On December 19, 1998, the US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Clinton on two charges related to his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Two months later, the Senate fell short of the two-thirds vote needed to remove him from office.

An order issued by the school education department in India's Jammu and Kashmir region, recommending visiting officials not to wear the traditional Pheran attire in its office, was met with criticism. People began posting photos of themselves wearing the garment, speaking out against the order. The Indian Express says the order has since been withdrawn.

From the migrant caravan's journey to the US-Mexico border to refugees fleeing Myanmar, here's a look at some of the countries people fled in 2018 to build better lives.

Nevada will be the first state in the country to have a majority female legislature following the appointment of two women to open seats in the state Assembly. Women will hold 51% of the 63 seats in the Nevada Legislature.

Senate passes criminal justice bill, Elon Musk's underground test tunnel, rare tornado strikes near Seattle and a look at the day ahead.

An image which is similar in appearance to the work of the street artist has appeared in Port Talbot, south Wales. There has been no official confirmation that the work is by the artist but local people have been flocking to the site.

Musk, who said L.A. traffic was like "acid on a soul" presented the first stretch of the Boring Company's tunnel in Hawthorne, California—underneath his SpaceX headquarters.

Vikendi snow map will be available from December 21

According to a New York Times report, Facebook gave companies like Spotify, Netflix and Microsoft access to users' private data, sometimes without their knowledge. The report alleged that Russian search engine Yandex and China's Huawei also had access to data through partnership agreements as late as 2017.

According to news reports, Senate and House lawmakers have said they would not oppose a stop-gap funding measure to keep the government open through the holidays, punting a shutdown to February 4. Meanwhile, the White House walked back on its promise to shut down the government over funding for its desired border wall.

The US Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of a major criminal justice reform bill on Tuesday night, sending it to the House. Some of the more hawkish opponents of the bill to change federal sentencing guidelines offered amendments, which were rejected before the final vote. The bipartisan bill, known as the FIRST STEP Act, was also backed by Trump and the White House.

According to a new report by Reporters Without Borders, more journalists were killed, abused and subjected to violence in 2018 than in any other year on record. The report also found that for the first time, the US was ranked among the deadliest country for journalists, due in large part to the June attack that killed five employees of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland.

As Congress continues to debate the First Step Act, bipartisan legislation that would ease some federal prison sentencing guidelines, a White House official told Bold TV that the proposal’s major aim is to prevent prisoners from re-entering.

The federal judge in Tuesday's sentencing hearing for former national security advisor Michael Flynn sharply rebuked him, even suggesting Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, had "sold out" his country. The hearing discredited a legal defense promoted by the White House, which suggested that Flynn was manipulated by the FBI.

Bijan Rafiekian, also known as Bijan Kian, a former business associate of Michael Flynn, pleaded not guilty to conspiring to hide his Turkey-related lobbying on Tuesday. According to the indictment, Kian also unsuccessfully tried to persuade the US to extradite a Turkish opposition figure who lives in Pennsylvania.

American actor and director Penny Marshall, best known for her role in the 70s sitcom Laverne & Shirley, has died at age 75, her publicist confirmed. Marshall directed several prominent films including Big and A League of Their Own.

To figure out how the law affects you, you’ll need an accountant, or at least some powerful software. To gauge how Trump’s tax overhaul affects the country, you can compare the many promises Republicans made for the law and their real-world results.