President Biden will meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Israel carries out more airstrikes in Gaza and more news to start your Wednesday.

French police on Wednesday arrested a leading figure in conspiracy circles over the kidnapping of an eight-year-old girl in April, as he returned to the country on a flight from Singapore after living in Malaysia. French prosecutors in April issued an...

California and New York, two states that imposed strict COVID-19 measures throughout the pandemic and were among the hardest hit, lifted most restrictions Tuesday.

The White House is expected to host an outdoor event with more than 1,000 people to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, the largest event President Biden has planned since taking office during the coronavirus pandemic.

Top Republicans are moving to block a Senate inquiry into the Trump justice department’s secret seizure of data from Democrats to hunt down leaks of classified information, fearing a close investigation could damage the former president. Trump, who...