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Riot police fired tear gas on defiant protesters in Paris who were supporting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip despite a ban on Saturday's demonstration in the French capital. (May 15)

An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday. All AP employees and freelancers evacuated the building safely. (May 15)

The U.S. military has completed about 10% of its pullout from Afghanistan. But defense officials left members of Congress with more questions than answers Wednesday, as the U.S. inches closer and closer to President Joe Biden's Sept. 11 withdrawal deadline.

Tropical Cyclone Tauktae has strengthened and is forecast to continue to intensify over the next 48 hours bringing damaging winds, torrential rainfall, and storm surge to India.

World leaders and representatives from tech companies have been holding talks on Saturday on how to prevent violent extremism online. The meeting, held by video conference, was launched by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and is known as the Christchurch Call.

Is that an American twang creeping into Harry Styles' speech? Jeanne Moos reports fans of Styles are riled.

Although President Trump does bear responsibility for a long list of failures in responding to the pandemic, he deserves credit for accelerating the vaccines.

The Biden administration should make it illegal to pay hackers ransom, and hacker networks should be 'fried,' says Richard Clarke, former national coordinator for security and counter-terrorism.

The state of emergency across California was expanded this week as exceptional drought grows through the state. Meteorologist Allison Chinchar explains why some are already concerned about this year's fire season.

Employers say they can't lure back workers. Governors are ending unemployment benefits. Is the work ethic dying, or is it because a living wage is hard to find?

An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media on Saturday, the latest step by the military to silence reporting from the territory amid its battle with the militant group Hamas.

Israeli air raids continued on Saturday in Gaza, after one raid killed at least 10 Palestinians in the deadliest single strike since the battle with Gaza's militant Hamas rulers erupted earlier this week. (May 15)