President Donald Trump has embraced legislation that would dramatically reduce legal immigration and shift the nation toward a system that prioritizes merit and skills over family ties. Perdue and Cotton's legislation would replace the current process
The head of the Missouri NAACP says the national organization is backing a travel advisory urging caution in Missouri over concerns about whether civil rights will be respected. Missouri NAACP President Rod Chapel says delegates voted last week
Russian officials and lawmakers vented their frustration with President Donald Trump's decision to sign a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the move amounted to an "all-out trade war"
One of the founding members of the 1980s hip hop group Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five has been arrested in New York in connection with the fatal stabbing of a homeless man. It's not clear what sparked the stabbing
A second body was found in the rubble of a school building after an explosion killed a school employee and injured several others at Minnehaha Academy. City Fire Chief John Fruetel said the body was recovered Wednesday night
A lawyer for Liu Xia and her late husband, the late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, has accused the Chinese government of her enforced disappearance. Liu Xia has not been seen in public since a photo at her husband's funeral
Venezuela's president defiantly dismissed allegations that official turnout figures for the election of an all-powerful constituent assembly were manipulated, accusing the international software firm behind the claim of bowing to U.S. pressure
The Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone," a largely human-caused phenomenon where there's too little oxygen to support marine life, is the biggest ever measured this year. It's about the size of the state of New Jersey
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said two phone calls that President Donald Trump publicly mentioned — but were later disputed by others — didn't actually happen, but were instead in-person conversations
Anthony Scaramucci will reportedly be taking to the Internet live Friday to tell his version of his sudden ouster as White House Communications Director. He tells CNN he believes his story has been misconstrued
Scientists have successfully used CRISPR, a tool that cuts DNA with more precision than any other genome editing technology, to fix a genetic defect in human embryos that can cause serious heart problems, according to a landmark new study
A suicide bombing attack on a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday left two American service members dead. Navy Capt. Jeff Davis confirmed the casualties in the attack near Kandahar city
Nine transgender troops and veterans respond to President Trump’s announcement
