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The U.S. places sanctions on 13 Venezuelans involved in an election Sunday, that government opponents there say are rigged. The vote could give Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro sweeping new powers.

President Trump will visit Poland on Wednesday. Although Trump is unpopular in much of Europe, he can expect a warm welcome in Warsaw. The White House says Poland is a potential energy partner.

President Trump's nominee to become director of the FBI, former Justice Department leader Christopher Wray, is scheduled to go before senators next week for his confirmation hearing.

Construction of new, modern reactors seemed to herald a new era of nuclear power expansion in the U.S. Now all but one of those projects have been canceled.

Researchers off the coast of New Hampshire are spending the summer studying baby seabirds called terns. They say the chicks are in trouble and it's an indication local lobstermen could be too.

The Trump administration says it is redoubling efforts to free American citizens detained in Iran. Iran seems to be hinting it wants another prisoner swap, as the Obama administration negotiated.

The Trump administration must decide by July 12 whether to continue the Obama administration's approach to Sudan, sanctions relief in return for ceasefires and humanitarian access to war-torn regions.

When Ivanka Trump took an unpaid White House post, it raised eyebrows and cries of nepotism, but many progressive women saw proof someone would be on their side. NPR checks in on the special adviser.

Congress is widely expected to approve billions in aid for flood-stricken areas, but it may take awhile to arrive.

Harvey is still creating new crises on the ground as chemical fires erupt at a plant outside Houston and the city of Beaumont, Texas, loses its water supply.