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Fans find superheroes relevant in US political, social debate

WATCH: Fans Find Superheroes Relevant in US Political and Social Debate SAN DIEGO — At Comic-Con 2018, fantasy can come to life. Fans dress up as Superman, Spider-Man and Captain America, just to...

Estonia Spy Chief: Network of Operatives Pushing Russian Agenda in West

WASHINGTON — For the past several months, intelligence and security officials in the U.S. government and private sector have cautiously marveled at the seemingly slow pace of Russian cyberattacks and influence operations...

Cyberattacks on 2018 US political campaigns already underway

WASHINGTON — Hackers targeted the campaigns of at least three candidates running for Congress in the upcoming 2018 U.S. elections, but the attacks were detected and thwarted, a Microsoft executive said Thursday. The...

Trump administration wants to scrap some species protection

The Trump administration wants to scrap automatic federal protection for threatened plants and animals, a move that would anger environmentalists but please industry. A proposal unveiled Thursday would no longer grant threatened...

US invites Putin to Washington for second summit

WHITE HOUSE — Discussions are being held between the United States and Russia to arrange a second summit between their leaders, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced Thursday on social media. Sanders,...

What did Trump and Putin agree to during ‘successful’ meeting?

President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are defending their summit in Helsinki, saying the two hours of talks yielded progress on a range of issues, but disclosing few details. The...

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