The U.N. peacekeeping chief said Tuesday there is a chance for peace in South Sudan, with more progress since the warring sides signed a new peace deal in September than at any time since the conflict erupted five years ago. […]

Street demonstrations against recent labor law changes in Hungary appeared to wane on their sixth day, but opposition lawmakers vowed Tuesday to pursue legal and parliamentary avenues to thwart the government while allowing for a Christmastime lull. […]

Guatemalan authorities said Tuesday that they have withdrawn diplomatic immunity from 11 workers with a U.N.-sponsored anti-graft commission who have investigated cases of alleged corruption — including ones targeting President Jimmy Morales' son and brother. […]

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Former FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers that then-Acting Attorney General Dana Boente responded to President Trump's requests for a Justice Department statement that he was not under investigation in early 2017 by saying "in substance, 'Oh, God, I was hoping that would go away,'" according to a transcript released Tuesday. […]

A panel of federal judges dismissed ethics complaints against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Tuesday because they were filed under a federal law that does not apply to justices on the nation's highest court. […]

Authorities in New Jersey are still trying to recover some of the money that spilled from a truck and onto a highway last week, with the latest outstanding figure coming in at roughly $189,000, police said. […]

When Brittany Hawley received her master's degree from Clarkson University over the weekend, her service dog, 4-year-old "Griffin," was honored, too. […]

Identical twin brothers from Chicago made a fortune by distributing nearly 40 tons (36 metric tons) of cocaine worth $800 million for Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman before signing up as cooperators who spied on the cartel, one of the them testified Tuesday at a U.S. trial. […]

U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz questioned whether the Border Patrol should have called for an air evacuation as soon as Jakelin Caal's father reported her distress. […]

Abdullah Hassan was born with hypomyelination, a genetic brain disorder that has slowly taken away his ability to walk and talk. He is not expected to make it to his third birthday. […]

The regulation gives gun owners until late March to turn in or destroy the devices. After that, it will be illegal to possess them under the same federal laws that prohibit machine-guns. […]

Students at an Edmonton elementary school are showing thanks for the contributions of a volunteer group through Christmas carols. […]

Canada's spy service collected some information about peaceful anti-petroleum groups, but only incidentally in the process of investigating legitimate threats to projects such as oil pipelines, says a long-secret federal watchdog report. […]

While one of the seals made a beeline for the water, two others had to be persuaded to leave their cages. […]

Analysts predict the federal government's $1.6 billion announcement to help struggling oil and gas companies won't get out-of-work Canadians back into the workforce,. […]

Abdullah Hassan was born with hypomyelination, a genetic brain disorder that has slowly taken away his ability to walk and talk. He is not expected to make it to his third birthday. […]

Earlier this month, members of Parliament voted against an amendment to C-86 brought forward by the Conservatives to ensure parents would be entitled to 12 weeks of leave following the death of a child. […]