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The Risk Associated With Buying A Discount Airline Ticket

The Danish airline Primera Air this week announced its bankruptcy filing while flights were still in the air. Thousands of passengers were left stranded at ticket counters.

Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on September 27.

Kavanaugh Pledges To Be 'Independent, Impartial' If Confirmed As Senators Weigh Votes

The embattled Supreme Court nominee published an op-ed on the Wall Street Journal website Thursday evening while key GOP senators whose votes will be decisive continued to weigh their decision.

Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 27. Ford's lawyers say she was not interviewed by the FBI for its supplemental investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

Who Talked To The FBI In The Kavanaugh Case — And Who Didn't?

The FBI spoke with nine people as it looked into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. He and Christine Blasey Ford apparently weren't among them.

Russia's Military Intelligence Agency Under Pressure

The Dutch government accused the agency of trying to hack the international chemical weapons watchdog. Then the U.S. indicted seven Russian military officials with conspiracy and money laundering.

A Frozen Idea To Save Helpful Germs From Disasters

Researchers are proposing the creation of a refrigerated Noah's ark for beneficial human bacteria-- like the Global Seed Vault.

The <em>Column of Strength</em> monument to "comfort women" was unveiled last year. This week, the mayor of Osaka, Japan, said he was withdrawing his city from a six-decade "sister city" relationship with San Francisco over objections to the statue.

Osaka, Japan, Ends Ties With San Francisco In Protest Of 'Comfort Women' Statue

The memorial is meant to commemorate women who were sexually enslaved by Japan's Imperial Army during WWII. Osaka's mayor has long threatened to sever relations with the California city because of it.

Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori waves to supporters as he is wheeled out of a clinic in January after receiving a "medical pardon."

Peru's Supreme Court Overturns Pardon Of Former President Alberto Fujimori

The high court overturned a medical pardon for Fujimori on Wednesday. It ordered his return to jail to serve out a sentence for human rights abuses.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., walks to the Senate floor for a cloture vote on the nomination of Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday.

Kavanaugh Has The Votes To Be Confirmed To The Supreme Court

A final vote on the nomination is now expected Saturday. Barring an unforeseen development, Kavanaugh's confirmation seems all but certain, after two key senators announced their support.

A worker installs a door on a 2018 Ford F-150 truck at an assembly plant in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 27. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September, a nearly 50-year low.

U.S. Unemployment Rate Drops To 3.7 Percent, Lowest In Nearly 50 Years

The jobless rate last month was the lowest since 1969, though the economy added a less-than-expected 134,000 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Wage growth slowed to a 2.8 percent rate.

Interpol President Meng Hongwei's wife reported him missing after he left France to visit China. He's seen here during the Interpol World Congress in Singapore last July.

Interpol's President Is Reported Missing In China, Prompting Inquiry

The family of Interpol's Meng Hongwei hasn't heard from him since he left France to visit his native China last week. The South China Morning Post reports he was "taken away" by authorities.

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