An official in a small Alaska town says an attorney hired by the city’s insurance company is handling a claim by a former 911 dispatcher who says her colleagues at the police department failed to investigate her report that a man raped her in her home.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is straining against democratic checks and balances, but so far is being restrained by Congress and the courts in a 'still vigorous democracy,' the executive director of Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.

The front-runner in Argentina’s presidential race said Wednesday that his main concern is the country’s economic woes, which he blamed on his main opponent, conservative President Mauricio Macri.

He said she’s a third-rate politician. She said he’s having a meltdown.

A former Florida police officer who accidentally shot and killed a woman during a citizens academy exercise will serve no prison time.

Boxer Patrick Day died Wednesday, four days after sustaining head injuries in a fight with Charles Conwell.

Colorado officials said Wednesday they want the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that presidential electors can vote for the candidate of their choice and aren’t bound by the popular vote in their states.

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The golf-and-politics alliance between President Donald Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham frayed Wednesday over Syria, with the South Carolina Republican threatening to become the White House’s 'worst nightmare' unless more is done to protect Kurdish fighters against Turkish attacks.

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim says he supports President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s objectives and estimates that he will make investments of more than $5.2 billion through his companies during López Obrador’s six-year term.