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The diplomat, Mohammed Chatah, was a senior aide to former Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Chatah was also a critic of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the militant group Hezbollah that is allied with the Syrian leader. At least five other people were killed and about 70 were injured by Friday's blast.

The Senate has easily confirmed Christopher Wray to be the next FBI director, placing him atop the law enforcement agency after the ouster of former Director James Comey in May.

The 20-year-old University of Florida swimmer won his seventh gold medal at the FINA World Championships on Sunday. The day before, Dressel set a record all his own: three gold medals in one night.

The court said that Hungarian officials should not have administered psychological tests to try to determine the sexual orientation of a Nigerian man seeking refugee status.

North Korea has threatened to send a "Christmas present" for the United States if sanctions aren't eased by the end of the year. Trump says he isn't worried about it.

President Trump announced earlier this month that Kevin McAleenan was leaving the post. Trump is now set to turn to Wolf to lead the agency, according to sources briefed on the decision.

The towering sequoias only grow on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and are among the most ancient living things on Earth.

Missouri is one of more than a dozen states where Republican-led governments have passed laws or otherwise taken steps to restrict insurance navigators and other in-person counselors from attempting to help people sign up for health insurance on the new exchanges.

President Obama ordered that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff until Monday — a symbolic gesture of a nation in mourning. It's a tradition observed by countries around the world, one that began as early as the 17th century.

Samantha Lewthwaite, a British woman whose husband was one of those who attacked London in 2005, isn't being hunted for her rumored connection to this week's attack in Nairobi. She's wanted for another alleged plot from 2011. But witnesses have said a "white woman" was involved in the Kenyan attack.