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The storm that hit the Philippines has caused millions of dollars' worth of damage in the country's rice-producing region. Farmers in one submerged community are working to salvage what they can.

The office of President John Pombe Magufuli released a statement saying he is shocked and saddened by the accident, and that he is praying for those who were on the ferry.

The state is fighting misinformation about elections by creating an office that will flag suspicious social media posts about voting. But it comes with legal and political questions.

Statue of the journalist Alice Dunnigan was unveiled Friday at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Dunnigan was the first African American woman credentialed to cover the White House and Congress.

Colombia's peace deal with FARC guerrillas has sparked a battle among criminal gangs seeking to take over the lucrative illegal drug trade.

American truths, not so self-evident. Historian Jill Lepore on why the tension between fact and fiction has been with us since the nation’s founding.

Sunni militants have often attacked the yearly religious processions of Pakistan's Shiite minority as they mourn the seventh-century slaying of the prophet Mohammed's grandson.

Commentator Cokie Roberts talks with Rachel Martin about the history of outside counsels asking questions in hearings on Capitol Hill.

For the first time, the U.N. General Assembly is holding a high-level meeting focused on tuberculosis — which is now the most deadly infectious disease. The hope is to end the epidemic by 2030.

President Trump pushed his "America First" doctrine before world leaders at the United Nations. Trump said sovereignty comes first, and he rejected globalism for patriotism.