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The U.K. expelled the residents of the Indian Ocean islands and allowed the U.S. to build a military base. The U.N. Court says it must cede control of the islands "as rapidly as possibly."

NPR has found that Walmart is changing the job requirements for front-door greeters in a way that appears to disproportionately affect workers with disabilities.

An animal lover stopped to feed a hungry-looking stray cat outside Everglades National Park in Florida. The cat bit her finger; then treatment for a possible rabies infection bit her pocketbook.

Some officials and mental health experts say the suicides are a sign of deeper problems with the mental health and well-being of Chicago police officers.

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy against the United States. His lawyers argue that at his age, a long imprisonment would amount to a "life sentence."

President Trump hopes to make progress in his meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un this week, but he has resisted pressure to set firm timelines for the regime to give up its nuclear weapons.

India is claiming that it has killed 300 militants in an airstrike on Pakistani territory. Pakistan disputes that the strike caused serious damage or casualties.

India says its fighter jets crossed into Pakistan early Tuesday morning and bombed a militant training camp there. Pakistan says there was no damage and no casualties.

Mohammad Javad Zarif abruptly announced his resignation on Monday. This news comes as the U.S. and its European allies continue to debate the future of the Iran nuclear deal.

Senator Elizabeth Warren proposes a new kind of U.S. tax policy: a wealth tax. But the policy faces serious hurdles, including lessons from a failed experiment in Europe and a constitutional challenge