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The majority of Americans favor government action, but the candidates — and big donors — differ greatly. Here is what they've said on the topic, beginning with whether climate change is real.

Some of America's top intelligence officials testified Wednesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The hearing was a kind of warm-up for Thursday's blockbuster session featuring fired FBI Director James Comey.

The BBC released on-air salaries for the first time, at the British government's behest. The top seven salaries all go to men. The highest pay: more than $2.8 million for a radio host.

Trump's proposed 13 percent budget cut is the top education story of the week. Also: What's happening with student aid.

The year has been filled with numerous political stories. How would you even go about ranking them? Our political team borrows the bracket idea from college basketball's tournament.

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan warns Congress that the war there is deadlocked and he needs more troops and billions more dollars to help allies against insurgents and foreign meddling.

NASA should work toward a new space telescope that could view small planets around distant stars with the potential to host life, expert panel says

Stock prices are lower and energy prices are higher, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. stock market opened sharply lower, while crude oil prices topped $100 a barrel.

Top U.S. military commanders are revising assessments of how soon U.S. troops can begin withdrawing from Iraq. Gen. George Casey said before a skeptical Senate Armed Services Committee that U.S. troops may be able to return home next year. But he also said there is currently just one Iraqi battalion capable of combat.

The UN's top official for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, is in China this week and will visit the western region of Xinjiang, where Beijing has been accused of genocide and crimes against humanity.