President Trump explained the decision by saying South Korea had declined to help with the "denuclearization" of Iran and he cited his good relationship with North Korea's leader.
Some parts of Indiana received more than 11 inches of rainfall over three days, beginning Aug. 11, causing record floods. Several suburbs of Indianapolis also underwater.
Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, held a rare meeting with Hamas leadership Sunday in Egypt, in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire.
The left-handed MLB pitcher was 31 years old when he tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow in 1974, an injury that had been a death knell for pitchers' careers up to that point.
On Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces.
Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn't done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts.
Hundreds of migrants have again attempted to cross from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta. This time, Moroccan officials fended them off, raising new questions about the crossing of July 30.
A longtime Republican living in California says the Trump administration's continuing actions to target transgender youth take a personal toll.
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war.
<p>President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump</a> said Sunday he instructed Defense Secretary <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/04/hegseth-defense-funding-reconciliation" target="_blank">Pete Hegseth</a> to "substantially reduce" U.S. military e
<p>New York Rep. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/01/aoc-liberal-democrats-2028" target="_blank">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> is laughing off <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/style/woke-1-aoc-dsa.html" target="_blank">"Woke 1."</a> But she's carrying baggage from the 2020 era of cul
<p>Hamas leaders reaffirmed their <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/30/hamas-weapons-gaza-deal-israel-board-peace" target="_blank">commitment to disarm</a> and demilitarize Gaza in a meeting with President Trump's adviser Jared Kushner in Egypt on Sunday, according to a source with direct knowl
<p>Attorney General <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/08/todd-blanche-trump-attorney-general-confirmed" target="_blank">Todd Blanche</a> refused Sunday to pledge the Justice Department's independence from the White House, saying he would consider President Trump's views on individual prosecutio
<p>My wife, Autumn, has spent nearly a quarter of the past four years in ERs and hospitals, untangling and battling three chronic conditions β and a shamefully broken U.S. medical system.</p><ul><li>We live in Washington, D.C., with top-rated hospitals in our backyard. Yet her experience has been ey
<p>In mid-May, U.S. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/18/iran-peace-deal-offer-nuclear-unacceptable" target="_blank">negotiators</a> trying to reach a deal with Iran to end the war ran into a problem: They couldn't tell if the people across the table actually spoke for the country's powerful Is
<p>Whether framed on an office wall, collecting dust in a box or still a distant dream, the college diploma is getting a hard reappraisal.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>College was <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/14/college-jobs-gallup-ai" target="_blank">once sold</a> as a ticket to
<p>Students β and their parents β are searching for future-proof college majors for an <a href="https://www.axios.com/technology/automation-and-ai" target="_blank">AI</a>-powered world. </p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>AI is changing the skills employers expect from entry-level workers, while
<p>President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump</a> said Friday that he isn't concerned about the state of the USS Abraham Lincoln, despite calls from lawmakers to investigate reports of mental health issues for those onboard. </p><p><strong>Why it mat
<p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/12/09/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-altoona" target="_blank">Luigi Mangione</a> pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/17/luigi-mangione-indicted-federal-murder-charges-ny" target="_blank">stalking charge
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the sci-fi series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36.
Ruby McNally is 100 years old, and she is leaping into the next century of life by skydiving, saying, "There's nothing to be scared of." Ashley Sharp has the story.
The box office has been booming in 2026, with five blockbuster hits making over $1 billion. Mark Strassmann has more details from Los Angeles.
Americans think more young people in office would make politics better.
One of Tommy John's biggest legacies to MLB was his comeback elbow reconstruction surgery that now bears his name.
Tributes poured in on Sunday for Tommy John. The baseball legend known as the "bionic man" has died at age 83. Shanelle Kaul reports from Yankee Stadium.
Europe has been sweating through its fifth round of dangerously high temperatures since May. Ramy Inocencio is in London with more.
As a hurricane, Lala skirted past Hawaii's Big Island, where it brought heavy rain and the possibility of life-threatening flooding and mudslides.
A new CBS News poll found 69% of Americans are not satisfied with how the economy is working. With the Iran war in its sixth month, there's still pain at the pump. Aaron Navarro has more.
The Big Island of Hawaii was sideswiped by Hurricane Lala this weekend. While it avoided a direct hit, the governor said at least 100 homes were damaged or lost. Lala is now a tropical storm, but the danger is not over for the island chain. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.