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Gene Hackman, the unpretentious actor whose performances in such films as “The French Connection,” “Hoosiers,” “Unforgiven” and “The Firm” elevated character roles to leading-man levels, has died. He was 95.

Abdullah Ocalan’s appeal raised the prospect of an end to a conflict between Turkey and the PKK that since the 1980s has killed an estimated 40,000 people.

Seven planets will align in the night sky through Friday of this week—and you won’t have to stay up late to view them.

Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily let President Donald Trump keep freezing foreign-aid payments while the US Supreme Court weighs whether to lift an order that would require disbursement of as much as $2 billion.

Acting shortly after Trump filed an emergency request, Roberts issued an administrative stay pausing a judge’s order that would have required payments to be made by 11:59 p.m. Washington time Wednesday night. Roberts’ order asked humanitarian groups challenging the freeze to respond by Friday at noon.

US District Judge Amir Ali said Tuesday the administration had failed to comply with his earlier order to lift a freeze on foreign assistance through UDAID.

Wendy Schiller, professor of political science at Brown University, outline her concerns with the White House seemingly exerting increased power over the American judiciary. Professor Schiller speaks with Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney on Bloomberg Radio. (Source: Bloomberg)

The charges against the Tates remain, and they will be expected to return to Romania for court appearances, Romanian officials said. ABC News’ Tom Soufi Burridge reports.

The U.S. next week will impose an additional 10% tariff on imports from China over its role in the fentanyl trade, the president said.

Four British women who’ve accused Andrew Tate of rape are “in disbelief and feel retraumatized by the news” that he’s been allowed to leave Romania for the U.S.