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Venezuela's political crisis — pitting President Maduro against the country's opposition leader — continues against the backdrop of a worsening humanitarian crisis and a massive power outage.

Most U.S. states have a sales tax on menstrual products. But some states have repealed the tax on the grounds that it's unfair to women. But the repeals come at a cost to consumers and state revenues.

The number of jobs added was well below the three-month average. Manufacturing, a key sector that is affected by trade tensions, showed weak growth. But the unemployment rate held steady, at 3.6%.

Pelosi says she prays for the nation amid impeachment cries. Sixth migrant child dies in U.S. custody. Tornadoes, floods slam the Plains and Midwest. Activists rally for abortion rights.

Penguin Classics has released paperback editions of four mid-20th century novels by Asian American authors: America Is in the Heart; The Hanging on Union Square; East Goes West and No-No Boy.

The Trump administration says it is ready to talk to Iran. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's trip to Switzerland this weekend may be a sign he's looking for a back channel.

After former special counsel Robert Mueller spoke publicly, the number of Americans in favor of the proceedings ticked up. But it's still less than a quarter; 39% don't want any further action.

Sesame Street team members Dr. Rosemarie Truglio and Bill Sherman discuss writing songs for the iconic show over the years.

Vietnamese-American poet Ocean Vuong's words are mighty, teasing and overpowering in his autobiographical novel, written as a letter from a son to his illiterate mother.

A massive power grid serves Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay — tens of millions of people rely on it. On Sunday morning it went dead. By Sunday night most customers had their power back.