Maria downed communication lines to half the island, as Puerto Rico tries to evacuate 70,000 residents downstream of a failing dam. “Consider the amount of standard daily doses of opioids consumed in Japan. And then double it. And then double it again. And then double it again. And then
With Merkel poised to win a fourth term as chancellor, much of her appeal is that she advances successful systems over political agendas. Merkel's popularity is strongest among young voters, who view her handling of the refugee crisis as proof of her authenticity. A posthumous exam of the
Hurricane Maria knocked out power on all of Puerto Rico, and it could take up to six months to restore service. Here’s how you can help the island's relief efforts. Photos from Maria's path of destruction across the Caribbean. Ways to help Mexico's
Maps and photos of the devastation from yesterday's 7.1-magnitude earthquake south of Mexico City. More than 200 people have now died in the earthquake, which occurred on the anniversary of the 1985 quake that killed 20,000 and resulted in Mexico upgrading its building codes and
Addressing the UN this morning, Trump says if Pyongyang continues its nuclear threats, the US "will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea." No one yet knows what it means that the US wiretapped Manafort before and after the election or that federal agents told him
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the London Tube bombing. "He doesn't so much act as much as he merely behaves on camera." This video retrospective shows why Harry Dean Stanton, who died on Friday at the age of 91, is the G.O.
Twenty-two were hospitalized after an IED was detonated at a tube station in Southwest London. No leads yet on who's behind the terror attack, but details are developing here. Theresa May and London police rebuke Trump for his morning terror tweets after the bombing. "Our spacecraft
Pelosi and Schumer say Trump has agreed to protect DREAMers, separate from his fantasies of a southern wall. "We send a report every morning to ICE—all the names of everybody that comes in." Some Motel 6 locations in Phoenix appear to be working directly with ICE to
While considering appeals, the Supreme Court temporarily blocks US entry to some 24,000 refugees and puts a hold on Texas redistricting. A new tactic for ICE: going after relatives who let undocumented kids stay with them after entering the US. The Gates Foundation says the world is on course
UN official accuses Myanmar of "ethnic cleansing" of Rohingya Muslims, driving hundreds of thousands from their homes following an attack by Rohingya militants. Bangladesh has opened its doors to the Rohingya, but its camps are now overwhelmed and conditions are quickly deteriorating. "It's survival mode
