2 Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in downtown Washington, lone suspect held

Two Israeli embassy staffers, committed to Israel-Palestinian dialogue and about to get engaged, were killed by a lone gunman in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night and a suspect who chanted pro-Palestine slogans was in custody, officials said.

Trump calls his own foreign aid cuts 'devastating,' asks for other countries to do more

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration's cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development and its aid programs worldwide have been "devastating."

Trump administration South Sudan deportation attempt violated court order, judge says 

President Donald Trump's attempt to transfer immigrants to South Sudan was "unquestionably violative" of a judicial order not to deport migrants to countries other than their own without opportunity to contest their deportations, a U.S. judge said on Wednesday.

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is forced into draw in showdown against 'the world'

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game.