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A worker loads building material on a cart outside a construction site at the Central Business District in Beijing. China's top economic planner expressed confidence this month that stronger consumer spending will help the economy grow.

Some Economists See A Plus Side In Eliminating Term Limits For China's Xi Jinping

While this month's constitutional reform stirred political controversy, some economists say it could have a positive flip side for the global economy.

A man at the Seoul, South Korea, train station last August watches a news program featuring President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

White House Says North Korea Meeting Will Happen Only With 'Concrete' Action

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said a meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will only happen once the country shows a commitment to denuclearization.

Altogether, the Constitution has only been amended 17 times since the Bill of Rights, and one of those amendments (the 21st) was done just to repeal another (the 18th, known as Prohibition).

The Zombie Amendments To The Constitution You've Probably Never Heard Of

They won't eat your brains, but technically, they still could come back to life. Not all the amendments that passed Congress have stood the test of ratification by the states.

Herbert Diess, Volkswagen's new CEO addresses, the media during a news conference at the company's plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, April 13. As the company turns the page from its diesel emissions cheating scandal, it says its future is electric.

After Diesel Scandal, VW Turns To New Leadership And Electric Cars

The German auto giant has a new top management and a new focus. The diesel scandal helped drive VW toward investing in electric cars, but other major automakers are betting on a plug-in future too.

Critic Of Trump's Travel Ban Weighs In On Supreme Court Hearing

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the travel ban Wednesday. Rachel Martin talks to Hawaii's Lt. Gov. Doug Chin, who filed the state's challenge to the ban and attended Wednesday's hearing.

The Justice Department and the FBI — and the rest of Washington's national security community — are bracing for what could be a major change in their relationship with Congress.

Washington Awaits Nunes Memo That Has Pushed It Into Terra Incognita

Republicans leaned forward. Democrats cried foul. And national security leaders warned that the capital might be about to cross a point of no return over a memo authored by Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif.

FBI Director Christopher Wray. The bureau warns it has "grave concerns" about the "accuracy" of the Republican surveillance memo at the center of a partisan whirlwind in Washington.

FBI Warns Of 'Grave Concerns' About 'Accuracy' Of GOP Snooping Memo

The FBI went on record faulting the much discussed memo as the White House said it was working to make it public. It could appear as soon as this week.

The Nunes intelligence memo is photographed in Washington, D.C., on Friday after its declassification and release.

The Russia Investigations: 5 Takeaways About The Inescapable Nunes Memo

Republicans try to redefine the Russia imbroglio as about abuse of government surveillance. What does that mean for DOJ special counsel Robert Mueller?

Screen Addiction Among Teens: Is There Such A Thing?

The psychiatric profession is still divided, but there are treatment programs, apps and a new public campaign to address media overuse.

The American Red Cross forced a senior official, Gerald Anderson, to resign amid sexual harassment and assault allegations, but it still gave him a positive review when asked by another aid organization interested in hiring him.

Red Cross Endorsed Top Official Despite Sexual Misconduct Claims, ProPublica Reports

The American Red Cross forced out a top official amid sexual misconduct accusations, but it still gave glowing references when asked by an aid organization seeking to hire him, ProPublica reports.

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