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Lori Lightfoot (left), who earned 17.5 percent with 90,000 votes, and Toni Preckwinkle, at 16 percent with 82,000 votes, will go head-to-head in a runoff election April 2.

Chicago To Get Its First Black Female Mayor As Candidates Head To Runoff

Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle, both African-American women, got the most votes out of 14 candidates in Chicago's mayoral election Tuesday night. They'll head to a runoff election on April 2.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by fellow Republican senators, spoke about the Green New Deal Tuesday.

McConnell Plans To Bring Green New Deal To Senate Vote

The Senate majority leader wants to put the massive progressive climate change framework to a vote. Its Democratic sponsor is not pleased by the move from the top Senate Republican.

The head of Poland's Supreme Court, Malgorzata Gersdorf, defiantly arrives for work on Wednesday at the Supreme Court building in Warsaw, Poland.

Polish Supreme Court Head Defies Ruling Party As Crisis Deepens

Malgorzata Gersdorf is rejecting a shake-up by the right-wing government that is aimed at forcing her and other top judges to retire. The government's move is straining its relations with the EU.

Police officials in New York said Friday they arrested a suspect who may be the "Subway Brake Bandit." The bandit disrupting trains by pulling emergency brakes without reason.

Police Say They Have 'Subway Brake Bandit,' Who Stopped Trains Without Reason

New York transit officials think he would surf on top of a train, get into the operating cabin, and then yank the emergency brake. The train would be delayed, along with others on that line.

Ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan is being held in Moscow's Lefortovo prison on accusations of espionage by the Russian government.

As American Sits In Moscow Jail, Russia Says U.S. Has Detained One Of Its Citizens

A top Russian official has dismissed suggestions that Paul Whelan would be traded for any Russian in U.S. custody.

Edda Mueller of Transparency International presents the Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 at a news conference Tuesday in Berlin.

U.S. Slips In Annual Global Corruption Rankings

The latest Corruption Perceptions Index shows the U.S. dropped six spots, to No. 22 out of 180 countries and territories. It's listed right after France and before the United Arab Emirates.

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