Naval vessel to honor Giffords
A naval program that has become a target for critics is preparing to commission the USS Gabrielle Giffords, named for the U.S. politician who survived an assassination attempt in 2011.
Tribal occupation ends in R.I.
A group of Narragansett Indians ends a weeklong occupation of a tribal government building with a promise to resolve their disagreements with supporters of the tribe’s longtime leader.
U.S. raises no objection to China
The United States says China has the right to sail in international waters after a Chinese aircraft carrier cruised past Taiwan and into the contested South China Sea.
Cuba sees economy shrink 1%
Cuba announces that its economy shrank this year for the first time in nearly a quarter-century as a plunge in aid from Venezuela overwhelmed a surge in tourism set off by detente with the United States.
S. Korea ex-health minister held
South Korean investigators detain the country’s former health minister as they expand their inquiry into a corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye.
Can you hear me now?
Mount Rainier National Park considers proposals by two carriers to provide cellular service in the park, setting off debates about technology while communing with nature.