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Researchers found more than 17 tons of plastic debris on an uninhabited South Pacific island. It's some 3,000 miles from the nearest big city, but ocean currents bring a steady supply of trash.

The U.S. is now on track to return to a Paris-based treaty organization it abandoned back in 2001. The new law could boost Minnesota's bid to host a world's fair.

Michael Slager pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge for using excessive force in attempting to arrest Scott in 2015. As part of the plea deal, the state will drop a pending murder charge.

Andrew Puzder runs the empire behind Carl's Jr. and Hardee's. So far, 33 current and ex-employees have alleged wage theft, harassment and discrimination at his company. The industry stands by its man.

A new Pew Research Center study finds some big differences among respondents when it comes to connecting citizenship to language, faith and country of origin.

A man says police officers beat him and raped him with a truncheon last Thursday night. Four police officers have been charged, and demonstrators have taken to the streets over the incident.

The soldier said he opened fire on the American convoy because they failed to stop at the gate outside a Jordanian air base. He was convicted by a Jordanian military court.

The sanctions would punish three countries; the bill also aims to prevent President Trump from relaxing sanctions without lawmakers' consent. A House vote is expected on Tuesday.

At a news conference in Finland, the Russian president called the bipartisan bill "extremely cynical." But he said Russia will wait to see its final version before forming a "definitive view on it."

Wyndham Lathem and Andrew Warren surrendered on Friday in California and are facing first-degree murder charges.