A landmark climate change case will open at the top U.N. court The hearings come after years of lobbying by island nations who fear they could simply disappear under rising sea waters, The Associated Press
The International Criminal Court is facing doubts as its member states meet The court faces pushback over arrest warrants for Israeli officials, sexual harassment allegations against the court's chief prosecutor and a very empty docket. The Associated Press
President Biden pardons son Hunter The pardon comes in the last weeks of President Biden's time in office and despite his public assurances in the past that he would neither pardon nor commute his son's sentence. Luke Garrett
President-elect Donald Trump plans FBI shakeup President-elect Donald Trump has announced his nominee for FBI director. Here's what you need to know about Kash Patel. Adrian Ma
California is still counting votes from the 2024 election. Here's what's left California is still counting general election ballots, which generally takes longer than in other states. Laura Fitzgerald
Trump picks longtime ally Kash Patel to replace current FBI director The president-elect plans to replace current FBI Director Christopher Wray with Patel, a close ally of the president-elect and former national security aide, has berated the Justice Department and the news media. Carrie Johnson
Canada's Trudeau says he had an 'excellent conversation' with Trump after tariffs threat The Canadian prime minister's meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago came after the president-elect's threat to impose tariffs on two of America's leading trade partners raised alarms. The Associated Press
A second Trump term could bring more financial conflicts of interest Noah Bookbinder of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington tells NPR's Ari Shapiro that President elect Trump is set to enter office with several major conflicts of interest. Patrick Jarenwattananon
What's next for the anti-abortion movement? With President-elect Donald Trump set to begin another term and Republicans in control of Congress, the anti-abortion movement is positioned to make further gains at the the state and national levels.