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More than 70 percent of goods consumed in the U.S. are moved by truck. The American Trucking Associations says the industry needs to hire almost 900,000 more drivers to meet rising demand.

The president says his decision is because the old embassy was sold for "peanuts." Meanwhile, British media speculate that Trump is concerned about a likely negative reception in the U.K.

The federal judges gave lawmakers until Jan. 29 to show them a new map. The deadline is important because candidates for the November congressional elections begin filing for the primaries on Feb. 12.

The session might offer a rare public glimpse at Trump's health, who at age 70 when he was sworn in, holds the distinction of being the oldest president in U.S. history at the time of taking office.

Hurricanes, fires and even hail contributed to billions of dollars in damages. The government study also finds that it was among the warmest years on record.

The next of kin have been contacted and the names of the dead have been released, but workers continue digging through debris in search of missing people in Santa Barbara, Calif.

The Earth's encounter with asteroid 3200 Phaethon on Saturday will be its closest since 1974 — and the closest it will be until 2093. The flyby means good gazing for amateur astronomers.

It's been a big week for the Democratic Party — but it's been an even bigger week for lifelong Alabama Democrats. NPR talked to a handful of them to ask the significance of Doug Jones winning a U.S. Senate seat — the first Democrat to do so in Alabama in more than two decades.

The Council's other 14 members approved the resolution, which didn't mention the U.S. by name. U.S. Delegate Nikki Haley called it "an insult" that "won't be forgotten."

Turns out that Einstein was right about what happens when neutron stars collide. An international team of astronomers has confirmed his theory for the first time.