5 countries crushed by oil price collapse
Countries that produce the world's crude are getting crushed by low prices. Huge budget surpluses are turning into deficits, and generous social programs are being replaced with austerity and cuts.
Belgians arrest 2 accused in New Year's terror plot
Belgian authorities have arrested two people on suspicion of being involved in a plot to attack "emblematic sites" in Belgium's capital during New Year's celebrations, the country's federal prosecutor's office said Tuesday.
Mark Salling, who played 'Puck' on 'Glee,' arrested on child porn charges
Mark Salling, best known as Noah "Puck" Puckerman on "Glee," was arrested Tuesday on charges of possession of child pornography, Los Angeles Police Department officer Liliana Preciado said.
Coalition forces kill ISIS leader connected to Paris attack
The U.S.-led coalition killed multiple figures within ISIS senior leadership over the last few weeks, including an operative closely linked to the ringleader of the November attacks in Paris, the spokesman for the coalition said Tuesday.
Close encounter between U.S. warship and Iranian rocket
A U.S. aircraft carrier came within about 1,500 yards of an Iranian rocket while operating in the Strait of Hormuz, a Pentagon official told CNN.
Top North Korean aide dies in car crash
Kim Yang Gon, a high-ranking North Korean official tasked with easing the fractious relationship with South Korea, has died in an automobile accident, the state-run KCNA news agency said.
Paper: Trump is Biff from 'Back to the Future'
Ahead of a visit Monday from Donald Trump, the publisher of the influential New Hampshire Union Leader printed an editorial slamming the Republican presidential front-runner's "public descent into bathroom humor," and revived the comparison to Biff Tannen from the "Back to the Future" movies.
Ramadi has been taken back from ISIS, Iraqis say
Iraqi troops have retaken the city of Ramadi from ISIS, the country's military said. Troops have raised the Iraqi flag on top of the government compound in central Ramadi, military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasoul said Monday.
Tamir Rice shooting: No charges for officers
Prosecutors say the police officer who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice outside a Cleveland recreation center last year won't face criminal charges. Neither will the other officer who was with him.
Saudi Arabia crushed by cheap oil - and the cuts are coming
Saudi Arabia's finances are getting slammed by the crash in oil prices. The government spent way more than it collected in 2015 -- leading to a budget deficit of nearly $100 billion.
