The arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, followed by China’s detention of two Canadians, escalated trade and security tensions that are now leading to travel jitters.

A dramatic increase in vaping among high school students is the largest yearly change ever seen in a long-running survey tracking substance use and abuse by teens.

The new law allows employers to ask staff to work up to 400 hours per year of overtime — but employers can delay payment for up to three years.

The move comes at a time of heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and has already drawn condemnation from Moscow.

Scientists have identified a giant bed of deep sea grass in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef that may be absorbing millions of tons of carbon. But these so-called blue carbon sinks need protecting too.

Celebrity cameos reappear to imagine a world where Trump lost the 2016 election.

A tip from the U.S. Embassy alerted Cambodian authorities to a haul of at least 3.2 tons of ivory that shipped from Mozambique.

Alaska fishermen who took advantage of new regulations allowing them to fish with a previously banned piece of gear are happy they saved their catch from hungry whales.

A new study shows that creating an environment in which math is part of everyday life, can help kids do better in the subject.

Nations agreed on rules to track the promises they made to reduce emissions, but did not set new emissions reduction goals necessary to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change.

The bells return to Balangiga after 117 years in U.S. custody.

So far this year, 61.34 inches of rain have fallen in Washington, breaking a 129-year-old record.

Two years after East Liverpool, Ohio, gained notoriety from a viral photo of an overdosed couple, the community is coming to terms with its addiction problem — and taking tentative steps forward.

The decision came on the eve of the final day of open enrollment for 2019 health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

The interior secretary is stepping down after a tumultuous two years, marked by mounting allegations of misconduct in office.

Germany is seeing the return of wolf packs, and with them growing political tension over whether the animals pose too much of a threat.

This week in the Russia investigations: Headlines and courtroom action are coming thick and fast in the final weeks of the year, but a core “collusion” case remains unproven.

Also this week, the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down a bill that prompted thousands of teachers to protest this spring.

Since the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif., last month, there’s been more than 70 events – memorials, vigils and fundraisers — for the families of the victims.

The utility has been under fire for its role in the massive gas pipeline explosion in 2010 in San Bruno, Calif.

President Trump praised the ruling by a court in Texas as supporters of the ACA said they will appeal.

The World Trade Organization sided with the U.S. on Friday, rejecting Mexico’s claim that the U.S. is unfairly denying Mexican tuna products the advantageous “dolphin safe” label.

Days after confronting actor Michael Weatherly, a huge star for the network, Dushku was written off Bull. An investigation determined the company often protected itself at the expense of victims.

The federal judges noted “the Forest Service’s serious environmental concerns that were suddenly, and mysteriously, assuaged in time to meet a private pipeline company’s deadlines.”

It’s unclear how long the OMB director will serve in the role, succeeding outgoing chief of staff John Kelly. On Dec. 8, Trump announced that Kelly would be leaving the job at the end of the year.

The sound of motorcycles rumbling through the nation’s capital has been a staple of Memorial Day weekend since 1988.

The product promises to moisturize skin with mineral water from North Korea, but some say it trivializes tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

Though best-known for his auteur work, the mastermind of Hamilton and In the Heights says it was his dream to be offered a part in someone else’s musical.

In September, a Facebook “bug” allowed developers to access images people shared with friends on Facebook Stories — or images users had not even posted. Up to 6.8 million users may have been affected.

The song title from the film The Lion King has been trademarked by Disney since 2003. In recent weeks, Africa media has launched a discussion on whether that’s cultural appropriation.

The money goes back to borrowers whose colleges shut down, in many cases because of fraud and mismanagement.

Moonlight director Barry Jenkins returns with a new drama about young lovers in 1970s Harlem whose lives are thrown into turmoil when one of them is falsely accused of a crime.

Early in his career, iconic Indian reformer Mohandas Gandhi made remarks demeaning black Africans. After the statue was unveiled two years ago, professors started a petition calling for its removal.

Kyl previously retired from the Senate in 2013 and indicated his return would be temporary after Sen. John McCain’s death. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will appoint a replacement to serve until 2020.