Illegal border crossings from Mexico plunge after a record-high December, with fewer from Venezuela

Former USC star Reggie Bush files defamation lawsuit against NCAA: "It's about truth"

No injuries reported in train derailment, partial rail bridge collapse in South Dakota townMaine woman pleads guilty in 14-month-old son’s fentanyl death

U.S. envoy visits Fukushima to eat fish, criticize China’s seafood ban over wastewater releaseWhite House asks Congress to pass short-term funding to keep government operating, official tells APGreek authorities say that dozens more migrants have reached Aegean islands from Turkey

The Wagner mercenary group’s second-in-command is buried in a quiet Moscow ceremonyThe Taliban say they have signed mining contracts worth $6.5 billion in Afghanistan

Norway will close its embassy in Mali, citing the security situation

Hurricane Franklin brings dangerous rip currents to East Coast beachesNorth Korea to allow its citizens abroad to return home, a sign of further easing of pandemic curbs

Ng Kok Song says it’s ‘unhealthy and worrisome’ with several opposition parties joining up to endorse Tan Kin LianJapan says seawater radioactivity below limits near Fukushima

Powell says Fed could raise interest rates further if economy, job market don't coolEnvironmental groups recruit people of color into overwhelmingly white conservation world