Buttigieg urges railroads to improve safety changes after fiery Ohio derailment

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced safety reforms Tuesday and said the Department of Transportation will hold the railroad responsible for safety violations that contributed to the Feb. 3 crash near the Pennsylvania border.

What happens after the death of a president?

Presidential funeral arrangements can take years of planning, and it’s typically a private matter between close relatives of the commander-in-chief’s family and the Washington Military District.

Supreme Court weighs protecting big tech with liability shield for dangerous content

A lawsuit against YouTube from the family of an American college student who was killed by Islamic State gunmen in Paris in 2015 is at the center of a closely watched Supreme Court case being argued Tuesday.

Donald Trump absent as Iowa 2024 GOP caucus train starts to roll

Republican presidential hopefuls are heading to Iowa, the leadoff caucus state. The caucuses are the first event on the nomination calendar, and some Iowa GOP activists have taken notice of former President Donald Trump's absence.

‘Get back to work’: Habitat for Humanity CEO remarks on Jimmy Carter’s legendary work ethic

It’s a myth that the former president founded Habitat for Humanity — but the organization’s CEO certainly credits him with putting them on the map. “No one had ever seen a global leader behave like that."

North Korea makes new threats, US bombers fly after missile test

North Korea said its launch of the Hwasong-15 ICBM was organized "suddenly" without prior notice at Kim Jong Un's direct order.

US captures ISIS official after helicopter raid in Syria

The capture of the ISIS official comes the day after another top ISIS official was killed by U.S. forces.

N. Korea fires missile near Japan as US, S. Korea prepare for drills

According to the South Korean and Japanese militaries, the missile was fired on a high angle, apparently to avoid reaching the neighbors' territories, and traveled about 560 miles.

US says Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine

The new determination of committing crimes against humanity goes one step further than committing war crimes, which the U.S. had already accused Russia of doing nearly a year ago.