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Maryland man facing federal charges for posts threatening Trump and Secret Service

A Maryland man appeared in federal court Tuesday on charges of threatening President Trump and the Secret Service in a series of Facebook posts.

Pennsylvania police officer charged with voluntary manslaughter in killing of college student

A Pennsylvania police officer who fatally shot a 22-year-old college student has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Smithsonian to place the National Museum of the American Latino in an existing building

The Smithsonian Institution has decided to locate the National Museum of the American Latino in the Arts and Industries Building.

House sends Trump spending bill to push next shutdown showdown past midterms

A majority of House Republicans and Democrats joined forces Tuesday to clear a Senate-passed stopgap appropriations bill ensuring the government will remain open through Dec. 11, punting a potential shutdown fight until after the midterm elections.

Netflix documentary on Trump's Air Force One decoy premieres Friday

Netflix is turning President Trump's Air Force One decoy in Turkey into a documentary.

Massachusetts Democratic primary is a generational clash as Rep. Seth Moulton targets Sen. Ed Markey

As Democrats across the U.S. signal an increasing appetite for change, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton is hoping that momentum will help him oust longtime Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Ed Markey in Tuesday's primary.

U.S. strikes IRGC targets in Iran after attempted attacks on vessels in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. forces struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sites in Iran on Tuesday after attempted attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the day, according to U.S. Central Command.

Germany blames Russia for last month's attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport

The German government on Tuesday blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives, and announced that it would shut down a Russian consulate among other measures.

HBO's 'Lanterns' actor says Kamala Harris lost over race, gender

"Lanterns" actor J. Alphonse Nicholson on Kamala Harris' loss: "Could you imagine where we would be right now if Kamala got up in there? Could you imagine how it would've been? It'd be a lot different. So we're experiencing the consequences of not trusting a black woman."

NASA's Roman Space Telescope begins million-mile journey for dark matter, dark energy and exoplanets

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched Sunday at 7:26 a.m. EDT aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, according to NASA.

U.N. report finds Syria was building a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under former President Assad

Inspectors with the U.N. nuclear watchdog visited several sites in Syria in August and carried out verification work, according to a confidential report circulated to member states and seen Tuesday by The Associated Press.

Guinea-Bissau voters back a sweeping power shift, boosting the president and shrinking parliament

Guinea-Bissau has voted in support of expanding presidential powers and trimming the country's legislature, electoral authorities announced Tuesday.