The acting head of US Homeland Security has resigned.
Kevin McAleenan had only been in the position for six months.
US President Donald Trump said he stepped down because he wanted to spend more time with his family.
McAleenan's replacement is expected to be named next week.
US and Iran exchange attacks as lull in war appears over
The US and Iran found themselves back on a war footing on Wednesday after the most significant exchange of fire in weeks, with Washington threatening more devastating strikes.
Kuwait confirms no injuries after Iranian drone hits residential complex
Kuwait’s fire service said crews extinguished a blaze at a residential complex in the capital early on Wednesday after it was struck by an Iranian drone, causing no injuries.
Hopes of finding survivors dim a week after catastrophic Nepal flood
Hopes of finding more survivors among the thousands still missing in Nepal were fading, authorities said on Wednesday, a week after a glacier collapse in the Himalayas unleashed flash floods that devastated the mountainous nation.
Defendant pleads not guilty in Charlie Kirk capital murder case
Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting prominent US conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus, pleaded not guilty at a hearing on Tuesday to a murder charge that a judge ruled could carry the death penalty.
Nepal flood death toll crosses 1,000, rescuers reach remote areas
The death toll from Nepal's devastating floods surpassed 1,000 on Tuesday as rescuers deployed heavy machinery, helicopters and excavators to reach thousands still missing nearly a week after the Himalayan disaster tore through towns and valleys.
