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Foreign Agents Take Center Stage In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

As congressional scrutiny of Russian interference expands, the panel began looking Wednesday at the advocacy of foreign governments — though key witnesses did not appear as originally planned.

Qatar's neighbors have told it to shut down its Doha-based news network Al-Jazeera and affiliates, one of 13 demands made Friday.

Neighboring Arab Nations Slap Qatar With 13-Point List Of Demands

If Qatar wants to end a recent diplomatic standoff, Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states say the country has 10 days to comply with a steep list of demands, including shutting down Al-Jazeera.

Syria Has Covered Up Prison Executions By Burning The Bodies, U.S. Says

The Trump administration says a building at a Syrian prison is where thousands of bodies have been burned. The assertion is an attempt to persuade Russia to rein in Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Firefighters carry a survivor they rescued from the site of an avalanche Monday in Nasu, Japan, as Self Defense Force personnel look on. Eight high school students are feared dead after an avalanche swept down on their mountain-climbing trip.

Avalanche Engulfs Student Trip In Japan, Leaving At Least 8 Presumed Dead

"Suddenly everything turned white," one student told local media. A mountaineering training exercise had drawn students and teachers from high schools across the region.

Penn State freshman Samuel Russ, of Germantown, Md., and his mother, Rina Russ, moving his things into the dorm.

At Penn State, New Students Weigh Stigma Of Scandal

The university reports it will exceed its enrollment goal as the fall term begins. Still, new students and their parents have some pragmatic questions about how the scandal will affect them.

Nor'easter Adds To Hurricane Sandy's Power Outages

A week-and-a-half after Superstorm Sandy, more than 740,000 customers in the Northeast still don't have power. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for an investigation claiming some of the utilities are badly managed and were not prepared. Some utilities are not able to offer a firm date when power will be restored.

Meeting Hezbollah on the paintball playing field.

Paintball Journalism? Former Ranger, Journalists Trade Shots With Hezbollah

In a bid to get to better know Hezbollah's fighters, the group challenged them to a paintball game. There were some moments of bonding, others that were chilling.

A screen image from a video on the YouTube channel where Paul Kevin Curtis has posted clips of his performances — in this case, as "Elvis."

FBI: No Ricin Found At Mississippi Suspect's Home, Car

The 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis is better known as an Elvis impersonator. His lawyers said he is being set up by an enemy.

Ten years and $60 billion in taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. efforts to rebuild it were worth the cost. That's the finding of a report to Congress by Stuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.

U.S. Spent Too Much In Iraq, Got Little In Return, Watchdog Report Says

Iraqi and U.S. officials interviewed for the report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction said the $60 billion the U.S. spent on reconstruction efforts in Iraq "should have accomplished more." The findings could portend what lies ahead for the U.S. in Afghanistan where it is also engaged in reconstruction.

Decorated gnomes designed by celebrities, including Elton John (his gnome is second from the right), are featured at the Chelsea Flower Show in London on Monday.

Gnomes Crash Distinguished Garden Show In England

The contentious little creatures were allowed in the Chelsea Flower Show for the first time in its 100-year history. Their presence has been hotly debated, but celebrity-decorated gnomes will be sold for a cause.

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