USA Pompeo spends 45 minutes with Saudi crown prince, axes final stop of Mideast trip The relationship between Riyadh and Washington remains tense following the brutal slaying and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 14/01/2019
USA No letup in Saudi crackdown on dissent, and no pushback from Trump administration As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Riyadh, Saudi Arabia faces no penalties from Washington over its dismal human rights record. 14/01/2019
USA 15 dead after cargo plane tries to land at wrong airport in Iran The aircraft was reportedly carrying meat from Kyrgyzstan to Iran. 14/01/2019
USA Voice recorder from jet that crashed with 189 aboard has been found Lion Air Flight JT610 crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta in October. There were no survivors. 14/01/2019
USA Terminal at Houston airport closed amid government shutdown The closure was attributed to 'staffing issues,' and it wasn't immediately clear when the terminal would reopen. 14/01/2019
USA Head of California electric utility quits amid fallout from fires Geisha Williams, the first Latina CEO of a Fortune 500 company, steps down as PG&E faces possibly billions in liabilities and possible murder charges. 14/01/2019
USA Los Angeles teachers prepare for Monday strike The walkout will be the first for the school district in three decades as negotiators fail to reach a deal on salaries, class sizes and hiring more staff. 14/01/2019
USA Judge blocks Trump birth control rules in 13 states and D.C. The new rules, allowing more employers to opt out of providing free birth control under Obamacare, are set to take effect elsewhere on Monday. 14/01/2019
USA Mayor of city in Poland stabbed on stage, condition very serious The suspected assailant reportedly shouted that he was imprisoned under a previous national government led by a party to which the mayor formerly belonged. 14/01/2019
USA One dead, five hospitalized in shooting at a Phoenix motel An adult male who was at the scene with the alleged suspect and fled before officers arrived is being sought by police, authorities said. 13/01/2019
USA After California mass overdose, police say they had been 'waiting' for fentanyl problems "We ... have been waiting unfortunately, for this to happen in the sense that we knew fentanyl had been moving west," said Chico Police Chief Michael O'Brien. 13/01/2019
USA Pompeo's 'apathy' toward jailed female activists slammed ahead of Saudi trip "Mr. Pompeo's apathy is personal for me because one of the women detained, Loujain al-Hathloul, is my sister." 13/01/2019
USA Alabama police sergeant killed, officer injured in shooting outside club The slain officer has been identified as Sgt. Wytasha Carter, 44, of Birmingham, Alabama. 13/01/2019
USA Three skiers killed in Austrian avalanche, fourth missing The bodies of the men, aged 57, 36 and 32, were recovered later Saturday evening near the ski resort of Lech. 13/01/2019
USA Carpenters in Sicily craft crosses to highlight ongoing migrant crisis Craftsmen are using wood recovered from wrecked boats to create a series of crucifixes — symbols of the ongoing and increasingly overlooked migrant crisis. 13/01/2019
USA Israel finds last tunnel on Lebanese border, confirms strike in Syria Israel has asked the international community to impose tough sanctions on Hezbollah and begin to act against its state-within-a-state operation in Lebanon. 13/01/2019
USA Anti-Semitism claims rocked the Women's March. Now local groups face the fallout. "People that were working with us began to question working with the Women's March," one organizer said. 13/01/2019
USA Government worker forced to ration insulin because of ongoing shutdown "I can't afford to go to the ER. I can't afford anything. I just went to bed and hoped I'd wake up," Mallory Lorge said about her blood sugar going high. 13/01/2019
USA Mass overdose in California leaves 1 dead, 12 hospitalized Police say the victims used the powerful narcotic fentanyl, and first responders treated them with naloxone, which likely saved lives. 13/01/2019
USA Note left by gunman who killed California officer says he was hit by 'sonic waves' Police say Kevin Douglas Limbaugh, 48, opened fire on Davis police Officer Natalie Corona, 22, without warning as she responded to a traffic collision. 13/01/2019