North Korea appears to be building new ballistic missiles despite recent warming ties with the Trump administration and pledges to denuclearise, reports say.
There has been a barrage of criticism in the US after President Donald Trump defended Russia over claims of interference in the 2016 elections.
The US president defended Russia over claims it interfered in the 2016 US election.
US President Donald Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, setting the stage for a bruising confirmation battle.
A gunman has opened fire at a local newspaper office in Maryland, killing five people and injuring others in what police said was a "targeted attack".
Seventeen US states have sued the Trump administration over its "cruel and unlawful" break-up of migrant families.
US President Donald Trump has hailed a Supreme Court ruling upholding his travel ban which covers people from several Muslim-majority countries.
A US border security chief says he has temporarily stopped launching criminal prosecutions of migrants who illegally enter the country with children.
US President Donald Trump has renewed sanctions on North Korea, citing an "extraordinary threat" from its nuclear weapons - just 10 days after saying there was no risk from Pyongyang.
Pope Francis has criticized the Trump administration’s policy of separating migrant families at the Mexican border, saying populism is not the answer to the world’s immigration problems.
In pain too agonizing for her to describe, a young woman calls emergency services.
Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has turned himself in to police in New York, where he is expected to face sexual misconduct charges.
Venezuela has expelled the senior US representative in the country amid an international backlash against Nicolás Maduro's re-election as president.
US President Donald Trump has contradicted his own national security adviser, saying the so-called "Libya model" for denuclearisation is not being pursued with North Korea.
US First Lady Melania Trump has undergone surgery for what the White House described as a benign kidney condition.
The US state of Iowa has approved an abortion law banning most abortions once a foetal heartbeat is detected.
The US Senate has agreed new rules that allow members to bring infants into the chamber when they vote.
The Trump administration is seeking to change visa applications to require all applicants to turn over five years of social media history.
The protests - under the banner March For Our Lives - have grown out of a movement calling for change after 17 people were killed by a gunman at a high school in Florida last month.
More than 140 short-finned pilot whales died after a mass stranding on a beach in Western Australia on Friday.
US President Donald Trump's lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 election has resigned, US media report.
Mr McCabe was fired from the FBI on Friday following an internal inquiry. Mr Trump had accused him of bias.
Eight people from Central Ohio have been charged in federal court for an online romance scam.
South Korean envoys will bring a private message to the US from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un when they meet in Washington later this week, according to reports.
An adult film actress embroiled in allegations of an affair with Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against him alleging that a nondisclosure contract she signed is invalid.
A man is reported to have shot himself outside the White House in Washington, the US Secret Service says.
Police in the US state of Michigan have arrested a student suspected of shooting dead his parents when they came to pick him up for spring break.
US First Lady Melania Trump has called for adults to "take the lead" to encourage children to develop "positive habits with social media and technology".
Former U.S first lady Michelle Obama announced new details Sunday about her much-anticipated memoir.
New York police have arrested a former teacher and his twin brother after stockpiles of explosive materials were found at their home.
Teachers were warned in advance about the teenager who allegedly carried out a mass shooting at his former school in Florida, US media are reporting.
The long-term personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump has admitted privately paying an adult film star $130,000 (£95,000) in 2016, in a statement to the New York Times.
US Vice-President Mike Pence has skipped a dinner at which he was due to share a table with North Korea's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam.
S stock markets sank sharply at the opening bell, only to recover minutes later amid frantic Wall Street trading.
US President Donald Trump has accused top officials of politicising FBI and justice department investigations to damage his Republican party.
Hillary Clinton has admitted that she should have fired an adviser accused of sexual harassment during her 2008 presidential campaign.
First Lady Melania Trump broke with long-standing tradition when she arrived at her husband's State of the Union address alone.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says a new list published by the US as part of a sanctions law has in effect targeted all of the Russian people.
Air Force One is upgrading its refrigerators, and the cost to taxpayers will be a cool $24 million.
US casino mogul Steve Wynn has resigned as finance chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) amid sexual harassment allegations.
The US government shutdown is set to end after Senate Republicans and Democrats reached a deal on a temporary funding bill.
US President Donald Trump has denied changing his views on the Mexico border wall.
A California couple have been arrested after police found their 13 children allegedly held captive at home, some "shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks".
An outbreak of hepatitis A has spread from Southern California to states across the country, killing dozens of people and potentially sickening thousands. Michigan has been hardest-hit in terms of deaths, with 22.
Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's ex-chief strategist, has stepped down from the right-wing Breitbart News organisation where he built his reputation.
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in says his US counterpart, Donald Trump, "deserves big credit" for talks between South and North Korea.
President Donald Trump says it would be "fun" to run against former chat show doyenne Oprah Winfrey, amid calls for her to launch a White House bid.
