DNC CEO resigns in wake of email controversy

The CEO of the Democratic National Committee and two other high-level staffers left the organization on Tuesday in the wake of the committee's hacked email controversy.

Post-convention poll: Clinton retakes lead over Trump

Hillary Clinton emerges from her party's convention in Philadelphia with a restored lead over Donald Trump, having earned a 7-point convention bounce, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll.

Former FBI employee pleads guilty to being 'agent of China'

A long-time FBI employee with top secret security clearance faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to being an agent of the Chinese government.

South China Sea: Beijing vows to prosecute 'trespassers'

China has sent a clear warning to foreigners who enter contested areas of the South China Sea -- stay away or you'll be prosecuted.

Did Trump go too far?

Donald Trump's criticism about the Muslim parents of a slain American soldier has generated -- once again -- a backlash within his own party.

Maryland county official: 'Never seen such devastation'

The flood that devastated downtown Ellicott City, Maryland, killing two people and destroying or damaging at least 25 buildings, was the worst in memory of a 57-year-old county executive.

Met police head expects terror attack in UK

Britain's Metropolitan police commissioner warns the risk of a terror attack in the United Kingdom is a case of "when, not if."

Hotel bombing is latest to shatter Kabul

The Taliban took credit for an explosion that targeted a Kabul, Afghanistan, hotel early Monday morning, the latest of a series of bombing attacks seeking to further destabilize the war-torn nation.

'One ISIS attack every 84 hours' spurs dread and anger in Europe

In the past week I have seen flowers and candles carpeting a street in Munich, the tranquility of a small Bavarian town shattered by a suicide bomb and a small church in suburban France sealed off after its octogenarian priest had his throat cut.

Trump to Khizr Khan: 'I've made a lot of sacrifices'

Donald Trump rejected a Muslim lawyer's assertion on the Democratic convention stage that the Republican nominee has "sacrificed nothing and no one."