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As Senate Investigators Push Back, White House Defends Trump Surveillance Claims

President Trump says his claim about wiretapping "covers a lot of different things," and his press secretary said on Thursday the president "stands by" his claim.

Porto Alegre, one of Brazil's most important commercial and industrial hubs, has declared itself in "financial calamity." Brazil is in the midst of its longest and deepest recession.

Amid Economic Crisis, Anxiety Grows In Struggling Southern Brazilian State

Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, is seeing strikes and protests amid rising crime and Brazil's worst recession. "We're asking God Almighty that this comes to an end," says a resident.

Paul McCartney, Denied Control Over Beatles Hits For Decades, Is Told To Wait

McCartney has long sought control of The Beatles hits he co-authored and has filed a court case against the company that controls them.

Michael Botticelli, former director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on attacking America's epidemic of heroin and prescription drug abuse.

Former Drug Czar Says GOP Health Bill Would Cut Access To Addiction Treatment

The director of National Drug Control Policy under President Obama, Michael Botticelli, says the proposed GOP health bill would decrease access to treatment in the middle of an opioid crisis.

Team USA hockey goalie Alex Rigsby defends the goal during a practice session in Plymouth Township, Mich., in December 2016.

U.S. Women's Hockey Team Boycotting World Championships To Protest Low Pay

The reigning world champions say they won't defend their title. Along with higher pay, they want more marketing and training support from USA Hockey. USA Hockey said it was "disappointed" by the move.

Medical graduates from Iran, in Philadelphia on research fellowships, anxiously await results of their U.S. medical residency applications. The Trump administration's immigration executive order has put added stress on "match week" for them.

Travel Ban Adds Stress To 'Match Week' For Some Doctors

A medical residency program is the next training step for newly minted doctors, and awaiting "the match" can be tense. For some international students, Trump's travel ban has made that tension worse.

President Trump draws protesters and supporters during Nashville appearance

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Supporters and demonstrators converged in the heart of Nashville to greet President Donald Trump's during his Wednesday visit to…

House Speaker Paul Ryan holds a copy of the American Health Care Act, the House Republican leadership's plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which is already facing opposition from conservatives in the House and Senate.

5 Charts That Explain The CBO Report On The Republican Health Plan

See how the new health care bill would affect the uninsured, the cost of coverage and the federal deficit, according to a budget analysis.

Bahar fled to Iraq after facing harassment in Iran. "I was hoping so much that I could get my flight to America before the crackdown resumed," he says. "So far, there's no way forward for me, I'm stuck."

Caught Up In Travel Ban, Iranian Transgender Asylum Seeker Sees 'No Way Forward'

Bahar says he fled to Iraq a couple of years ago, after facing harassment in Iran. As he's awaited approval to travel to the U.S., he says he's also faced threats in Iraq.

Syrian security forces cordon off the area following a reported suicide bombing at the old palace of justice building in Damascus on March 15, 2017.

Suicide Bomber Strikes Damascus' Main Judicial Building, Killing Dozens

A second suicide bombing occurred at a restaurant in the city's Rabweh district. The attacks, on the sixth anniversary of the Syrian uprising, are the latest to target the country's capital.

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