Ethan Oberman

While Puerto Ricans have experienced major storms in the past, there are concerns about recovering in the hurricane’s aftermath, particularly as the island's economic crisis drags on.

In the past week, nearly 50,000 Rohingya Muslims have been on the run from violence, and nearly 20,000 of those are trapped in a no man's land between Myanmar and Bangladesh.

This week, the annual Hajj pilgrimage began for Muslims from around the world. But as Qatar remains in a bitter dispute with Saudi Arabia, some have struggled to enter the country.

Early Tuesday, North Korea fired a ballistic missile over a northern Japanese island. In response, President Trump said that "all options are on the table."

The law, which has broad bipartisan support, prohibits state and local law enforcement from detaining undocumented immigrants based solely on their immigration statuses.

On Friday, President Trump pardoned former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was convicted of criminal contempt in late July. Arpaio is notorious for his severe anti-immigrant policies. 

In June, Congress approved a $500 million arms deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. These types of sales are nothing new, but they continue to raise a range of human rights concerns.

In an angry address at a campaign-style rally in Arizona, the president blamed the news media for deepening divisions within the country, and decried undocumented immigration.

In 2017, the Republican National Committee has raised $62 million, while the Democratic National Committee has only taken in $32.7 million.

In an address to the nation, President Trump announced he would be sending more American troops to fight in Afghanistan, the longest military conflict the U.S. has ever been involved in.

Now that Steve Bannon is out as Donald Trump's chief strategist and back at Breitbart News, many in Washington believe he can continue to use his influence from the outside looking in. 

At least 13 people were killed on Thursday in a terrorist attack in Barcelona. Another attack in Cambrils occurred early Friday, killing at least one.

Last month, the Department of Justice issued a warrant to a web hosting provider requesting user information, including 1.3 million IP addresses. Now, the provider is pushing back.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a potential suspect in two ongoing criminal investigations. This month, a former top aide agreed to testify against the prime minister. 

After flooding over the weekend, New Orleans city council members questioned the efficiency of the city's pumping operations, which has forced one official to retire.

As Detroit holds its mayoral primary today, many voters are wondering whether the city's black neighborhoods can start to benefit from the economic resurgence occurring downtown. 

The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved strong economic sanctions against North Korea on Saturday. But is the resolution enough to weaken North Korea's nuclear program?

An explosion went off Saturday morning in a Minnesota mosque as worshipers gathered to pray. No one was injured in the attack, which the state's governor called "an act of terrorism."

There is growing support, from activists and former surgeons general, to stop surgeries on intersex infants, who are born with a mix of male and female biological traits.

After seven years of increasingly heated rhetoric, will Senate Republicans admit defeat and begin to compromise with Democrats on a bipartisan health care bill?