Six Democratic members of Congress traveled to Cuba over the weekend to meet with dignitaries and continue diplomatic talks with the island nation. The State Department will pick up the baton and send its own delegation to Cuba on Wednesday.
Argentine investigator Alberto Nisman, in charge of investigating the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) building, was found dead at his home in Buenos Aires on Monday.
Neeson, who has starred in various action films, criticized the proliferation of guns around the world, particularly in the U.S. In response, the gun company that supplied weapons for his latest film has called for a boycott.
Michael Robert Hoyt, a former bartender from Ohio was arrested after he threatened to assassinate John Boehner. He believed the speaker of the house to be the devil and the cause of Ebola.
FBI agents foiled an Ohio man's plan to attack Washington D.C., specifically the U.S. Capitol, with the intent of killing lawmakers and other U.S. officials on Thursday. The FBI arrested the man, identified as Christopher Lee Cornell, for planning to orchestrate this attack after being inspired by al-Qaeda.
Turmoil is looming over Venezuela while President Nicolas Maduro is abroad. One of the opposition’s leaders, Miranda Gov. Henrique Capriles, has called for new protests against the government to call attention to the country’s current troubles.
The 2015 Detroit Auto Show introduced a new electric car to the American auto market. Although not available to customers until a year or two from now, Chevrolet’s new Bolt continues to expand the electric car market in the U.S.
Justice Department and FBI officials recommended pursuing charges against former CIA head Gen. Petraeus for giving classified information to his mistress, Paula Broadwell. Eric Holder has yet to decide on whether to pursue charges.
ISIS hacked into U.S. Central Command’s Twitter and YouTube accounts and began posting threats, documents and propaganda videos. Both accounts have since been suspended.
A Moscow, Idaho, man is in custody following a shooting spree in which he allegedly shot four people, killing three. Police are investigating the man's motive and have discovered multiple weapons in his possession.
Russia passed a law preventing people considered to be "sexual deviants" from obtaining driver's license in an attempt to curb the country's atrocious number of car accidents. However, human rights groups and activists have decried the Kremlin's actions.
The FBI has said the shooter, a former Iraq War veteran, killed a psychologist at the base. Though his motives remain unknown, in 2013 the two men has a verbal altercation in which the shooter threatened the doctor.
Two hostage situations in France have ended with the hostage takers dead. However, at least four hostages are dead. Two of the hostage takers are believed to be the terrorists involved in the deadly attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday.
The United Nations' World Health Organization is continuing the testing of experimental vaccines and has become optimistic on the medicine's progress as well as the decreasing number of infections in Liberia.
The retrial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has been delayed. Rios Montt's lawyers argued one of the judges was biased and asked for her to be recused, further delaying the trial.
A shooting, considered a terrorist attack, at French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo has left 12 dead, including cartoonists and police. The three suspects are on the run and French police are looking for them.
A shooting at an El Paso Army medical base and VA hospital has shut down the complex and sent local police on a manhunt. The situation is now under control after it was found the shooter turned the gun on himself.
Two NYPD officers were shot Monday night after answering to a reported armed robbery in the Bronx. Both officers were wounded and underwent surgery. The NYPD is currently searching for the two suspects involved in the shooting.
President Obama announced new sanctions targeting top government officials as well as North Korean organizations and industries. The sanctions are a direct response after North Korea allegedly hacked Sony Pictures.
Pauline Cafferkey is undergoing two experimental treatments in the U.K. after she was diagnosed with Ebola. The treatments are considered experimental but her condition remains stable.
Venezuela's murder rate increased again this year, a Venezuelan NGO reports. Despite the low estimates from the government, violence in the South American nation continues, including the murders of high profile victims like a legislator and an LGBT rights activist.
