Trump to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups

President Donald Trump put the Mexican government on the defensive when he said he “absolutely” will move ahead with plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations.

Dream job alert: Get paid to tour Christmas markets in Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest

Have you ever dreamed of working in Europe? This role might just be your time to shine: A tour company is looking to pay a tester to visit four European Christmas markets this holiday season. 

UN: 'Quick wins' needed to keep climate goals within reach

A new report from the U.N. Environment Program shows the amount of planet-heating gases being pumped into the atmosphere hitting a new high last year, despite a near-global pledge to reduce them.

US citizen from California killed in Afghanistan attack

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says a civilian aid worker from San Francisco was killed in a weekend attack on a U.N. vehicle in Afghanistan. He identified the worker as Anil Raj, an American citizen.

California tour operator tells court he served as agent for China

Xuehua Edward Peng agreed in court to a four-year prison term and a fine of $30,000 in a plea deal negotiated with prosecutors after they charged him with being an illegal foreign agent who delivered U.S. national security information to officials in China.

Man had hundreds of tapeworms in brain, chest after eating undercooked pork

A 43-year-old man in China who was suffering from seizures and loss of consciousness went to the doctor after his symptoms persisted for several weeks, only to discover that he had hundreds of tapeworms in his brain and chest, reports say.

K-Pop star Goo Hara found dead at her Seoul home

K-pop star and TV celebrity Goo Hara was found dead at her home in Seoul on Sunday, police said.   

Secret documents reveal orders for China's mass detention camps

Classified documents lay out the Chinese government’s deliberate strategy to lock up ethnic minorities even before they commit a crime, to rewire their thoughts and the language they speak.

Schiff says more hearings, witnesses possible in Trump impeachment probe

Democratic House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff says he won’t foreclose the possibility of more depositions and hearings in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump.

Vice President Mike Pence works to reassure Kurdish allies in surprise Iraq trip

Vice President Mike Pence worked to reassure the United States' Kurdish allies in an unannounced trip to Iraq on Saturday, the highest-level American trip since President Donald Trump ordered a pullback of U.S. forces in Syria two months ago.