The purpose of the CIA chief's visit to Moscow this week was to warn Russia not to attack NATO member states, people familiar with the matter said, amid U.S. assessments that Russia could try to test NATO.

Flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday have killed at least 160 people and left hundreds missing.

An Education Department spokesperson told the Daily Beast that it had since removed the video.

China’s Xinhua News Agency says mudslides caused by a glacial collapse in Tibet have left 558 people missing.

“New York State is like a giant rushing river and there’s a very thin dam holding them back right now.”

Perhaps now more than ever, the nation’s aging political class is once under renewed scrutiny.

CCTV reports 260 of 558 missing people were foreigners. Officials in Nepal said 341 of the 403 reported missing were foreigners.

As Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial nears its close, an attorney says weeks of testimony have changed her mind about the case.

CCTV reports 260 of 558 missing people were foreigners. Officials in Nepal said 341 of the 403 reported missing were foreigners.

Trump’s plan for the venue has been labeled “delusional” in a new court filing.

The novelist Michael Connelly, putting his reputation on the line, makes his case for the killer’s identity in the podcast “Killer in the Code.”

Six months into the conflict, the U.S. and Iran remain locked in a stalemate and it's hard to see how a clear winner will emerge.

Nearly 300 foreign nationals from countries including the U.S. and India were reported missing after the floods.

The collapse caused mudslides. The Lhende Khola river system has now flooded twice in just 14 months. The unstable ice system threatens communities across the region.

The collapse caused mudslides. The Lhende Khola river system has now flooded twice in just 14 months. The unstable ice system threatens communities across the region.

The collapse caused mudslides in Tibet and Nepal. The Lhende Khola river system has now flooded twice in just 14 months. The unstable ice system threatens communities across the region.

If Laura Overdeck wins the astronomical sum, her divorce from John would only fall behind those of Bill and Melinda Gates and Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott as the most expensive in US history.

After weeks of testimony in the Lindsay Clancy trial, and closing arguments from attorneys on both sides, 12 people will have to decide her fate.

Six months into the conflict, the U.S. and Iran remain locked in a stalemate and it's hard to see how a clear winner will emerge.

The collapse caused mudslides in Tibet and Nepal. The Lhende Khola river system has now flooded twice in just 14 months. The unstable ice system threatens communities across the region.

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At least 1,500 people are missing, many of them foreign tourists, after deadly floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border, sweeping away entire villages

John Ratcliffe flew into Moscow on a U.S. military transport aircraft.

If Laura Overdeck wins the astronomical sum, her divorce from John would only fall behind those of Bill and Melinda Gates and Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott as the most expensive in US history.

A Maryland judge has enjoined the state’s Board of Elections from pushing out a ballot question drafted on the back of a broken law.

The CIA warned the Kremlin not to invade Ukraine in November 2021. Why should we believe Putin would listen this time around?

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This is what happens when you provide benefits the way the United States does: by discretion, with skepticism, through a perplexing variety of programs with a surfeit of fussy rules.

The six Democrats running for the state’s only open congressional seat have been making floating lanterns, singing karaoke, and touring a pirate museum, doing whatever they can to urge voters to please consider voting for them — or vote at all.

Country music megastar Jelly Roll told angry fans to stop listening to his music if they dislike his jabs against President Donald Trump.

Spooked by anti-billionaire talk from the Democratic Party base, ultrawealthy donors are backing Republicans this cycle. That confronts the Democrats with a choice they’ve spent years avoiding: chase big money or build mass politics.

Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border after a deadly torrent of water and mud swept through communities following a glacier collapse.

The news marks a further delay in an already controversial project. The team will call Rhode Island's Centreville Bank Stadium home next season.

The prosecution and defense will make their final case before the jury begins deliberations. If convicted of murder, Clancy faces a mandatory life sentence.

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Haunting audio captured the 911 call placed immediately after an alleged drunken grandfather crashed his boat at the Jersey Shore, killing his two young grandchildren.

House Democrats are probing Donald Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm over a string of lucrative investments.

Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border after a deadly torrent of water and mud swept through communities following a glacier collapse.

Russia is preparing to escalate its war in Ukraine after concluding that peace negotiations have reached a dead end, Bloomberg reported. Moscow is weighing intensified ballistic missile strikes on central Kyiv and infrastructure across other Ukrainian cities, the report said. The Kremlin believes diplomatic efforts have effectively collapsed, leaving the two sides back at square one. [Full Story]

Rescuers in Nepal and occupied Tibet estimated on Thursday that over 1,000 people remain missing, including nationals from dozens of countries, after heavy rains caused massive landslides and rapidly rising floods to consume entire towns of people.

The government’s onerous rules impose a burdensome tax on time.

The prosecution and defense have given their closing arguments in the Lindsay Clancy trial. See highlights from their statements.

The press secretary said leaving the White House was “bittersweet” and told reporters: “I’ll miss you guys!”

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The president’s niece said she believes his close aide is there to help him through a particularly difficult time.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced two new methods of testing chemicals’ toxicity on Thursday, in what officials called a major step toward the goal of ending all testing on mammals by 2035.

“Unless the administration issues further guidance, Argentina does not appear to be the intended source,” said one expert.

President Trump on Thursday ordered the Department of the Interior to update maps and databases to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, following through on his threat during a trade spat with Canada.

President Trump signed documents Thursday ordering that Lake Ontario be renamed “Lake America” — as he and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney escalate their tariffs-driven trade war.

The Republican president cannot force Canada to follow his preferred naming convention. The move is reminiscent of his decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”

The president signed an executive order directing his administration to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America during the trade war with Canada.

The president also threatened to change the names of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

A single tree sit harnessed a cross-border movement to defend the Arizona borderland ecology. So far, the activists are blocking Trump’s wall.

President Trump said Thursday he is "not concerned at all" that Russia will attack a NATO country, dismissing growing fears among European leaders. "There is no problem," Trump told Axios. Trump also rejected reports that CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on Tuesday to warn Russia against attacking NATO. Ratcliffe met with Russian intelligence chief Sergey Naryshkin during the previously undisclosed visit. "There was no message and there was nothing unusual," Trump said. [Full Story]

Agency analysts have questioned whether President Vladimir Putin’s advisers have given him honest intelligence about the conflict.

The president signed an executive order directing his administration to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America during the trade war with Canada.

Jurors spent the morning listening to closing arguments from the defense and prosecution.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer warned Wednesday that the Trump administration could respond if Canada escalates its retaliation against U.S. tariffs, as a deepening trade dispute strains relations between the longtime allies. [Full Story]

A documentary warns about a coming cultural conflict with Muslims in the US. It’s had surprising political influence.

Air traffic controllers at National Airport did not stop commercial flights when President Donald Trump took off from a temporary location at the Ellipse in early August, investigators said.

The family of murder victim Jose Miranda is outraged that Mayor Mamdani would mourn the man accused of killing him.

Children were the victims in a landmark lawsuit filed against tech giant Meta, but state governments will reap the financial benefits from a $17 billion settlement that hinges on cooperation from TikTok and YouTube.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney is pushing back against President Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” and his escalating tariff dispute with America's neighbor to the north. [Full Story]

The family of murder victim Jose Miranda is outraged that Mayor Mamdani would mourn the man accused of killing him.

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Children were the victims in a landmark lawsuit filed against tech giant Meta, but state governments will reap the financial benefits from a $17 billion settlement that hinges on cooperation from TikTok and YouTube.

A group of California parents have joined together to file a lawsuit against Palo Alto Unified School District and Palo Alto High School Principal Brent Kline over a field trip in which students were taken to a local mosque.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is wrapping up her final day in the role on Thursday, after serving roughly 20 months as President Donald Trump’s chief spokeswoman.

Florida has officially become the first state in the nation to restrict public welfare funds from being spent on nonessential and luxury items, including vaping products, tattoos, theme park admissions, and spa services.

Historians say the lake’s name was first used by Europeans in the 1600s and first appeared on maps of North America as early as the 1660s.