World & Nation

Report of a U.S. troop drawdown stirs alarm in South Korea
Fears that Washington might pull some or all of the roughly 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea have loomed large in the country since Trump's first term. — May 23
Fertility clinic director vows to rebuild after Palm Springs bombing. 'Life is preserved'
Dr. Maher Abdallah credited a series of miracles for limiting the scope of devastation from last Saturday's bomb attack, noting no staff or patients were on site at the time and the clinic's in vitro fertilization lab remained intact. — May 22
Supreme Court upholds for now Trump's firing of two independent agency officials
The decision is the latest in which the court's conservative majority sided with the president's power to fire agency officials in violation of long-standing laws. — May 22
'Act of terror': Israeli Embassy workers killed in D.C. were at Gaza aid event
U.S. authorities called the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., an "act of terror" and identified the suspect as Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago. — May 22
Senate Republicans vow changes to Trump megabill
The measure would boost funding for border security and the Defense Department, eliminate taxes on tips and overtime, provide a new tax deduction to seniors and renew the 2017 tax cuts passed during the first Trump administration. — May 22

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