A witness to the deadly crash of a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others said it sounded normal just before slamming into a hillside and wreckage at the scene showed no sign of engine failure, federal investigators said in a report released Friday. The Jan. 26 crash occurred...

A Chinese doctor, among the first to raise the alert about China's new coronavirus, himself died from the pathogen on Friday, emphasizing the depth of a worsening crisis that has killed at least 630 people. Global panic also spread, with thousands trapped on quarantined cruise ships....

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalan President  emerged optimistic from a much-anticipated meeting on Thursday aimed at thawing the icy relations between Madrid and Barcelona. “Today is a very important day for Catalonia and the entire country of Spain, it’s the day...

Venezuela's government on Wednesday accused US President Donald Trump of "violent threats" after he said socialist leader Nicolas Maduro's regime would be "smashed and broken" during his annual address to Congress. "Trump offends and disrespects the Venezuelan people by proffering violent...