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A new study by the United Nations shows that the world's governments plan to carry on using coal, gas, and oil — despite promises made under the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming.

In an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, the president discussed his political future and what his administration would do to fight the spike in coronavirus cases.

The request by New York Attorney General Letitia James represents a significant milestone in a long-running fraud investigation into the Trump family's business practices.

A day before the Friday deadline, lawmakers approved a spending bill that will keep federal agencies running through Feb. 18, 2022.

The autopsy of a California man who was restrained by police calls his death a homicide but says the leading cause was methamphetamine toxicity. His family's attorneys are filing a civil rights suit.

All 17 of the missionaries kidnapped in Haiti two months ago have now been freed. Violence and kidnapping have spiked in Haiti following the assassination of its president in July.

The 23-year-old Black massage therapist died days after an encounter with police in August 2019.

Gang members in Haiti released two of the 17 foreign missionaries they've been holding for more than a month. The move comes as police in Haiti are cracking down on the gangs.

Opponents of the practice say parents shouldn't impose the procedure on an infant, but let him decide for himself when he's older.

CNN said new documents "raise serious questions" about the anchor's role in trying to help his brother, former N.Y. governor Andrew Cuomo, respond to sexual misconduct allegations.

Established 120 years ago, the Christian Science church is struggling for survival. Church leaders are looking for new ways to attract new believers, but some worry the church is selling out. Read a brief history of the church online, and find out more about its latest controversy.

The finding by a former medical examiner matches what was seen last week on video released by the Grand Rapids police chief. The official autopsy report hasn't been released to the public.

A Government Accountability Office report finds oversight problems in the Bush administration's handling of community services block grants. The GAO said that the Department of Health & Human Services had failed to adequately monitor the program.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld continues his Asian tour with a stop in Vietnam. The United States and its former enemy are increasing military cooperation. The United States sees Vietnam as a strategic counterweight to China, the big military power in the region. NPR's John Hendren is traveling with the secretary and discusses the visit with Howard Berkes.

Overturning Roe v. Wade could threaten birth control and other care, experts say.

In southern Afghanistan, U.S. forces launched air strikes Sunday against suspected rebels. Afghan and U.S. officials fear that the Taliban -- and its al Qaeda allies -- are re-grouping as Afghanistan prepares for parliamentary elections this fall. Carlotta Gall of the New York Times has the latest details.

Alan Greenspan delivers an updated economic forecast to Capitol Hill. Members of the Joint Economic Committee want to know what Greenspan thinks about housing prices, and whether a sharp correction might bring a recession.

Time magazine reporter Matt Cooper says White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove was the first person to confirm the wife of an outspoken critic of the Bush administration -- now known to be Valerie Plame -- was a CIA officer. Cooper also says vice presidential chief of staff Lewis Libby was another source for his story on Plame's identity.

With more than 500 tunes to his name, John Darnielle can't be accused of slacking. But when the man behind The Mountain Goats visited the WNYC studios, Darnielle (a prolific songwriter, former nurse, heavy metal expert, and author) showed off his many talents.

In the spring of 1970, a daring new product hit American newsstands. It was called National Lampoon, and it made its name with sex- and drug-laden satire of everyday American life. Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead is Lampoon contributor Rick Meyerowitz's account of the magazine's best years.