Why military options won't work against N. Korea threat

(CNN)Judging from the United Nations Security Council's emergency meeting on July 5, it seems that the United States is not going to get China and Russia on board for serious collective UN sanctions against North Korea.

Higher seas to flood dozens of US cities, study says; is yours one of them?

(CNN)For the past several years, scientists have been trying to get people to wake up to the dangers that lie ahead in rising seas due to climate change.

'Paralyzed' by chaos at home, Trump sets off for Paris

Paris (CNN)If Washington is currently a dark place for President Donald Trump, a stop in the City of Light may prove well-timed.

Beachgoers form a human chain to save a family trapped in a rip current

(CNN)A family stuck in a rip current narrowly avoided a tragedy when a crowd of strangers linked together to bring them back to land.

US says missile defense system successfully intercepts projectile during test

(CNN)A United States-built missile defense system on Tuesday successfully intercepted its target during a test run, the US Missile Defense Agency said.

US, India and Japan begin naval exercises, as China looks on

New Delhi (CNN)A rising Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean has prompted the largest naval exercise the region has seen in more than two decades.

In the heart of Raqqa, the impact of ISIS is all around

Raqqa, Syria (CNN)The closer you get to the last bedrock of ISIS, the more obvious their impact and the more frequent the sights and stories of loss and deprivation.

Donald Trump Jr. releases email chain on his Russian meeting

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., agreed to meet with someone he believed to be a "Russian government attorney" last summer after receiving an email offering him "very high level and sensitive information" that would "incriminate" Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton

US, India and Japan begin naval exercises, as China looks on

New Delhi (CNN)A rising Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean has prompted the largest naval exercise the region has seen in more than two decades.

NYT: Email to Trump Jr. cites Russian government effort to help Trump campaign

Washington (CNN)An email sent to Donald Trump Jr. last year stated that a Russian lawyer had "compromising" information about Hillary Clinton as "part of a Russian government effort" to help the Trump campaign, The New York Times reported Monday.