As lawmakers call for stricter gun control measures following last week’s tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas, gun manufacturers saw their stock prices soar in anticipation of a surge in firearm purchases.

Rumors that President Joe Biden would deliver a scaled-down version of the loan forgiveness promises he made on the presidential campaign trail swirled over the weekend, but nothing has come to fruition as of yet.

Business magnate and self-styled “king of TikTok” Rodolfo Hernandez, who shocked Colombia by getting into a June 19 presidential run-off against leftist Gustavo Petro, is betting his plain anti-corruption message will take him to the top job.

Five days after North Korea commemorated President Joe Biden’s visit to Asia by test firing three intercontinental ballistic missiles, the leaders of the free world’s economic powers issued a condemnation to Pyongyang.

Mexican officials worked into Tuesday to clear highways blocked by mudslides along Mexico’s southern coast after record-breaking storm Agatha battered the region with torrential rains and strong winds.

In what church leaders are calling a “brazen crime of disrespect and hate,” burglars desecrated a Brooklyn, New York Roman Catholic house of worship and made off with its most valuable and sacred possession. 

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday as historic inflation continues to drain Americans’ pocketbooks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Donbas in Eastern Ukraine appears likely to fall to Russian forces, as the Kremlin has focused its attacks on securing the region.