Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro 's kidney function worsened at the intensive care unit to which he was transferred hours earlier, a hospital in the capital, Brasilia, said Saturday. The 70-year-old leader also has pneumonia and doctors say his medical situation is serious, but stable.

The United States military struck Kharg Island, Iran's most critical oil export hub, Friday in a large-scale precision operation that destroyed more than 90 military targets while deliberately sparing the island's oil infrastructure, officials said Saturday.

A federal judge ruled on Saturday that a Democratic lawmaker is entitled to participate at a board meeting for discussing President Donald Trump's plan to close down the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two years of renovations.

A Texas man shot and killed during a standoff with Dallas police earlier this week reportedly worked as a security guard for Rep. Jasmine Crockett.

Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema acknowledges having a romantic relationship with a member of her security detail that began while she was a lawmaker, according to legal documents. But she also contends she shouldn't be subject to a lawsuit by the man's ex-wife who blames Sinema for the marriage breakup.

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For the first time in more than two decades, the Academy Awards is introducing an all-new competitive category at the Oscars.

The U.S. Embassy in Venezuela raised an American flag on Saturday, seven years to the day since officials last flew the stars and stripes there. "The morning of March 14, 2019, the American flag was lowered for the final time at U.S. Embassy Caracas," U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Venezuela Laura F. Dogu wrote on the...