Britain's Prince Andrew has rejected renewed suggestions he may have been involved in the alleged sex crimes of his one-time friend Jeffrey Epstein.

Even after Hurricane Katrina ended her political career and as cancer ate away her strength, former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco still described her life as "charmed." With strength in her faith and her family, the state's first elected female governor time and again refused to wallow in disappointment or disaster.

In the escalating tanker wars between the West and Iran, Washington is facing resistance from its traditional international partners.

An Islamic State attack that killed 63 people deepened questions about the Trump administration's plan to withdraw from Afghanistan.

After weeks of violent clashes with police, Hong Kong protesters gathered for a peaceful demonstration that harked back to the movement's beginnings.

Portland police worked to keep the Proud Boys and other far-right extremist protesters separated from anti-fascist counter-demonstrators.

A downward spiral in relations between South Korea and Japan has spawned a trade war and ignited massive protests and boycotts in South Korea.

Baked Alaska: The high temperature in July in Anchorage hits 90 for the first time ever, vast stretches of sea ice melt and fire crews can't be spared.

The Native village of Igiugig, population 70, runs on diesel flown in for as much as $7.55 a gallon. An underwater hydro project could change that.

Hong Kong protests have led to some clashes with civilians and suspected spies as well as police. Some protesters are rethinking their tactics.

Kim praised his military's "mysterious and amazing success rates" in weapons testing and vowed to build "capabilities no one dare provoke."

Israel barred Tlaib and another congresswoman from visiting Jerusalem and the West Bank over their support for the international boycott movement, but said Tlaib could visit her relatives in the West Bank on humanitarian grounds.

Hundreds of people protested an unprecedented security crackdown and clashed with police Friday in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

The Trump administration informs Congress it plans to sell F-16 fighters worth $8 billion to Taiwan. China fiercely opposes all arms sales to Taiwan.

Could Hong Kong face its own Tiananmen Square-type moment if China sends in forces to end protests?

Reports that Ebola has been "cured" are greatly exaggerated. Here's what new drugs can do for those sickened in the latest outbreak -- and what they can't.

Un panel de tres jueces de la corte federal de apelaciones expresó escepticismo hacia una orden judicial dictada el año pasado por un juez con sede en San Francisco que impedía que la administración levantara las protecciones.

A special housing initiative gave the residents of a Los Angeles homeless encampment the chance to move into apartments.

About 1 in 1,000 black men and boys in America can expect to die at the hands of police. That risk is 2.5 times higher than for white men, new research shows.

It's tough going for people smugglers, known as coyotes, as Mexico's crackdown on Central American migration puts a crimp on business. One Guatemalan coyote says he's back to his studies, waiting for the heat to cool.

People who contract Ebola are three to four times less likely to die from it if they are treated in a high-income country such as the United States rather than in places like Congo or western Africa.

After the El Paso massacre, Latinos wrestle with a history of racism in the U.S. that repeats itself.

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported Thursday afternoon at 5:02 p.m.

Tennessee executed its third inmate in the electric chair since November, killing a man Thursday who maintained that he didn't stab a mother and her 15-year-old daughter to death in 1986.

Trump's demand that Israel ban two Democratic lawmakers set up a dramatic choice for Benjamin Netanyahu: Please the U.S. president or alienate the Congress that provides billions of dollars in aid.

President Trump's reaction to the Hong Kong protests has ranged from muddled to indifferent, displaying his disinclination to use his office to promote democracy around the world — a task his predecessors considered a core part of the job — and his focus on trade over human rights.

A ban in China has left the U.S. with a glut of once-recyclable junk and an industry crisis.

Every morning, hundreds of Native Hawaiians emerge from tents and pickup trucks to protest a new telescope on Mauna Kea, which they hold sacred.

The FDA approved a new tuberculosis drug that improves treatment for the hardest-to-treat cases. Drug-resistant TB is a growing problem in many poor countries.

A three-judge federal appeals court panel expressed skepticism toward an injunction handed down last year by a San Francisco-based judge preventing the administration from lifting the protections.

Singapore is approaching the unrest in Hong Kong with caution over fears of angering Beijing and triggering activism at home.

A total of 17 states and the District of Columbia now have laws that allow courts to temporarily take guns from people they deem dangerous.

Another round of U.S. talks with the Taliban ends, apparently without a deal on declaring a cease-fire or other objectives.

President Trump delayed planned tariffs that had worried investors and economists, following a familiar pattern in his trade war with China.

Protesters returned to Hong Kong's international airport and obstructed passengers from boarding flights, causing suspension of check-ins for the second day in a row.

In an ad to run on Fox News, presidential candidate Julián Castro addresses President Trump, blaming him for stoking "the fire of racists."

As opioid abuse surges, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends for the first time that primary care clinicians screen all adults for illicit drug use.

Five days after the accident at a nuclear missile site, Russia has released few details. Did Chernobyl teach the Kremlin anything about transparency?

Public opinion of China has soured badly, making the trade war a potentially hot-button campaign issue.

Protesters clogged the departure area at Hong Kong's reopened airport Tuesday, a day after they forced one of the world's busiest transportation hubs to shut down entirely amid their calls for an independent inquiry into alleged police abuse.

Nora Anne Quoirin, 15, disappeared Aug. 4 at an eco-resort in southern Negeri Sembilan state. A nude body was found a mile and a half away.

President Trump's plan to deny green cards to immigrants who use public assistance could badly hurt California's economy, a study found.

Female officers are a key part of the understaffed Navajo Nation Police Department's approach to one of the toughest policing jobs in America.

Should "patriotism" play a role in the ethics of US-China tech collaboration?

Hong Kong's government canceled all flights from the city as protesters held a mass sit-in against police violence at the airport.

