Dana Roberson

Along with a friend, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez is facing charges ranging from bribery, conspiracy, and fraud after Menendez allegedly accepted gifts in exchange for political favors.

An unprecedented sweep over the weekend in Saudi Arabia ended with the arrests of one of the world’s richest men.

On Sunday, a mass shooting shook the small town of Sutherland Springs, Texas. A lone gunman killed at least 26, and injured at least 20 others.

Lobbyists are clamoring to understand what the bill will mean for their bottom line, and how to carve out loopholes that will work in their best interests. 

The top lawyers from Google, Facebook, and Twitter are faced with tough questions about Russia's attempt to influence American voters in the lead up to the 2016 election.

A look at the man who could break the Russia investigation wide open. 

White nationalists from across the country converged on the town of Shelbyville, Tennessee over the weekend

This weekend in Puerto Rico, a controversial contract to restore power to the island was canceled. Two million people are still without electricity.

During Hurricane Maria, public radio station WIPR in Puerto Rico was knocked off the air. The radio and television station serves about a third of the island.

The ongoing territorial dispute in Spain escalated today. The Catalan Parliament declared independence, triggering a move by Spain to seize control of the region. 

A recent poll found that a majority of white Americans believe that white people are discriminated against. One scholar argues that their feelings shouldn't be dismissed. 

After Charlottesville, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings created a task force to review Confederate monuments, street names, and parks in the city.

Game one of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros kicks off tonight in Los Angeles. 

In Catalonia, nearly 500,000 people turned out to protest this weekend after the Spanish government began taking steps to replace the region's democratically elected government.

Despite having a Swedish passport, the U.S. would not allow Yemeni journalist Afrah Nasser to travel to New York to due to current travel ban guidelines. That changed today. 

Later this week, schools in Santa Rosa are expecting to reopen. Lesson plans will now include new support systems, both for students and teachers who lost homes in recent wildfires.

Daphne Caruana Galizia was one of Malta’s top investigative journalists. She exposed high-level corruption, and was murdered in a car bomb explosion last week.

Critics of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have accused him of using the election to avoid recent corruption scandals and to take advantage of the fears of regional instability.

Since the end of August, nearly 600,000 Rohingya have fled into Bangladesh amidst a brutal military campaign in Burma.

This weekend's deadly attack is  undermining stability in Somalia, a nation that was already battling famine and drought while also trying to overcome a decade of violence.