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Hundreds Of People Missing After Dam Collapses In Laos

The failure of the hydropower dam flooded several villages and forced thousands of people to flee, state media report.

President Trump speaks at a press conference on Wednesday as the 2018 United Nations General Assembly wraps up in New York.

Trump Defends Kavanaugh But Says He'll Watch Testimony Thursday

One thing was clear after the president spoke with the media for nearly 90 minutes Wednesday: There's a lot riding on this week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

Federal lawyers contended that a combined AT&T and Time Warner would be too large and powerful.

U.S. Government To Appeal Judge's Approval Of AT&T-Time Warner Deal

A month after Judge Richard Leon backed the $85 billion deal, federal antitrust attorneys say they will seek to overturn it. AT&T has already begun to consolidate control of its new media holdings.

Pakistan Releases Taliban Co-Founder In Possible Overture To Talks

The release of Mullah Baradar more than eight years after he was detained in Karachi is seen as a goodwill gesture with the potential to bring the Taliban to the table.

President Trump greets Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House on Monday.

Opinion: Trump Gave Pakistan What It Wanted, But Afghan Peace Is Far From Guaranteed

In his Washington visit, Prime Minister Imran Khan secured a legitimate role for Pakistan in shaping Afghanistan's future, writes Shamila N. Chaudhary, a former National Security Council director.

Senior staffers were sworn in at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 22, 2017. Many of them are gone now.

In A White House With Unprecedented Turnover, Survivors Have 'Endurance'

Only a handful of aides who started in the very early days of the Trump administration have made it through the first two years. What do they share? Endurance and a tolerance for conflict.

Members of a haz-mat team help remove a hazardous materials suit from an investigator (in white) who emerged from the U.S. Post Office in West Trenton, N.J., on Oct. 25, 2001. Samples from the facility were part of an investigation into letters containing anthrax.

With Technology, Law Enforcement Gets Better At Handling Threats By Mail

Potentially deadly letters and packages are rare, and technology makes it easier to track down perpetrators. But they can play a powerful role in further polarizing the country, analysts say.

New Collection Asks: What Might The 'People's Future' Look Like?

This new collection of speculative fiction stories imagines the lives of marginalized people in a variety of difficult future Americas. It's not an easy read, but it has depths of resilience and hope.

Alexsis Rodgers, president of Virginia Young Democrats, is one of the disappointed constituents who worked hard to elect some of the officials at the center of the Virginia controversies. Now, Rodgers says, the state democratic party must develop diverse leaders before there's another crisis.

Virginia Democrats Now Look To Women Of Color For Leadership

The recent controversies embroiling some of Virginia's top Democratic officials have the party reconsidering their leadership.

An Israeli soldier stands near a burning bus that was hit by a mortar shell fired from Gaza on Monday.

Violence Flares After Israeli Operation In Gaza Turns Deadly

Sunday's operation in the Gaza Strip left one Israeli and seven Palestinians dead. A day later, Israel and militants in Gaza traded hundreds of rockets and mortar shells.

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