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A bipartisan amendment by senators could undo a deal struck days ago to revive the Chinese telecom giant after it was cut off from its U.S. suppliers over sales to Iran and North Korea.

Both the U.S. and North Korea have embassies in the wealthy city-state, known as the "Switzerland of Asia," Singapore also enjoys good relations with both Washington and Pyongyang.

Carl Zimmer wondered what secrets lurked in his genetic code — so he decided to have his genome sequenced. He writes about the implications of the study of genetics in She Has Her Mother's Laugh.

A hack in South Korea added to uncertainties in the virtual currency market, which saw a loss of well over $40 billion in cryptocurrencies' overall value.

Capt. William Howard Hughes Jr. had top-secret clearance and disappeared in 1983. His family was baffled, and some people speculated he'd defected to the Soviet Union.

The Supreme Court upheld the most aggressive voter-purge law in the country. If a voter doesn't respond to mailings or hasn't voted in two consecutive elections, they are kicked off the rolls.

Bishop Juan Barros was accused of covering up the acts of a notorious abuser. Pope Francis enraged thousands of Catholics in Chile when he appointed Barros as bishop of Osorno in 2015.

President Trump doesn't speak Korean and little is known about Kim Jong Un's English skills. The best interpreters serve as both linguists and diplomats. They understand the politics behind the words.

Thawing permafrost in Alaska's Arctic is making it harder for oil companies to operate there. But a cottage industry has cropped up with new gadgets to help.

The South Carolina Republican survived an infamous sex scandal as governor. But now he faces his toughest primary challenge yet with an opponent who is hitting him for his opposition to Trump.