North Korean defectors, resettled in the US, torn as tensions escalate

(CNN)As North Korea continues to boast of its military power with missile launches and bomb tests, resettled defectors from the totalitarian nation are torn: Some hope for an end to the vocal hostilities between North Korea and the United States, while others wish the tense rhetoric would result in military action against the regime of Kim Jong Un.

Yes, climate change made Harvey and Irma worse

(CNN)The right time to talk climate change is now. It might seem premature when people in the Caribbean, Florida and Texas are still mucking out their flooded homes.

Tropical Storm Maria threatens Caribbean; Lee forms in Atlantic

(CNN)Tropical Storm Maria formed Saturday in the western Atlantic Ocean, prompting a hurricane watch for areas battered by Hurricane Irma last week.

London Tube attack latest: Arrest made as terror threat raised to 'critical'

London (CNN)Police arrested an 18-year-old man Saturday morning in the port area of Dover in connection with an attack a day earlier on a train at a London Underground station, London's Metropolitan Police said.

Deir Ezzor: Relief in parts of Syrian city after 3-year ISIS siege is broken

Deir Ezzor, Syria (CNN)A massive dust cloud engulfed the Russian army chopper as we touched down on the landing zone. The fine sand made it impossible to see as we walked away from the helicopter.

Exclusive: Rice told House investigators why she unmasked senior Trump officials

Washington (CNN)Former national security adviser Susan Rice privately told House investigators that she unmasked the identities of senior Trump officials to understand why the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates was in New York late last year, multiple sources told CNN.

Schumer, Pelosi, Trump 'agree' to fix DACA, disagree on the details

Washington (CNN)Democratic leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi said following a Wednesday night meeting with President Donald Trump that they have "agreed" to a fix on DACA and resolved to iron out a border-security plan -- "excluding" the US-Mexico border wall that was one of Trump's most memorable campaign promises.

UN chief calls Myanmar's Rohingya crisis 'catastrophic' as Security Council condemns violence

(CNN)In a rare rebuke, the United Nations Security Council has "expressed deep concern" about the situation in Myanmar's Rakhine State, where over 370,000 Rohingya Muslims have been forced to flee across the border to Bangladesh to escape increasing levels of violence.

21 children, 2 adults killed in fire at Malaysian school

Kuala Lumpur (CNN)A fire that broke out at a school in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur killed at least 21 students, who were aged between 13 and 17 years old, officials said.

Clinton: It's time to abolish the Electoral College

New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton told CNN on Wednesday that it is time to abolish the Electoral College, part of a sweeping interview where the former Democratic nominee sought to explain why she lost the 2016 election.