The FBI says it is doing everything it can to fight domestic terrorism. Others disagree.

Detroit man's death stirs anxiety that Trump is turning his back on a religious community.

Once bustling with migrants on their way to the United States, Gracias a Dios — whose name translates to 'Thank God' — now feels like a ghost town.

Saudi Arabia and others fought against Houthi rebels to restore government control in Yemen, but the coalition has splintered and the country is a mess.

Almost two decades of war have left people on all sides of Afghanistan's conflict paralyzed with a fear that manifests both mentally and in daily action.

Cuba's fledgling private sector, including cab drivers, tour guides, souvenir sellers and shop owners, is hurting from the Trump administration's travel restrictions on Americans.

Friends and relatives of El Paso shooting victims say they're afraid to attend funerals, visit the shooting site memorial, even to leave their homes.

Yemeni separatists have wrested control of the port city of Aden, including the presidential palace, from forces loyal to the internationally backed government after heavy fighting, security officials said Saturday.

Two musicians performed their song outside of the Walmart where 22 were killed, continuing a long tradition of politically charged Latin folk balladry.

Some 50,000 people rallied in central Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections.

A new form of family separation leaves children of immigrant workers wondering when they will see their parents again.

Dozens protest at the West Hollywood Equinox over parent firm owner's fundraiser for President Trump, who says the controversy makes Stephen Ross 'hotter.'

Authorities have not yet identified the victims. But some family members have shared stories of their loved ones.

This weekend, as Guatemalans head to the ballot box to choose the successor to the termed-out President Jimmy Morales, the mood among voters is bleak.

The first funeral in El Paso for a victim of the shooting that killed 22 at a Walmart in the border city was held Friday morning.

Trump's ambassador suggests 50,000 American troops stationed in Germany could be moved to Poland — a move that could raise tensions with Russia.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Friday her priority is to "stop the violence" rather than make political concessions as the city's two-month-long protest movement pressed on with a demonstration at the airport.

Lawmakers are putting more scrutiny on a new biological warfare detection system in the U.S.

Joe Biden lost Iowa badly when he ran for president in 2008. He's working hard to make sure it doesn't happen again in 2020 — and having been Obama's vice president helps a lot.

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Members of the Uighur diaspora in Southern California say every one of them has a friend or family member who has been "disappeared" by Chinese police.

Walmart manager survived mass shooting and spent days helping his employees afterwards. On Wednesday, he went to a baseball game for a measure of relief.

In Srinagar, Kashmir, the few residents who dare to break curfew beg soldiers to let them past checkpoints to reach hospitals or find food.

It was the largest immigration raid in a decade in the United States.

The land can be a powerful tool for combating global warming -- if it's used wisely. Healthy forests and sustainable agriculture are key, a U.N. report says.

President Trump's visits to Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso amplify the nation's divide.

Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improving bike lanes coupled with fears of climate change.

Seventeen years ago, Chinese authorities abducted one of a set of twins and sent her to an orphanage.

Experts who study mass shootings say many factors must be considered when trying to determine a motive. Though political views generally play less of a role than personal problems, the publicly available evidence suggests that ideology played a role in El Paso but not in Dayton.

A man showed up to an El Paso memorial with a hand-painted red-white-and-blue "Welcome Trump" sign. Conflict ensued.

Experts say the radicalization process undergone by Islamic State recruits and white supremacists is remarkably similar.

Amid protests, Trump visits mass shooting sites in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso.

At least 14 people have been killed and more than 140 wounded after a Taliban suicide attack outside a police station in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul.

When his daughter was shot, he prayed and raced to save her.

Federal prosecutors have filed a $25-million suit against the owners of an iconic train, claiming that it emitted sparks that started one of the largest wildfires in Colorado history.

Migrants at a shelter in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico, agreed that the mass killing across the border in El Paso would not dissuade them from heading to the U.S.

President Trump's escalating trade war with China poses clear risks to the global economy and growing political risks for his 2020 reelection bid.

Hong Kong protesters and the Chinese government pushed dueling narratives in two news conferences on Tuesday.

Toni Morrison dies at age 88.

A look at President Trump's response to a grieving nation.

Trump endorsed state laws that temporarily prevent someone in crisis from buying or possessing a gun. But experts say these laws won't stop mass shootings.

ASAP Rocky's assault trial thrust him into Sweden's already-volatile debates around crime and immigration.

For decades, the U.S. Census struggled to count Latino children. Now, activists fear a bigger undercount in the wake of Trump's battle over the citizenship question.

Michelle Grady had been shot three times, but she managed to call her mother, who rushed to the Walmart in El Paso where a gunman had opened fire.

El Paso, a mostly Latino and Democratic city, has long viewed Trump warily — and his most forceful statement since the massacre did little to change that.

Uruguay and Venezuela are warning their citizens to exercise caution in the United States after a string of mass shootings.

China's latest retaliatory actions against Trump's threat of new tariffs raised new concerns about the global economy.

Despite President Trump's condemnation of racism and white supremacy, his administration has redirected money and attention from Homeland Security programs targeting domestic terrorism threats from far-right, white nationalist and anti-government groups.

R&B singer Khalid says his "mind and heart have been heavy" since the mass shooting in his hometown of El Paso and hopes to help victims with a benefit concert.

Pompeo made the last stop on a three-nation tour aimed at reasserting U.S. influence in a region the Trump administration has rebranded the Indo-Pacific.

Fires, street fights, tear gas, and arrests roil the city as chief executive Carrie Lam backs the police and refuses to resign

The massacre of 20 people by a man who reportedly wanted to shoot "as many Mexicans as possible" marks what appears to be one of the deadliest hate crimes ever against Latinos.