Trump noted that the U.S. has spent nearly $6 trillion on fighting wars since the Sept. 11 attacks. (Feb. 27, 2017). Abby Phillip, Kelsey SnellThe Washington Post. President Trump is preparing a budget that would fulfill some of his top campaign ...

Hazmat crews are gathered at the main hall of Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 in Sepang, Malaysia on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. Malaysian police ordered a sweep of Kuala Lumpur airport for toxic chemicals and other hazardous substances following the ...

Sometime in the hours after poisoning the half brother of North Korea's leader, one of his two attackers began to vomit, Malaysian police said Friday. It was apparently an early indication of the immensely powerful toxin that was used in the killing ...

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, accompanied by their wives, first lady Melania Trump and Akie Abe, wave before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base Md., Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. Trump is hosting Abe at his ...

The Senate is working overtime toward confirming President Donald Trump's close ally, Sessions, to become the nation's top law enforcement officer as attorney general. (Andrew Harnik / AP). Sean Sullivan, Kelsey SnellThe Washington Post. A sharply ...

President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10, 2016. President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in ...

President Barack Obama walks down the White House Colonnade from the main residence to the Oval Office on Nov. 8, 2016. President Barack Obama walks down the White House Colonnade from the main residence to the Oval Office on Nov. 8, 2016.

Voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 64, which would make California the most populous state in the nation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 64, which would make California the most populous state ...

NAGANO, Japan — Rescue workers and relatives of those believed to have been caught up in the eruption at Mt. Ontake are anxious and disappointed by the suspension of search efforts due to fears of rising volcanic activity. For Tuesday's search operations, ...

LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown stepped back into front-line politics to offer Scotland almost full power over its domestic affairs as Britain's main parties raced to arrest surging support for independence. Brown pledged that if Scots vote ...

AMSTERDAM — Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine after being hit by "a large number of high-energy objects," the Dutch Safety Board said in findings that appear to indicate a missile attack on the plane. The Boeing 777 broke up in the ...

The “How I Met Your Mother” star stole away to Italy for a weekend wedding with partner David Burtka, revealing the news — and a silhouetted picture, presumably of the two of them at the altar during the ceremony — in a tweet that took his fans by surprise.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland warned airlines of a potential ash plume that may disrupt flights as one of the North Atlantic island's biggest volcanoes erupted after a week of rumbling. The aviation warning code was changed to "red," signifying that an ...

It has been over a month since a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people was shot down above eastern Ukraine on July 17, but little progress has been made in getting to the bottom of what really happened. The situation is cause for grave concern.

It has been over a month since a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people was shot down above eastern Ukraine on July 17, but little progress has been made in getting to the bottom of what really happened. The situation is cause for grave concern.

Will new billions of dollars, euros or rubles in economic losses get Russian President Vladimir Putin's attention? We may soon find out. President Barack Obama and leaders of the European Union on Tuesday finally got on the same page in their efforts to ...

Will new billions of dollars, euros or rubles in economic losses get Russian President Vladimir Putin's attention? We may soon find out. President Barack Obama and leaders of the European Union on Tuesday finally got on the same page in their efforts to ...

SHANGHAI/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Yum Brands Inc and McDonald's Corp are facing a new food safety scare in China, denting the fast-food companies' efforts to shore up reputations and businesses that were hurt by a 2012 safety scandal in one of their ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite levying six rounds of increasingly tough economic sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine, President Barack Obama has left two rich targets untouched: Moscow's natural gas export behemoth and its main ...

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Pope Francis called for justice to be served in his native Argentina on Friday, the twentieth anniversary of the deadly bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish commuity center that local courts blamed on Iran. Investigations into the attack ...