Speaking at a regional summit in Singapore, the vice president called the persecution of Myanmar's Muslim minority "without excuse." He also called the jailing of two journalists "deeply troubling."

Prosecutors say Tyler Barriss, 26, made numerous calls falsely reporting bombs and other crimes, including one that led police to fatally shoot an unarmed man last year in Wichita, Kan.

Hamas leaders announced the truce late Tuesday afternoon, thanking Egypt, Qatar, Norway and U.N. efforts. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the cease-fire was "not easy," but "right."

The former CENTCOM commander is best known for overseeing the Iraq War. The president's pick highlights the importance placed on the military partnership between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.

The Baraboo School District is looking into a photo that went viral of what appears to be a group of mostly white male high school students posing with outstretched right arms.

The Weekly Standard reported last week that the Iowa Republican had publicly made the comparison, but King accused the magazine of lying and challenged it to release audio — so the Standard did.

A police officer arriving on the scene shot and killed Jemel Roberson, a uniformed security guard who had detained a suspect after a shooting in a suburban Chicago bar.

Rain was best known for the eerie, sonorous voice he lent to HAL 9000 in the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film. However, he was also celebrated for his decades of performances on the Shakespearean stage.

Forty-two of the confirmed deaths were in a huge blaze in Northern California. Officials said their teams have been sifting through ash and debris for remains.

Voters should be worried about "rampant voter fraud in Palm Beach and Broward counties," said Senate candidate and Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Experts say previous claims of widespread fraud are false.

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack in Melbourne in which a knife-wielding man lunged at passersby before being shot and killed by police.

Judge Brian Morris wrote the State Department's analysis of the pipeline's potential environmental impact fell short of a "hard look" on several items, including greenhouse gas emissions.

Bibi, a Christian who spent eight years on death row before her acquittal earlier this month, was released despite objections from hard-line Muslim groups.

Robyn Denholm, a Tesla board member and technology executive, is the board's new leader. CEO Elon Musk had agreed to step down as chair in a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Tesla announced Robyn Denholm as the new board chair today. She will step down from her current role as CFO and Head of Strategy at Telstra, which is Australia's largest telecommunications company.

"They like to cuddle and even sleep together," a North Carolina caretaker says of a recently rescued emu and donkey. "We can't separate them."

State media says a brawl between a passenger and driver in Chongqing caused the bus to crash into the Yangtze River, killing 15 people.

The bio-diverse country says it has a responsibility to conserve its reefs. However, researchers say there are more effective and less toxic sunscreens available.

Many at Google have been simmering since The New York Times reported the company gave generous exit packages to alleged harassers. Thousands of employees walked out of its offices around the world.

The flight data recorder from Lion Air flight JT610, which crashed on Monday with 189 people aboard, could provide insight into the cause of the disaster.