U.S. & World

The Senate voted Monday to approve the promotion of a general who oversaw troops during the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul, Afghanistan, after it had been blocked by a Republican senator.

President-elect Donald Trump will attend the reopening celebration for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this weekend, his first foreign trip since the election.

As e-cigarettes have flooded the market, the FDA’s role in approving new tobacco products is put under a microscope.

Alaska Airlines says an unspecified technology issue caused the temporary grounding of flights in Seattle and continuing problems with booking flights online.

Jamie Lee Komoroski pleaded guilty Monday to reckless homicide and three felony driving under the influence charges.

Victor Willis said the disco classic has “benefited greatly” from the president-elect’s use and threatened to sue news outlets that refer to it as a “gay anthem.”

Special counsel David Weiss’ office on Monday appeared to push back against President Joe Biden’s claim that its prosecutions of Hunter Biden were politically motivated, calling such allegations “baseless.”

The Los Angeles Police Department said Monday it had video that showed Hannah Kobayashi, the woman from Hawaii who vanished last month after landing at LAX, crossing the border into Mexico, and said there was no evidence of foul play in her disappearance.

A grand jury indicted the husband of a Northern Virginia mother missing since July on a first-degree murder charge Monday.

Saudi Arabia’s growing influence and massive spending in global sports ahead of being confirmed by FIFA as the 2034 World Cup host was detailed on Monday in a report.

The first lady welcomed National Guard families to the White House on Monday to be among the first members of the public to see the decorations.

Elon Musk’s pay package granted in 2018 was the largest compensation plan in U.S. history for a public company executive.

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