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The Washington Mystics play in Game 5 of basketball's WNBA Finals in October. The league, which postponed the start of its season due to the coronavirus, announced plans to reopen in July.

Women's Pro Basketball To Return In July

The WNBA has announced plans for a shortened season to be held in Florida, a neutral site. It's the first time that all teams' players will train and play in the same location.

Vera Lynn, serving cups of tea to servicemen stationed in Trafalgar Square on June 4, 1942.

Vera Lynn, Singer Of Timeless Classics In WWII-Era Britain, Dies At 103

Lynn became a household name in the U.K. amidst World War II, all but singlehandedly maintaining the morale of British soldiers on the front lines.

Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., at a hearing on July 22. He was not pleased with the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday.

Secretary Wolf's Absence From Hearing Should 'Appall' Congress, Panel Chairman Says

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., says that in failing to appear in response to a House subpoena, acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf has expressed a dangerous contempt for congressional oversight.

Finalists For Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Will Appear At A Public Forum

The people vying to run Washington state’s largest school district will take questions from the public at a forum Thursday afternoon. One group anxiously…

British Prime Minister Theresa May, center, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron during a news conference following a meeting on the sidelines of the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, on Thursday.

EU Joins U.K. In Saying Russia 'Very Likely' Responsible For Nerve Agent Attack

At a summit in Brussels, EU leaders said "there is no plausible alternative explanation" for the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter earlier this month in southern England.

Orange snow in the mountains at the Rosa Khutor ski resort outside Sochi, Russia, on Friday.

Clockwork Orange? Why Russian Ski Slopes Are Being Blanketed In The Strange Color

The skies over Crete were an eerie orange, too. Why the tangerine tint? Powerful storms in North Africa blew sands from the Sahara across the Mediterranean.

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