Death Penalty Sought in Killing of Vietnamese Tour Leaders
LAS VEGAS — A 31-year-old convicted felon will face the death penalty in the robbery and killing of two Vietnamese tour leaders during a...
Facebook Says It’s Better at Detecting Rule Violations
NEW YORK — Facebook said it's making progress on detecting hate speech, graphic violence and other violations of its rules, even before users see...
UK Brexit Minister Quits Over EU Divorce Deal
LONDON — Britain's Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has resigned, saying he "cannot in good conscience support the terms proposed for our deal with the EU."
The...
K-Pop Band’s Agency Apologizes Over Member’s A-Bomb Shirt
SEOUL — The agency for K-pop superstars BTS apologized Wednesday for members wearing a T-shirt depicting the explosion of an atomic bomb and a hat with a Nazi emblem.
May Wins Cabinet Backing for Brexit Deal But Pitfalls Remain
In a hard-won victory, British Prime Minister Theresa May persuaded her fractious Cabinet to back a draft divorce agreement with ...
Pence Says Myanmar’s Handling of Rohingya ‘Without Excuse’
SINGAPORE — Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rebuffed criticism over her government's treatment of its ethnic Rohingya Muslims.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence...
CIA Considered Potential Truth Serum for Terror Suspects
WASHINGTON — Shortly after 9/11, the CIA considered using a drug it thought might work like a truth serum and force terror suspects to...
10 Indonesian Fishermen Accused of Shark Fin Smuggling
HONOLULU — Ten Indonesian fishermen arrested in Hawaii are accused of trying to smuggle nearly 1,000 shark fins from the U.S. to Indonesia.
They had...
Travelers Can Find Tools to Weigh Safety of Foreign Airlines
International air travel has become remarkably safe in recent years, with deadly accidents like last month's Lion Air crash in Indonesia becoming more rare.
Statistics...
Stan Lee, Spider-Man Creator and Comic Book Genius, Dead at 95
LOS ANGELES — Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in...
