14 killed, dozens injured in Japan ski tour bus crash
Chartered bus was carrying 41 people, including two drivers who were taking turns, when it crashed on its way to a ski resort
World
Harry Potter fans, co-stars, raise their wands for Alan Rickman's magic
As Potter universe mourns, author J.K. Rowling declares Rickman "a magnificent actor & a wonderful man"
Released Guantanamo prisoners from Yemen sent to Oman
The release of the ten prisoners puts the Guantanamo Bay population below 100 for the first time since shortly after it opened
3 arrested in deadly blasts in Jakarta, Indonesia
Attack in Jakarta killed two and wounded at least 26 people; ISIS has claimed responsibility for the blasts
New detail revealed on why U.S. sailors were in Iran's waters
Defense Secretary Ash Carter says what appears to have caused crews of 2 Navy boats to stray into Iranian waters before being detained
Second aid batch enters besieged Syrian communities
Aid enters town besieged by government troops following reports of starvation, grave deprivation, illness among trapped residents
Lawyer: Suspect left U.S. woman alive after fight in Italy
Lawyer for main suspect in death of Ashley Olsen says his client fought with the woman after they had sex and did drugs
Irish man sentenced in animal trafficking case
An Irish national, arrested in 2014 in Wales, pleaded guilty in Texas to illegal trafficking in rhinoceros horns
WHO declares official end to Ebola outbreak
But health officials warn it will take several months before the world is considered free of the disease that claimed more than 11,300 lives
Rare January hurricane forms in the Atlantic
Formation of Hurricane Alex prompts warning for archipelago in Atlantic Ocean
Humans apparently mistook kangaroo necrophilia for tenderness
Australian newspaper thought photog had captured male kangaroo mourning mate, but experts paint a very different picture
North Korea makes bombastic claim about nuclear test
New statement from rogue nation comes as U.N. Security Council grapples with response to claim of successful nuclear bomb test
Court decides fate for man who tried to help migrant girl
British ex-soldier attempted to sneak 4-year-old Afghan girl into U.K. at her father's request
Iran says key step taken to comply with nuke deal
Crippling sanctions against Islamic Republic likely to be repealed soon as officials say plutonium facility dismantled
U.S. tourist chased by mob dies in India rice paddy
Police say locals in Goa say apparent misunderstanding led villagers to chase Caitanya Holt into swampy marshland
Live
U.S. reducing troop footprint in Middle East, sources say
Son of Stephen Hubbard, American freed from Russian jail, speaks out
Witkoff blasted for calling Putin a "humanitarian"
Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict treatments for trans inmates
Judge curbs DHS efforts to conduct sweeps for possible noncitizen voters
Elon Musk's Starlink and Starshield, and what they mean to Ukraine
U.S. ordering some government staff to depart Saudi Arabia
Investigation
Armed federal agents knock on doors looking for noncitizen voters
