Arab foreign ministers late on Saturday (local time) urged the United States to abandon its decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, saying the move would increase violence throughout the region.
Wildfires raging across Southern California are taking a toll on the region's iconic film industry, forcing producers of commercials, television shows and even student films to pause or seek alternate shooting locations.
On the eve of his trip to Europe, Rex Tillerson gave a speech last week that European allies had waited months to hear: an "ironclad" promise of US support to its oldest allies.
A California teenager charged with sexually assaulting two young boys, admitted to molesting as many as 50 children over the past eight years in the state, according to police.
A series of tweets by US President Donald Trump about the investigation into contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia prompted concerns on Sunday (local time) among both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham saying Trump could be wading into "peril" by commenting on the probe.
A US Navy transport plane carrying 11 people crashed in the Philippine Sea south of Japan on Wednesday (local time) as it flew to the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan and three people were missing, in the latest Navy accident in the region.
Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor, pleaded guilty in a Michigan court on Wednesday (local time) to seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
A huge blaze is ripping through an apartment building in Manhattan, New York City, sending large plumes of smoke into the sky.
The US State Department approved a possible $US10.5 ($NZ15.4b) billion sale of Raytheon Co's Patriot missile defence system to Poland, the Pentagon said on Friday (local time).
A gunman carrying a semi-automatic weapon and two handguns opened fire at multiple locations across a small Northern California community on Tuesday (local time), killing four people before he was slain by police.
