Emily Sullivan

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak exits the Kuala Lumpur High Court in August. He was charged of six counts of criminal breach of trust on Wednesday.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Charged With Criminal Breach Of Trust

Emily Sullivan

Najib Razak was charged in connection with the 1MDB scandal, involving the alleged misuse of more than $1.5 billion. He pleaded not guilty to the 21 charges he faces.

Rise Above Movement members wearing their skeleton masks pull away a counterprotester's flag at a Patriots Day rally last April in Berkeley, Calif. Four RAM members were arrested for violence at the rally and a string of others.

4 White Supremacists Face Federal Charges In California Attacks

Emily Sullivan

Members of a far-right group were charged for violently attacking counterprotesters, journalists and one police officer at political rallies across the state.

Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine speaks during a news conference in 2017.

D.C. Attorney General Launches Civil Investigation Into Catholic Archdiocese

Emily Sullivan

Karl Racine ordered the probe after the archdiocese released a list of priests "credibly" accused of child sex abuse over a decades-long period.

Nine-year-old Gabriella Santamaria holds up a picture of her uncle Stephen who died from a heroin overdose during a 2017 candlelight vigil for victims of drug addiction in Staten Island.

Opioid Deaths May Be Starting To Plateau, HHS Chief Says

Emily Sullivan

Overdose deaths started to level off near the end of 2017 and are "finally bending in the right direction," says Alex Azar, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, citing early data.

A man rides his bike along a street as Hurricane Willa arrives to Escuinapa, Sinaloa state, on Tuesday.

Willa Weakens To Tropical Depression, Moves Inland Over Western Mexico

Emily Sullivan

The storm has been rapidly downgraded after making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane. It is forecast to dissipate by Wednesday afternoon.

A man walks past a newsstand with advertisements for the Mega Millions lottery on Tuesday. The $1.537 billion Mega Millions winning lottery ticket was sold in South Carolina.

A Winning Ticket In S.C. For $1.5 Billion, One Of Largest Jackpots In Lottery History

Emily Sullivan

The drawing was Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET. The odds for holding the winning ticket were about 1 in 302 million.

After independent analysis, the museum said on Monday that five of its famed Dead Sea Scrolls fragments were fake. They will be pulled from their exhibit, and other fragments will undergo further study.

Museum Of The Bible Says 5 Of Its Most Famed Artifacts Are Fake

Emily Sullivan

After independent analysis, the museum said on Monday that five of its famed Dead Sea Scrolls fragments were fake. They will be pulled from their exhibit. Other fragments will undergo further study.

George Soros waits for the start of a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels in 2017. A mailed explosive device was discovered at his home on Monday afternoon.

Explosive Device Mailed To Liberal Philanthropist George Soros' New York Home

Emily Sullivan

The device was safely detonated by a bomb squad. The case has been handed over to the Joint Terrorism Task Force Division of the FBI.

Hurricane Willa has made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Isla del Bosque in Sinaloa.

Hurricane Willa, A 'Life-Threatening' Category 3, Makes Landfall In Western Mexico

Emily Sullivan

The storm brings deadly storm surge, wind and rainfall to west-central and southwestern Mexico, forecasters say.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in May. Morrison apologized to hundreds of victims of child sexual abuse in Australian institutions on Monday.

Australian Prime Minister Apologizes To Victims Of Institutional Child Sex Abuse

Emily Sullivan

It is the first national apology on behalf of the federal government since a major report published last year showed the problem was rampant in Australia's Catholic Church and other institutions.