As the leaders of the US and North Korea meet, a defector decries the lack of a focus on human rights.

A bipartisan amendment by senators could undo a deal struck days ago to revive the Chinese telecom giant after it was cut off from its U.S. suppliers over sales to Iran and North Korea. (Image credit: Ng Han Guan/AP)

Enlarge this image White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks during a television interview outside the West Wing of the White House on May 18. President Trump tweeted that Kudlow suffered a heart attack and is hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Updated at 10:30 p.m. ET President Trump says his …

The UN humanitarian agency’s top official for Syria expressed concerns yesterday about recent airstrikes in rebel-held Idlib province, warning that “we may have not seen the worst of the crisis” in Syria even after seven years of war.

Jennifer Salke, the new head of the tech giant’s TV and movie division, is letting Hollywood know that the door is open for creative talent to find a home at Amazon.

In 454 pages made public by Congress on Monday, Facebook provided responses to more than 2,000 questions from lawmakers over its policies.

Diplomats say the United Arab Emirates plans to attack Hudaydah, a rebel-held port that is an entry point for humanitarian aid.

The internet was supposed to operate outside communications monopolies. Now it is run by giants — and net neutrality didn’t stand a chance, our tech columnist says.

But not all such efforts may serve patients well. There’s concern, for example, that outpatient surgical centers don’t always have the resources and staff needed to handle potential complications of the increasingly complex operations they’re taking on. Other research suggests that hospitals that spend more and do more may have better patient outcomes and lower mortality rates. Teaching hospitals are …

The US has more captive tigers than the rest of the world has wild ones. Why?