Scott Neuman

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia settled on allegations that it delayed reporting 53,000 transactions over a three-year period, some of which are thought to be tied to drug gangs and terrorism.

President Trump followed a weekend filled with broad assertions of executive authority by stating on Twitter that he could absolve himself of wrongdoing.

The volcano spewed billowing clouds of ash into the sky — and more dangerously, sent a deadly mix of lava, pumice and gas speeding toward villages on Sunday. Authorities fear the death toll may rise.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was voted out of office by an absolute majority of Spain's parliament after a former treasurer of his party was found guilty in a bribery and money-laundering scandal.

The comedian, who used a vulgar term for the female anatomy to describe the first daughter, issued a tweet Thursday saying she regrets the remark.

The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the right-wing League have joined forces — a move that has investors and the European Union on edge over promises for a referendum on the eurozone.

14-year-old Karthik Nemmani won with the word "koinonia," referring to Christian fellowship or communion. All three finalists hail from Texas.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, speaking in Hawaii, said the largely symbolic change comes "[in] recognition of the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific Oceans."

In remarks to the legislature, the prime minister said the possibility that the U.S. would raise the duty on auto imports from his country as high as 25 percent is "hard for Japan to understand."

The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, which made Patterson "president emeritus" last week, said it had received new information about his handling of a sexual abuse claim against a student.

The secretary of state and Kim Yong Chol met for the second day on Thursday, seeking to salvage a June 12 summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.

The tit-for-tat attacks continued right up to daybreak, but the truce, brokered by Egypt, seems to be holding for the moment.

The attack appears to be the latest in a series claimed either by the Islamic State or the Taliban in recent months that have targeted government buildings, checkpoints and hotels.

A British tourist sued the famed illusionist, saying he suffered a serious brain injury after falling while acting as a volunteer for an onstage trick in 2013.

For nearly a year and a half, the two sides have traded artillery across the heavily fortified demarcation that separates Indian and Pakistani areas of control.

In western North Carolina, emergency officials have rescinded an evacuation order that was triggered by fears about the dam at Lake Tahoma. But high water levels continue to pose perilous risks.

The announcement follows recent reports that Garrett and his wife routinely demanded that office aides perform menial tasks for the couple, including watching their dog.

Doctors and nurses took steps quickly that saved the lives of Sergei Skripal, 66, and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia after they were attacked with a deadly nerve agent on March 4.

Alberto, which was downgraded to a sub-tropical storm, came ashore west of Panama City, Fla., Monday. Two journalists from Greenville, S.C., were killed when their vehicle was hit by a falling tree.

In her first appearance on camera since the March poisoning, Skripal said that she was concentrating on nursing her father back to health, but that she eventually hoped to return to Russia.