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Mercedes Aráoz had accepted the interim presidency from lawmakers, who tried to suspend President Martín Vizcarra for dissolving Congress. But in a win for Vizcarra, Aráoz resigned just a day later.

Officials say persistent drought caused a massive outbreak of fires in New South Wales, which is the country's most populous state. Dangerous conditions are expected to continue in the coming months.

The legendary energy executive, whose name symbolized big oil, died Wednesday at age 91. He founded the company that became Mesa Petroleum and later began a hedge fund focused on energy investments.

Beloved suspense writer Mary Higgins Clark died Friday at age 92. Under her longtime publisher Simon & Schuster, Higgins Clark authored more than 50 bestselling novels.

A U.S. official tells NPR that two people died when the aircraft crashed in Ghazni province. The official blamed mechanical problems — but the Taliban claim to have shot it down.

Baseball fans booed President Trump in Washington on Sunday, hours after he announced the death of a terrorist. Some also put a spin on a refrain Trump supporters have chanted against Hillary Clinton.

He was best known for his portrayal of Roy Batty, who is hunted down by a cop played by Harrison Ford, and expires with a sad soliloquy ending "Tears in the rain. Time to die."

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill worked through the weekend on a deal that would reopen the government. President Trump canceled plans to travel to his Mar-a-Lago resort, and stayed at the White House.

Three staff members were killed and more than a dozen wounded when gunmen attacked the aid organization. ISIS has claimed responsibility; the Taliban have specifically denied any involvement.

The online backlash to the president's alleged insult was a wave of photos highlighting the positive side of places he mentioned. Now there is a backlash to the backlash.