Baltimore: Police clashed briefly last night with a crowd of about 200 demonstrators before they were dispersed with teargas and pepper balls. Earlier in the day residents cleaned up trash after Monday night’s rioting that left 144 burned vehicles, 15 …

Black Lives: Thousands of police and troops are deployed in Baltimore today following a night of rioting and looting that broke out after the funeral of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. The governor of Maryland declared a state of emergency and called …

Aftershocks: Only two days after a devastating earthquake, residents of Nepal are already running short of food and water as aftershocks continue. Many are sleeping in the open while doctors and hospitals are overwhelmed with the number of injuries to …

Rubble: The Nepalese were digging through the ruins today and cremating the dead one day after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Katmandu. Strong aftershocks continued through the day as medical and relief teams pour in. Buildings collapsed to mountains of …

Earthquake: A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal near Katmandu today, collapsing buildings in the city’s historic city center and killing what is already estimated to be nearly 1,000 people. As buildings fell, cracks opened up in the streets. Sightseers were …

The Vatican Plot: Italian authorities say they have broken up a terrorist cell that once had direct contact with Osama bin Laden and in 2010 plotted a suicide attack on the Vatican. Today the Italian State Police carried out raids …

Friendly Fire: The White House revealed this morning that American hostage Dr. Warren Weinstein was inadvertently killed back in January during a CIA drone strike on an al Qaeda compound in Pakistan. Weinstein was an aid worker taken hostage in …

The Terror Beat: French police have arrested an Algerian man they say was planning attacks on churches. On Sunday the man accidentally shot himself in the foot and called for an ambulance. Police followed a trail of blood to his …

Buildup: An American aircraft carrier has been dispatched to the waters off Yemen to stiffen the blockade of Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels. The USS Theodore Roosevelt is accompanied by a guided missile cruiser. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said, …

Human Tide: The Italian Coast Guard today was responding to distress calls from two boats loaded with as many as 450 people in the Mediterranean. After the drowning of as many as 1,100 African migrants in just the past week, …