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Kansas Teen Candidates Concede Elections, Inspire Their Generation

OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS — On Tuesday afternoon, Kansas gubernatorial candidate Tyler Ruzich accompanied his running mate Dominic Scavuzzo to the polling station to cast his ballot. But Ruzich didn't vote because, at 17...

FBI Task Force Sharing Information About Online Trolls

WASHINGTON — The FBI has started sharing information about online trolls and other suspicious users with top technology companies as part of the bureau’s behind-the-scenes effort to disrupt foreign influence operations aimed...

Ebola Vaccinations Expected to Begin in Congo’s North Kivu

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says vaccinations are expected to begin this week, perhaps as early as Wednesday, to help stem the latest Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of...

Pakistan’s Incoming Government to Plant ’10 Billion Trees’

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Pakistan's incoming government under Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan plans to "aggressively" undertake a massive countrywide campaign to plant 10 billion trees in the next five years to tackle climate...

Waves of Migrants Head to Chile, Putting a Strain on Services

SANTIAGO, CHILE — Chileans are learning the downside of being an economic success story. Waves of migrants from poorer Latin American countries are coming to Chile, putting a strain on social services...

Wildfire Forces California to Close Scenic Yosemite Valley, Park

A day after California authorities said a wildfire in Northern California had become the largest in the state's recorded history, officials gave the state's residents more bad news: The wildfire raging...

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