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Project promoters claimed a giant vehicle would beat traffic jams by straddling traffic. Last week, they were arrested on suspicion of fraud. "The idea was absurd, childish," says a longtime critic.

Nearly 90 percent of accounts that spread disinformation during the presidential election continue to operate and spread or amplify false stories, a new study concludes.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, a high-end caterer with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, is accused of interfering in the 2016 U.S. election and is linked to Russian mercenaries in Syria and Ukraine.

Debbie Van Horn is charged with the sexual assault of a child. She worked with disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar at the Karolyi Ranch gymnastics facility just outside of Huntsville, Texas.

Progressive candidates beat more centrist Democrats in key races Tuesday night in the types of competitive districts the party needs to win in order to take back the House this fall.

The authors of the piece in "Foreign Affairs" magazine propose that as the rich nations of the earth see a greater impact from a changing climate they will increase their efforts to limit carbon emissions and create technology that may reverse the effects of climate change.

The men are said to be linked to a militant white supremacist street-fighting club based in Southern California. "They were essentially serial rioters," said U.S. Attorney Thomas Cullen.

The FBI says Tan Wee Beng, a commodities trader in Singapore, helped North Korea avoid sanctions. The U.S. says North Korea takes elaborate steps to get around financial restrictions.

The prize was announced in Oslo, Norway, on Friday morning. The campaign, known as ICAN, seeks an international legal prohibition on nuclear weapons.

Pittsburgh wants to become a model for cutting edge energy supply. Researchers in the city are planning a network of microgrids.