A Democrat candidate won a special election for the Texas state senate by a double-digit margin, taking control from Republicans for the first time in decades in a result the losing candidate on Sunday called "a wake-up call" for the midterm elections.

Federal immigration enforcement must remain focused on removing violent criminals from the country and avoid aggressive tactics that fuel public backlash, according to Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas.

Renowned Venezuelan human rights activist Javier Tarazona was freed Sunday after more than four years in a notorious Caracas prison on charges including terrorism and treason.

Sen. Ron Johnson on Sunday accused Democrats of trying to weaken immigration enforcement by pushing new limits on federal officers following the killings of two American citizens in Minnesota last month.

A push to require judicial warrants for immigration enforcement could "grind it to a halt," Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday, while backing legislation that would penalize state and local officials who refuse to cooperate with federal immigration detainers.

Gun ownership has surged in Minneapolis and the surrounding Hennepin County since the unrest following the 2020 deathof George Floyd and the crime wave that accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported.

A huge swath of the U.S. from the Gulf Coast into New England was mired in extra-cold temperatures Sunday after a bomb cyclone brought heavy snow and hundreds of flight cancellations to North Carolina, flurries and falling iguanas in Florida, and more misery for thousands...

A growing number of states are considering sweeping proposals to eliminate property taxes for homeowners, as rising home values push tax bills higher and fuel voter anger in an election year, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.

A top US prosecutor signaled Sunday that authorities would not bring any more charges after the release of millions of new documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a case that has drawn in many world-famous names."The review that we had done before...

The top U.S. and Israeli generals held talks at the Pentagon on Friday amid soaring tensions with Iran, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity.The officials did not offer details about the closed-door discussions between U.S. General...

Health authorities across Asia are scrambling to contain a dangerous outbreak of the Nipah virus that has already forced thousands of people into quarantine and prompted a global alert from the World Health Organization.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is ramping up his involvement ahead of the midterms, pouring millions of dollars into efforts aimed at helping the GOP retain control of Congress, Politico reported, citing new campaign finance disclosures.

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held at an ICE facility in Texas, have been released following a judge's order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to the office of Texas Rep. Joaquin...

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said in an interview airing Sunday that she'll be her country's president "when the time comes," but she stressed the need for electoral democracy after the capture and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Another huge batch of corporate earnings including from megacaps Alphabet and Amazon will test the U.S. stock market in the coming week after a disappointing report from heavyweight Microsoft weighed on equity indexes.Wall Street also will focus on the monthly U.S. jobs...

House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he believes he has the Republican votes to end a partial government shutdown by at least Tuesday, in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press.""I'm confident that we'll do it at least by Tuesday. We have a logistical challenge of...

Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt showed signs of activity as Israel said that limited travel to and from the territory was set to resume Monday after years of near-complete isolation. Reopening the border crossing is a key step as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire moves...

OPEC has agreed in principle to keep its planned pause on oil output increases for March when it meets later on Sunday, according to three delegates and a draft statement seen by Reuters, even after crude prices hit six-month highs on concern the U.S. could launch a...

Pope Leo urged world leaders on Sunday to use the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics to promote peace, calling on those in authority to take concrete steps toward de-escalation and dialog.Milan and the Alpine resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo will co-host the Games from February 6 to...

U.S.-backed trilateral talks involving Ukraine and Russia will take place next week in Abu Dhabi, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, as Ukrainians faced uncertainty over the fate of an energy ceasefire with Russia amid plunging temperatures.Kyiv is under U.S....

NASA began a two-day practice countdown Saturday leading up to the fueling of its new moon rocket, a crucial test that will determine when four astronauts blast off on a lunar flyby.Already in quarantine to avoid germs, Commander Reid Wiseman and his crew will be the first...

Elon Musk said on Sunday that steps SpaceX had taken to stop the 'unauthorized' use of Starlink by Russia seemed to have worked."Looks like the steps we took to stop the unauthorized use of Starlink by Russia have worked. Let us know if more needs to be done," SpaceX CEO...

Iran's supreme leader on Sunday likened recent anti-government protests to a "coup", warning that any US attack on the Islamic republic following Washington's military deployments in the Middle East would trigger a regional war.The Iranian authorities' deadly response to...