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Abhishek Chinnappa / Reuters Another Loss for India’s LGBT Activists
The Supreme Court said it won’t hear a petition to strike down a colonial-era law that bans gay sex.
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Alvin Baez / Reuters A Vote to Save Puerto Rico From Default
A bipartisan coalition in the U.S. Senate advanced legislation just in time to allow the island territory to make a July 1 payment and restructure its $70 billion debt.
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Daniel Becerril / Reuters A Bump in the Road to El Chapo’s Extradition
A Mexican judge has granted a temporary stay of extradition for the Sinaloa cartel kingpin while two appeals are reviewed.
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Keith Srakocic / AP Trump’s Shockingly Specific Speech on Trade
Footnotes. Numbers. Detailed proposals. The Donald’s economic address at an aluminum factory in Pennsylvania had it all.
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Chris Wattie / Reueters The Opening of Visa-Free Travel From Mexico to Canada
Canada agreed to lift its requirements for Mexican citizens, and in exchange Mexico will open its beef market.
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Ramon Espinosa / AP The American-Run Hotel in Cuba
For the first time in more than 55 years, a U.S. company operates a hotel in Havana.
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Becky Bohrer / AP The Squirrel-Hunting Accident that Brought Down a Police Chief
Portland, Oregon, Police Chief Larry O’Dea will retire after a two-month criminal investigation into whether he shot his friend in the back and lied about it.
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Alex Brandon / AP Why the U.S. Senate Blocked Funding to Combat Zika
Democrats objected to restrictions on Planned Parenthood and other spending cuts. The bill’s failure likely ensured that Congress will miss a July 4 deadline to pass emergency aid.
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Reuters The Athletes Saying No to the Olympics Over Zika
Top-ranked Australian golfer Jason Day is the latest athlete to withdraw from the Rio games because of the virus.
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Arnd Wiegmann / Reuters Ikea's Dresser Recall
The dressers and chests have been linked to the deaths of at least six children in North America.
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Jim McIsaac / Getty Remembering Pat Summitt, the Winningest College Basketball Coach
The legendary University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach dies after battling Alzheimer’s disease. She was 64.
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Alex Brandon / AP The Senate Races to Battle Zika and Help Puerto Rico
Lawmakers are struggling to pass a pair of emergency bills before they leave for a July 4 recess.
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Jae C. Hong / Reuters California's Deadly Wildfires
The Erskine Fire in the mountains 150 miles north of Los Angeles has killed two people and destroyed more than 100 homes.
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Romeo Ranoco / Reuters Contraception in the Philippines
The president-elect said the country’s high birth rate was driving many families into poverty.
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Alex Brandon / AP The Politicians Who Stayed Quiet on the Supreme Court's Corruption Ruling
They had plenty to say about the justices’ decision on abortion, but went silent on the major ruling that could affect them the most.
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Mike Hutchings / Reuters A Bill for the South African President
The National Treasury ordered Jacob Zuma to repay part of the funds he used to improve his home.
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Elijah Nouvelage / Reuters A Weekend of Pride
Two weeks after the Orlando shooting, the LGBTQ communities in San Francisco and New York held their annual parades.
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Carlos Jasso / Reuters The First Vessel Through the New Panama Canal
The $5.25 billion expansion that opened Sunday will allow new “mega vessels” to pass through the canal’s locks.
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Reuters A Fiery Emergency Landing in Singapore
The Milan-bound Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 with 241 people on board turned around after pilots received an engine-oil warning message.
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Jonathan Ernst The Ex-Virginia Governor's Overturned Conviction
The Supreme Court vacated Bob McDonnell’s 2014 corruption conviction in a unanimous decision Monday.
