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U.N. Hariri Probe Continues, with New Leadership

The United Nations has appointed a new envoy to continue the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri last February. The initial report last fall implicated top Lebanese and Syrian security officials in Hariri's killing.

House Committees Release Transcripts Of Testimony From Impeachment Inquiry

The House committees conducting the impeachment probe released the first transcripts of closed-door witness interviews. The transcripts included those of the former ambassador to Ukraine.

U.S. President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping are shown meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022.

Biden and China's Xi will meet next week. Don't expect it to be a game changer

The meeting will follow months of back-and-forth diplomacy to smooth over disagreements and set stage for first interaction since they sat down together in Bali, Indonesia last year

Biden and Xi Jinping have a lot to discuss at their first in-person meeting this week

President Biden is to hold his first in-person meeting with China's leader, Xi Jinping, in California on Wednesday. The two leaders have a lot to discuss when they sit down.

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, talks with reporters as House Republicans meet again behind closed doors to find a path to elect a new speaker on Friday.

Jim Jordan tapped as Republican House speaker nominee

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has been nominated as the speaker designate in a closed-door meeting of House Republicans.

FILE - Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court, Jan. 7, 2022, in Washington.

Republican Jeff Landry wins the Louisiana governor's race, reclaims office for GOP

Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Louisiana governor's race, holding off a crowded field of candidates.

Musharraf Endures Complaints from All Sides

Pakistan's president Pervez Musharraf has been a U.S. ally since the Sept. 11 attacks, but his hold on power is as tenuous as ever. On Friday, the Pakistani Supreme Court overruled his decision to dismiss the chief justice. Islamists are furious with him. And President Bush accuses him of failing to go after al-Qaida militants.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail hearing at Manhattan Federal Court on August 11, 2023 in New York City.

SBF on trial: A 'math nerd' in over his head, or was his empire 'built on lies'?

Sam Bankman-Fried's trial in New York kicked off with lawyers from both sides delivering their opening statements, painting him as a villain or as an innocent nerd.

Phone-Hacking Scandal Widens Into Bribery Probe

Rebekah Brooks became the latest News Corp. executive to face criminal charges amid the ongoing phone-hacking scandal in Great Britain. Police arrested the former chief executive Sunday. The scandal has also cost Britain's top policeman his job.

Gold medal winner Yuriy Bilonogof of Ukraine (right), wraps his arm around silver medal winner Adam Nelson of the U.S. on the podium for the shot put at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. However, Bilonogof was stripped of his gold in 2012 following a failed steroid test. Nelson was named the winner and honored at a ceremony on July 1 at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore.

At The U.S. Olympic Trials, Mixed Opinions About Russian Doping Scandal

The Russian scandal is a hot topic at the U.S. track and field Olympic Trials. Some feel individual Russian athletes should be allowed to compete if they're clean, others support a blanket ban.

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