Lift COVID Health Orders On June 2, Announces $1 Million Prizes

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that all health orders for COVID-19 will be lifted on June 2 except for orders concerning nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Oksana Shevliuha, 51, wears a Ukrainian flag as she greets her daughter, Anastasia, who arrived on the first train to reach liberated Kherson on Saturday. They had not seen each other for six months. The first Ukrainian Railways train arrived in Kherson following a Russian occupation that lasted more than eight months.

Photos: The emotional scenes as the 1st train from Kyiv arrives in liberated Kherson

Family members separated for months poured out onto the platform and embraced their loved ones in tearful, joyful reunions. Passengers gawked as they took in the destruction of Russia's occupation.

Morning Headlines: DeWine Opposes Issue 1; 18 Businesses Pull Out of Beer Trail

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, September 11: DeWine opposes Issue 1 on fall ballot; Cleveland Clininc Children's to open first outpatient...

A$AP Rocky, ENHYPEN, Bad Bunny duke it out for No. 1 on the pop charts

It was a three-way, down-to-the-wire race between A$AP Rocky, ENHYPEN and Bad Bunny to be No. 1 on this week's Billboard 200 albums chart.

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