Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany addressed the nation at a military ceremony commemorating the end of her 16 years in office. At the send-off, a military marching band performed three songs selected by the chancellor.

President Biden warned President Vladimir V. Putin that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would result in heavy economic penalties, according to the White House.

An unusually strong storm could potentially cause 'catastrophic flooding,' landslides and widespread loss of power throughout the islands, the National Weather Service said.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said Texas' redistricting plan would violate the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against minority voters.

President Biden presented a key provision from his Build Back Better bill that would take steps to combat the high costs of prescription drugs.

Pope Francis spoke aboard the papal plane after a trip to Cyprus and Greece, where he traveled to bring attention to the migrant crisis. He discussed plans for a possible meeting with the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as the resignation of Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris.

The Biden administration said its boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing was a response to human rights abuses in Xinjiang.

While visiting a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, Pope Francis urged the world to face the migrant crisis with respect toward the migrants' human rights, and chastised European nations for not practicing the values they promote abroad.

The parents of a teenager accused of killing four students at Oxford High School in suburban Detroit with a gun officials said the parents had bought for him were charged with involuntary manslaughter.

The parents of a teenager accused of fatally shooting four classmates at Oxford High School in suburban Detroit were arrested after an intense manhunt. Officials said the suspect used a handgun his parents had bought for him.