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  Manafort's former son-in-law charged with new fraud schemes

  November 08, 2018 8:00 IST

  The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort has been arrested in Los Angeles and charged with a series of fraud schemes as he awaited sentencing in federal court for similar crimes

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  Ex-medical student sentenced in diplomat's shooting in 2017

  November 08, 2018 7:45 IST

  Federal prosecutors say a former medical student has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for the 2017 shooting of a U.S. diplomat

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  Behrendorff back in Australia T20 squad after injury layoff

  November 08, 2018 7:45 IST

  Left-arm bowler Jason Behrendorff is set to return for Australia after being included in a 13-man squad for Twenty20 internationals against South Africa and India

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  Two Scotland-based forwards set to play for Australia

  November 08, 2018 7:30 IST

  Australia coach Graham Arnold looks set to use a new-look attack in a friendly against South Korea, with Jamie Maclaren and Martin Boyle bound for Brisbane as part of a 23-man squad

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  Australian watchdog approves Nine network, Fairfax merger

  November 08, 2018 7:30 IST

  Australia's competition watchdog has approved the proposed merger of television network Nine Entertainment and newspaper publisher Fairfax Media into a media giant to be known only as Nine

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  Red bull drawn in Indonesian cave dated to 40,000 years ago

  November 08, 2018 7:30 IST

  Oldest known animal drawing is a red silhouette of a bull-like creature found on a cave wall in Indonesia

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  Cuba extradites to US man wanted for killing in New Jersey

  November 08, 2018 7:30 IST

  Cuba extradited to the United States a fugitive accused of killing his girlfriend in New Jersey as officials in the two countries cooperated in the case despite recent political tensions

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  Acting attorney general has questioned Mueller investigation

  November 08, 2018 7:30 IST

  New acting attorney general is GOP loyalist from Iowa who called for limiting special counsel

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  The Latest: Jury sentences man to 25 years for confrontation

  November 08, 2018 7:30 IST

  Jury in Texas sentences husband of ex-sheriff's deputy to 25 years for murder, rejects sudden passion claim

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  Kim Jong Un slow walks nuke talks, woos SKorean investors

  November 08, 2018 7:15 IST

  Returning to Diamond Mountain: As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slow walks his nuclear talks with Washington, his wooing of South Korean investment lays bare a strategic rift

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  Midterms offer clues for Trump and Democrats in 2020

  November 08, 2018 6:30 IST

  This week's midterms are offering lessons for both parties as the battle for the 2020 presidential nomination unfolds

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  'Kavanaugh and caravan': Did Trump's late pitch move voters?

  November 08, 2018 6:30 IST

  Trump called it an election about "Kavanaugh and the caravan." Did voters agree?

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  Montana Sen. Jon Tester prevails despite battering by Trump

  November 08, 2018 6:30 IST

  Only U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana survived President Donald Trump's aggressive campaign to topple Democratic senators from Republican-leaning states who voted against his Supreme Court picks

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  Horn taps network of women, young people for upset win

  November 08, 2018 6:15 IST

  A Democratic attorney tapped into a network of enthusiastic women and young people in an increasingly diverse capital city to pull off one of the night's biggest upsets

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  VoteCast: How AP's survey of the US electorate was conducted

  November 08, 2018 6:15 IST

  VoteCast: How AP's survey of the US electorate was conducted

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  Jury in Texas sentences husband of ex-sheriff's deputy to 25 years for murder, rejects sudden passion claim

  November 08, 2018 6:15 IST

  Jury in Texas sentences husband of ex-sheriff's deputy to 25 years for murder, rejects sudden passion claim

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  Farhan Zaidi ready to take a team effort leading Giants

  November 08, 2018 5:45 IST

  Analytics whiz Farhan Zaidi ready to take a team approach to leading Giants

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  Motel 6: $7.6 million for guests reported to immigration

  November 08, 2018 5:30 IST

  The Motel 6 chain has agreed in a proposed settlement to pay up to $7.6 million to guests who say the company's employees shared their private information with immigration officials

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  Congress bound, Minnesota's Ilhan Omar enjoys another first

  November 08, 2018 5:30 IST

  Fresh off of becoming the first Somali-American elected to Congress, Ilhan Omar says still enjoying being known for her firsts

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  Banks could face tighter scrutiny under Rep. Maxine Waters

  November 08, 2018 5:15 IST

  With Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives, Rep. Maxine Waters, who has called for more regulation of banks, is expected to become chairwoman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee

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  Trump mocks GOP losers who kept their distance from him

  November 08, 2018 5:15 IST

  President Donald Trump is mocking members of his own party who were defeated in the midterm elections after distancing themselves from him

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  Nielsen says 36.1 million people watched midterm returns

  November 08, 2018 5:15 IST

  An estimated 36.1 million people viewed midterm election returns

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  Left behind: The midterm view from Iowa

  November 08, 2018 5:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Paul Lasley, Iowa State University(THE CONVERSATION) Now that the midterm election is over, many of my fellow Iowans are looking forward to resuming normal daily activities, finishing up the fall harvest, raking their lawns without the nuisance of political yard signs and watching television without the constant barrage of negative campaign ads. I’ve spent my career studying trends

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  The votes have been counted, the results are (mostly) in: What’s next for health care?

  November 08, 2018 5:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Simon F. Haeder, West Virginia University(THE CONVERSATION) Ever since the legislative battle over the passage of the Affordable Care Act, health care has dominated the political landscape in the United States. First, the bruising fight to enact the Affordable Care Act. It was followed by the equally bruising battle over its implementation, which has lingered on. Early on, it

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  The Latest: Life in prison for man for making bomb component

  November 08, 2018 5:00 IST

  A Syrian man was sentenced to life in prison for his convictions for making circuit boards used to detonate roadside bombs in attacks against U.S. soldiers during the Iraq War

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  Trump administration finalizes birth control opt-out policy

  November 08, 2018 5:00 IST

  A day after midterm elections, Trump administration finalizes birth control opt-out for employers with religious and moral objections

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  UN rights resolution would condemn abuses against Rohingyas

  November 08, 2018 5:00 IST

  A draft UN resolution would strongly condemn the continuing "gross human rights violations and abuses" against Rohingya Muslims and urgently call on Myanmar's government to end discrimination and provide a path to citizenship for the embattled minority

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  40 Latinos in Congress, 3 races still undecided

  November 08, 2018 4:45 IST

  The number of Latinos serving in Congress will rise to at least 40 in the new year, and that figure most likely will increase when three undecided races are called