US move to shut China's Houston consulate draws questions about motives
• Video appears to show paper-burning at Chinese consulate after US orders it to close • US defense chief pushes allies to challenge 'bullying' China 
How Fox News has changed in the four years since Roger Ailes was ousted
Roger Ailes was forced to walk the Fox News plank four years ago this week. 
Hostage siege ends in Ukraine after President agrees to recommend 2005 Joaquin Phoenix film
An hours-long hostage siege ended in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk on Tuesday night after President Volodymyr Zelensky met one of the alleged gunman's unusual demands -- to endorse a 2005 documentary about humanity's abuse of animals. 
Opinion: In Venezuela, US sanctions are only hurting
Make no mistake about it. There is a humanitarian disaster developing today in Venezuela, driven in part by failed economic sanctions imposed by the United States. It is time for Washington to change direction, prioritize the lives of Venezuelans and support them in building a path toward free and fair elections. 
See a 3D model of the universe
More than a hundred astrophysicists have created the world's largest three-dimensional map of the universe. Researchers say the model helps better explain the history of the cosmos. 
The EU struck a big rescue deal. But it might have dealt a blow to democracy
Brussels began the week in celebratory mood, as member states of the European Union finally agreed how they would distribute around $2 trillion of funds across the bloc over the next seven years. 
23 abducted children, aged from 3 months to 15 years, rescued from house in Mexico
Twenty-three children have been rescued after being abducted and forced to sell handicrafts in a tourist town in southern Mexico. 
Country of 12.5 million has only had 5 Covid-19 deaths. Here's how
Densely-populated Rwanda is emerging as one nation that has effectively managed coronavirus. But its success dealing with the pandemic began long before the virus emerged. CNN's Stephanie Busari reports. 
The mask debate is still raging in the US, but much of the world has moved on
President Donald Trump has long been reluctant to wear a mask in public, but on Monday he tweeted a photo of himself sporting one and encouraged his "patriotic" supporters to do the same. 
Astrophysicists reveal largest 3D model of the universe ever created
A global consortium of astrophysicists have created the world's largest three-dimensional map of the universe, a project 20 years in the making that researchers say helps better explain the history of the cosmos. 