New York – New York will become the 13th state to authorize driver’s licenses for immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally under legislation approved by lawmakers Monday night. The Democrat-led state Senate voted 33-29 in favor of the bill after several hours of debate, sending it to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose office said he will [...]

Washington – A wide range of U.S. companies told a hearing in Washington on Monday that they have few alternatives other than China for producing clothing, electronics and other consumer goods as the Trump administration prepares new tariffs on remaining U.S.-China trade. The comments came on the first of seven days of testimony on President [...]

Washington – When President Donald Trump’s campaign discovered he was trailing Democrats in crucial states earlier this year, it did what any campaign would do: Tried to bury the bad poll numbers. When the findings leaked to the media anyway, an infuriated Trump and his aides first disputed the poll’s existence, then tried to dismiss [...]

Buenos Aires – The huge blackout that left tens of millions of people in the dark in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay over the weekend raised serious questions about the vulnerability of the power grid in South America and brought criticism down on Argentina’s leader. President Mauricio Macri promised a thorough investigation into the cause of [...]

Shenzhen, China – Huawei’s founder said Monday that the Chinese telecom giant’s revenue will be $30 billion less than forecast over the next two years, as he compared the company to a “badly damaged plane” as a result of U.S. government actions against it. “We never thought that the U.S.’s determination to attack Huawei would [...]

United Nations – The world’s population is getting older and growing at a slower pace but is still expected to increase from 7.7 billion currently to 9.7 billion in 2050, the United Nations said Monday. The U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ Population Division said in a new report that world population could reach [...]

Washington – The Supreme Court is upholding a constitutional rule that allows state and federal governments to prosecute someone for the same crime, a closely watched case because of its potential implications for people prosecuted in the Russia investigation. The court’s 7-2 decision Monday preserves a long-standing rule that provides an exception to the Constitution’s [...]

London – Outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May in a parting letter praised the Jewish community for its “extremely important” contributions to society. “My support for the community will continue in the years to come,” she also wrote in the letter to the Board of Deputies of British Jews. The letter was written in response [...]

Kansas City – A 15-year-old Kansas boy got a large knife to the face, and doctors say he’s extremely lucky. Jimmy Russell said her son, Eli Gregg, was playing Thursday evening outside of their home in Redfield, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) south of Kansas City, when she heard him scream. She found him with [...]

Washington – The Pentagon is releasing new photos that officials say show that members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard were responsible for attacks last week on two oil tankers near the Persian Gulf. The military says the photos taken from a Navy helicopter show Iranian forces removing an unexploded mine from the side of the Japanese-owned [...]