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At least one person was killed and another seriously injured when an Amtrak train carrying Republican members of Congress hit a truck in rural Virginia.

The president's new order reverses one issued by Obama in his first days in office. During his campaign, Trump had promised to keep the facility open and to "load it up with some bad dudes."

President Trump travels to a global summit in Switzerland this week. He'll promote his "America First" policies and also meet with leaders of Israel, the U.K. and the African Union.

Taking his time in Russia's two high offices into account, President Vladimir Putin is already one of the country's longest-serving leaders in the past 100 years, second only to Josef Stalin.

At the National Black Caucus of State Legislators Conference in Indianapolis, U.S. Surgeon General and former Indiana Health Commissioner Jerome Adam...

President Trump pledged in June that he was "100 percent" willing to be interviewed by the special counsel. The White House and investigators declined to comment to NPR on reports that may happen.

Powell, an uncontroversial pick of President Trump, is widely expected to follow the gradual interest rate increase policy of outgoing chief Janet Yellen.

Some East Cleveland residents who say a recycling company turned its site into an illegal dumping ground are closer to having their day in court. Judge Carolyn Friedland of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas signed an order Monday granting the residents' request for a default judgment hearing after the defendant, Arco Recycling, Inc., failed to respond to the plaintiffs' initial lawsuit. If Arco is a no-show at an upcoming December 21 hearing, the residents could automatically win the case.

Dozens of prisoners remain at large after a New Year's Day riot at a jail in central Brazil. Nine prisoners were killed. The violence erupted when rival gangs at the prison clashed.

AOL Instant Messenger, with 100 million users at its peak in 2001, was overtaken by mobile text messaging and social media platforms such as Twitter. It will be shut down in December.