In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. found a new enemy—its recent Soviet ally—and a new kind of conflict was born.
Kim Jong Un expresses hope for continuation of nuclear talks with Trump but also warns the U.S. against further sanctions and pressure.
"It could lead to the destruction of civilization as a whole," cautions the Russian president during his annual news conference.
Donald Trump declares victory over Islamic State militants there, but the plan to pull 2,000 troops sparks widespread dissent in Washington.
The 19-year-old mother, an asylum seeker who had entered the United States illegally, was under arrest when she went into labor.
World War I caused deaths on a then-unimaginable scale, sowed the seeds of WWII and forever restricted our civil liberties.
Former captives say they are forced to disavow their religious beliefs and that their children are being placed in orphanages.
Director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Lori Wallach analyzes the history of the pact and the potential benefits of the latest deal.
"The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement" will replace the 24-year-old NAFTA.
Such deals have allowed militants to survive to fight another day—and risk strengthening the most dangerous branch of the terror network, one that carried out the 9/11 attacks.
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