A major qualifying event for the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo was canceled this week due to a growing outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus-1, an illness that veterinarians say has already claimed the lives of several horses.

A Chinese scientist charged in Michigan with smuggling biological materials has pleaded guilty.

Collier County, Florida, uses one of the most advanced 911 systems in the U.S., allowing callers to send texts and videos.

It was one week after President Donald Trump’s big tariff announcement when he pulled back from the import taxes he'd imposed on many U.S. trading partners.

A prosecutor has told jurors that two defendants were hired guns for the government of Iran in a plot to assassinate an Iran-born journalist at her Brooklyn residence three years ago.

Update:

Lina Sardar Khil's family is not giving up hope that they'll find her, despite the child still missing on her 4th birthday.

There's an empty playground and an eerily quiet complex on the Northwest Side amid the ongoing search of Lina Khil, who vanished from the playground Monday afternoon. At the complex, parents are worried about the young girl’s whereabouts and holding their own kids extra close.

Irelands prime minister has been forced to defend the future of his government as criticism mounted over a golf event attended by senior politicians despite a ban on large gatherings designed to slow the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)LONDON Irelands prime minister was forced to defend the future of his government Monday as criticism mounted over a golf event attended by senior politicians despite a ban on large gatherings designed to slow the spread of COVID-19. But he sought to focus attention on the Irish governments legislative record, not speculation that his coalition will collapse over the scandal. The scandal erupted last week amid reports that more than 80 people, including senior members of Martins party, Fianna Fael, attended a golf society dinner in Galway on Aug. 19. He said organizers and the hotel had assured him that it would be held in compliance with government guidelines.