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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says the DOJ has failed to satisfy his concerns about a deal to shield President Donald Trump and others from IRS tax audits.
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Time was running out to find survivors, as rescuers continued to work in the Kumamoto area on Japan 's southern main island of Kyushu, where the magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Tuesday.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Todd Blanche's nomination. But resistance from two Republican senators threw his confirmation into doubt.
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The bumper result comes as energy majors receive a profit boost from soaring fossil fuel prices amid the Iran war.
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Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service says 17 crews are involved at the scene of the large blaze.
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As increased rain makes grasslands and cornfields possible in areas that once were deserts, the world's largest beef importer is becoming more self-reliant by expanding domestic herds.
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European football's governing body Uefa will hold a meeting of all 55 member associations on Thursday afternoon to discuss its response to Fifa's controversial World Cup plans.
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Polling stations are open across Greater Manchester as voters elect the region's next mayor.
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Seydou Traore is the first graduate of the London-based NFL Academy to be drafted in the NFL. This is how he beat the odds.
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The US military said the strikes were in response to Iran firing missiles at US forces in the Middle East on Tuesday.
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John Cornyn and Thom Tillis accused the nominee for attorney general of refusing to put on paper his promise to kill aspects of the deal he cut to settle President Trump's suit against the agency.
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The U.S. forces began launching strikes against Iran Wednesday stateside, plunging the two sides back into open conflict after a days-long pause.
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The United States is again exchanging strikes with Iran, just days after the president appeared to reject plans to escalate.
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Global oil prices climbed 7% on Wednesday, crossing above $90 a barrel.
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;Resize=(620)) Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East early Wednesday as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighbouring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters.
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Senator Rand Paul says: "I think there is a very real chance that he could be prosecuted for that."
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Thursday vote on Blanche's confirmation as AG is postponed, Grassley's office says
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Republicans threatened repercussions after Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment rather than answer questions during a contentious Senate hearing on Covid-19.
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Gale-force winds on Crete have whipped up flames prompting the evacuation of several villages, as parts of the continent continue to tackle fires.
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Senator Rand Paul said the committee he leads would vote next week on whether to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress.
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The kingdom faces a choice of whether to keep hitting back as a deterrent or to try to de-escalate the situation.
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The threat came after Saudi Arabia joined U.S. military strikes on Iranian proxies.
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Fires continue to rage across Europe, including in France's wine country. NBC News' Raf Sanchez was with firefighters and volunteers in the region as they battled the flames.
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President Trump is vowing a retaliatory strike against Iran after the Iranian regime unsuccessfully attempted to attack U.S. troops. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports.
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;Resize=(620)) Calgary police say new information has prompted investigators to search an area in the northeast part of the city as they continue to try to locate 11-year-old Parker, who has been missing for nearly two weeks.
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Firefighters are battling flare-ups in 40C heat in the Gironde region, as some locals have refused to heed evacuations.
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At least 20 fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of Iraqi militias with ties to Iran, were killed in a wave of U.S. and Saudi airstrikes.
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Police are reviewing four unexplained deaths at a homeless shelter where James Desborough stayed.
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Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab strait are disrupting the passage of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.
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Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 13 people.
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The Fed's "family fight" returns U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to give Iran a "beating," and investors actually gave one to Meta.
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Marcia Kilgore, founder of Beauty Pie, shares her top tips on how to create a successful business.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed that he believes President Donald Trump and the U.S. are in charge of the U.S.-Israeli partnership.
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;Resize=(620)) The Tribunal administratif de déontologie policière concluded that Sgt. Simon Deveault-Bonenfant and officer François Bleau-Goulet of the Sûreté du Québec engaged in discriminatory actions based on the colour of Leslie Blot's skin in a 2020 traffic stop.
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Angharad Evans added another breaststroke gold to become Scotland's breakout star in the pool at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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Oil rose sharply amid renewed tensions in the Middle East after Iran launched an attack on U.S. forces using ballistic missiles.
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;Resize=(620)) The Israeli government has told CBC News that it requested permission for wanted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to overfly Newfoundland and Nova Scotia on Monday en route to a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Canadian officials are again refusing to comment on how Netanyahu was able to enter and leave Canadian airspace, or whether they gave him permission.
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The kingdom is being dragged deeper into the wider regional conflict as it faces attacks from Iraq and Yemen.
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As climate litigation gathers force, women are helping to redefine what accountability looks like - and exposing how far climate policy still is from delivering gender justice.
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When Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen defied warnings from China to meet with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California earlier this month, Beijing's aggressive military response reverberated around the world.
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