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With a partial government shutdown on the horizon, President Trump and Democratic leaders had a heated exchange over border security and wall funding in front of reporters. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Yemeni militiamen stand guard at the port in Mukalla, on the southern coast of Yemen. Many factions are involved in Yemen's civil war. The U.S. has supported Saudi Arabia, which has waged a bombing campaign against Houthi rebels. But the U.S. Congress is putting pressure on the Trump administration to end its support of a war that's widely seen as a stalemate and a humanitarian disaster. Jon Gambrell/AP hide caption
American troops seized three Philippine church bells as war trophies over a century ago. Now the bells of Balangiga have returned. Ella Mage/NPR hide caption
U.S. Returns Balangiga Church Bells To The Philippines After More Than A Century
With #MeToo In Mind, Employers Balance Workers' Privacy With Transparent Probes
Shooting Victims Face Lifelong Disabilities, Financial Burdens, Newspaper Finds
With a partial government shutdown on the horizon, President Trump and Democratic leaders had a heated exchange over border security and wall funding in front of reporters. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
In Fight With 'Chuck And Nancy,' Trump Says He'd Be 'Proud' To Shut Down Government
9-Year-Old Calls Police On Parents, Doesn't Want To Clean Her Room
Lawsuit Against Boston Symphony Orchestra Exposes Extensive Gender Pay Gap
Trump, Top Democrats To Hash Out Plan To Avoid Government Shutdown
Maria Butina has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors after she was charged with being an unregistered foreign agent. Her onetime mentor, Alexander Torshin (right), is reportedly retiring. Pavel Ptitsin/AP hide caption