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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-K.Y. (left), and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, speak to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

Just 17 Percent Of Americans Approve Of Republican Senate Health Care Bill

In a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, 55 percent of Americans say they disapprove of the Senate GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Tests on Subway chicken sandwiches in Canada have concluded that Subway chicken was only half meat — with the other half soy.

DNA Tests Find Subway Chicken Only 50 Percent Meat, Canadian News Program Reports

The CBC's investigative consumer show Marketplace ordered the DNA analysis. The sandwich chain unilaterally denies the accusation, with a spokesman calling the claims "absolutely false."

Vice President-elect Mike Pence campaigns with John Neely Kennedy, the Republican Senate candidate in Louisiana. Kennedy faces Democrat Foster Campbell in a runoff election on Dec. 10.

Democrats Make Long-Shot Effort To Win Louisiana Senate Seat

Following Donald Trump's victory, Democrats around the country have suddenly focused on Foster Campbell's campaign in an attempt to limit Republicans' incoming Senate majority to 51 seats.

President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a historic appearance at Pearl Harbor on Tuesday. While Abe is not the first Japanese leader to visit the landmark, he's the first do so publicly and alongside a U.S. president.

At Pearl Harbor, Obama And Japan's Leader Tout Reconciliation

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Obama stood side-by-side at the site of the 1941 attack. Both leaders memorialized the dead and spoke strongly of the relationship between the two nations.

In Shoko Asahara's eight-year trial, he spoke incoherently and never explained the motive for the attacks or acknowledged responsibility. He is seen here in 1989 in Bonn, Germany.

Japan Executes Cult Leader Responsible For 1995 Sarin Gas Attack On Tokyo Subway

Shoko Asahara, the leader of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, was hanged after being sentenced to death in 2004. Six of his followers were also put to death.

The lame-duck session of Congress will extend into late December now that bipartisan negotiators have passed a short-term extension of government funding. They have until Dec. 21 to finalize a spending deal.

Congress Punts Shutdown Fight Deep Into December

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill are still fighting over President Trump's demand to include $5 billion for a border wall in the annual spending bill and have until Dec. 21 to get a deal.

Marriott said that for 327 million guests of its Starwood network, which includes Westin hotels like this one near San Francisco, the compromised data includes dates of birth and passport numbers.

Marriott Says Up To 500 Million Customers' Data Stolen In Breach

The hotel giant said information on up to 500 million customers worldwide was exposed in a breach of its Starwood reservation database. The data includes dates of birth and passport numbers.

Police stand in the street after a car crashed outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, on Tuesday.

Driver Crashes Car Into Security Barriers At U.K. Parliament; 3 Injured

A man was arrested on "suspicion of terrorist offenses," police say, after his vehicle crossed through a pedestrian area Tuesday morning.

A court in Stockholm has found cultural figure Jean-Claude Arnault guilty of rape. He's seen here leaving on the final day of hearings in his trial. The turmoil unleashed by the case prompted the Swedish Academy to postpone this year's Nobel Literature Prize.

Court Sends Jean-Claude Arnault To Prison For Rape; Key Figure In Nobel Scandal

After allegations against Arnault became public in November, it emerged that he had also apparently assaulted Sweden's heir apparent, Crown Princess Victoria,

Jefferson Parish voters wait in line at the Charle Odom Building in Marrero, La. on the state's first day of early in-person voting. Oct. 16, 2020.

Voters Report More Than 5-Hour Wait At Westbank Early Voting Location

Louisiana voters encountered long lines and tightly packed crowds when they made their way to the polls Friday on the first day of early in-person...

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