Fan Bingbing, one of China's best-known stars, has fallen off the map amid vague allegations of tax shenanigans that may have put her at odds with Chinese authorities. (Sept. 24)

The nation's capital was up late Sunday reacting to the news of a second woman claiming Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her decades ago.

Congress may order FAA to establish minimum airplane seat sizes and establish new standards for allowing service animals to fly with their human owners

Gray muck is flowing into the Cape Fear River from the site of a dam breach at a Wilmington power plant where an old coal ash dump had been covered over by Florence's floodwaters. (Sept. 23)

Cody Wilson, who gained international attention for developing and distributing plans for a largely untraceable 3D printed gun, has been extradited to the United States from Taiwan to face charges he sexually assaulted a teenager.

An African-American woman who will join the Assembly in January had police called on her when she was campaigning in a white Madison neighborhood.

Those on social media were left cringing and laughing Friday after watching an ad targeting Arizona Republican Congressman Paul Gosar.

The Trump administration proposes new rules that could keep immigrants from receiving a host of government welfare benefits.

Timothy Ernie Diaz, 53, of Phoenix, claims in a lawsuit that he was wrongfully arrested after Maricopa County authorities misidentified him.

Several states say they will actively oppose the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to weaken tougher fuel economy rules. Hearings around the country start Monday.

The photo shows Jack LeBreck, an Idaho schoolboy, lying on the ground to ensure no part of the American flag touched the earth.

The photo shows three fifth graders working together to take down their flag at school. Struggling to keep the flag off the ground, one of the boys laid on the ground to protect it.

PayPal is the latest in a succession of businesses to part ways or limit Alex Jones' influence. Others include: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Apple and Spotify.

Surprise, Arizona is trying to attract Costco to the city in numerous ways, including throwing the retailer a birthday party.

North Carolina fire fighters had to hose down Interstate 40 after Hurricane Florence pushed fish out of the ocean and onto the highway.

Correspondence obtained by USA TODAY shows behind-the-scenes work of the Republican-led committee as it attempts to investigate accusations made against Kavanaugh.

Four people in Michigan were charged Friday with a plan to kidnap, rape and kill a child.

Here's the latest for Saturday, September 22nd: Christine Ford accepted the Senate Committee's request to appear; The Vatican and China make agreement on appointment of bishops; Arab separatist group carried out Iran attack; 185th Oktoberfest underway.

Highlights of this day in history: Richard Nixon gives his 'Checkers' speech; Rome's Augustus Caesar born; Lewis and Clark finish trek to America's West; Psychologist Sigmund Freud dies; Musicians Ray Charles and Bruce Springsteen born. (Sept. 23)

Ohio University freshman Zoey Oxley used "Professor whats his nuts" as a placeholder for her professor's actual name on an essay draft. Then she accidentally submitted that draft.

The number of dead soared past 200 while a survivor was found inside a capsized Tanzania ferry two days after the Lake Victoria disaster, officials said Saturday, while search efforts were ending to focus on identifying bodies. (Sept. 22)

Vice President Mike Pence calls Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh "a man of integrity with impeccable credentials." (Sept. 22)

Gunmen opened fire on an annual Iranian military parade Saturday in the southwest city of Ahvaz, killing at least 25 people and wounding 53 others, local media reported.

Highlights of this day in history: Nathan Hale hanged in the American Revolution; Iraq invades Iran; President Gerald Ford faces a second assassination attempt in weeks; 'Fiddler on the Roof' hits Broadway; Songwriter Irving Berlin dies. (Sept. 22)

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she's "appalled" by President Donald Trump's tweet criticizing his Supreme Court nominee's accuser. (Sept, 21)

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein reportedly suggested secretly recording President Donald Trump last year. AP's Eric Tucker explains that Rosenstein denied the allegations, but uncertainty lies in what the president may do. (Sept. 21)

Two sergeants were loading up the bananas Friday morning when they noticed one of the boxes felt different

Florence's floodwaters breached a dam holding back a large reservoir at a North Carolina, power plant Friday, and coal ash from an adjacent dump could be flowing into a nearby river. An environmental group rescued a turtle from the muck. (Sept. 21)

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