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Trump Faces First Foreign Policy Challenge After Syrian Chemical Attack

President Trump is now faced with how to respond after a suspected chemical attack in Syria killed more than 70 people, including children.

Britney Spears Is Causing Big Changes In Israeli Politics

Israel's Labor Party moved its election date because it coincided with a Britney Spears concert in Tel Aviv. They said they feared extra traffic and a lack of enough security guards for both events.

While facing a number of issues surrounding lethal injection as a execution method, some states like Mississippi are creating back-up plans of alternative methods. These methods include using a gas chamber, an electric chair or a firing squad to carry out executions.

States Find Other Execution Methods After Difficulties With Lethal Injection

Nationwide, the number and pace of executions are down, but states are looking at alternative, previous methods after restrictions have increased making the drugs for lethal injection hard to obtain.

Trump Says Chemical Attack In Syria Crosses Many Lines

Rachel Martin talks to Michele Flournoy, undersecretary of defense in the Obama administration, about whether Trump has a clear Syria strategy. Flournoy heads the Center for a New American Security.

File photo of Rex Nelson speaking at the Clinton School of Public Service January 24, 2017.

The Process For Arkansas Governors As Executions Are Carried Out

What's it like inside the Arkansas Governor's Mansion as executions are carried out? As the state prepares to resume executions after a 12 year hiatus,...

Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing visits Arlington National Cemetery in 1925. Pershing led the U.S. forces in World War I, the moment when the American military first displayed its might in a major foreign war. The U.S. military suffered heavy losses, but it also expanded dramatically, modernized and became more professional under Pershing's command.

At A Hefty Cost, World War I Made The U.S. A Major Military Power

The U.S. was a reluctant entrant into World War I. But when America joined the battle 100 years ago, on April 6, 1917, it transformed a small military in a major international force almost overnight.

Crystal Dunn (left) celebrates with Alex Morgan after Morgan scored during a friendly match against Japan last year. The World Cup champion team and the U.S. Soccer Federation have settled on a wage deal, ratifying a contract that runs through 2021.

In 'Important Step,' U.S. Women's Soccer Team Reaches New Labor Deal

The players' union and U.S. Soccer announced the collective bargaining agreement Wednesday, ending protracted and sometimes bitter negotiations over wages. The deal runs through 2021.

Jonesboro Buildings Nominated to the National Register

LITTLE ROCK—The State Review Board of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program nominated 15 Arkansas properties in 10 counties – including Home Ice…

South Africa's highest court has overturned a national ban on domestic sales of rhinoceros horns. Here, rhinos are seen at a breeding farm near Klerksdorp, South Africa.

Rhino Horns Are Legal To Sell, South African Court Rules

The decision follows years of legal wrangling over the ban on domestic sales of rhinoceros horn that was enacted in 2009.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and fellow Republicans set a precedent for the Senate on Thursday, changing rules for Supreme Court confirmations and easing the process for nominee Neil Gorsuch.

Senate Pulls 'Nuclear' Trigger To Ease Gorsuch Confirmation

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set a new precedent in the Senate to advance Supreme Court nominations with a simple majority. The GOP change ended a Democratic filibuster of Neil Gorsuch.

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