In a record-breaking speech on the U.S. Senate floor, Democratic Sen. Cory Booker accused U.S. President Donald Trump of "recklessly" attacking the nation's democratic institutions.

Wisconsin voters elected Democrat Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, maintaining the court's 4-3 liberal majority, while Republicans maintained two congressional seats in special U.S. votes held four months after the presidential election.

Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favourite Iceman in Top Gun, donned a voluminous cape as in Batman Forever and portrayed Jim Morrison in The Doors, has died. He was 65.

Nearly 2, 000 doctors, researchers, and scientists have signed an open letter urging Americans to stop the erosion of scientific funding and integrity.

Some fungal diseases in humans no longer respond to medicines, which increases the risk of severe illness and death as well disease spread, according to a new report.

A look at cherry blossom trees in Japan and other parts of the world, as blooming season is underway.

After spending more than two years teasing of tariffs, Wednesday is the big reveal: the day President Donald Trump unveils the full scope of his protectionist trade policy. From Wall Street, to Windsor, to a wary Washington, the world will be watching.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to arrive in Hungary's capital on Wednesday to meet with the country's prime minister, despite an international arrest warrant for the Israeli leader over the war in the Gaza Strip.