World News Desk

• 3 Months After Maria, Half of Puerto Rico Without Power

• U.S. Negotiates $285 Million Cut in United Nations Budget

• Mexico Murder Total Reaches All-time High

• Opioid Epidemic Fueling HIV, Hepatitis Outbreaks

• North Korea Calls Latest UN Sanctions “an Act of War”

• This Year, the U.S. Had 15 Disasters that Cost Over $1 Billion

• Australia Makes Biggest Meth Bust in Its History

• U.S. Government Lifts 3-year Ban on Experiments with Deadly Viruses

• Ukraine War Escalates After Russia Leaves Cease-fire Group

• Russia, China Tell U.S. to Accept Their Growing Global Influence

• Train Was Speeding 50 mph Over Limit Before Deadly Derailment

• Latin America Burdened by Venezuelans Fleeing Hunger and Hyperinflation

• Numbers of Babies Born Too Early Increasing in the U.S.

• FCC Reverses Net Neutrality Rules Amid Storm of Debate

• Avocado and Lemon Crops Destroyed by California Wildfires

• South Korea Performs Anti-terror Drills Ahead of Olympics

• Congo Rebels Attack UN Peacekeepers, Deadliest in 25 Years

• California Braces for Second Week of Ferocious Wildfires

• Israel Defends U.S. Decision on Jerusalem Ahead of EU Meeting

• President Putin Declares Victory During Surprise Visit to Syria