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Huge demonstrations began over the weekend. But now they've reached new intensity, with thousands of mostly young protesters blocking lawmakers from considering a controversial extradition bill.

At their annual meeting held in Birmingham, Ala., the Southern Baptist Convention approved changes making it clear that individual churches can be expelled for covering up abuse cases.

The chamber sidestepped what might have been an even uglier showdown with the executive branch but opened the door to years of litigation over Russia, taxes, security clearances and more.

Rachel Martin talks to Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald about protesters in Haiti calling for the president's resignation after he was implicated in a scandal involving corruption allegations.

Noel King talks to Amy Celico, a former China trade negotiator, about President Trump's negotiating tactics, and the potential impact on reaching a trade agreement with China.

The founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture will become the Smithsonian Institution's first African American secretary.

John Vandemoer, who pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, was the first to be sentenced in the scandal. Prosecutors had called for a "meaningful" sentence to rebuild faith in the system.

Will author and artist Eric Carle's famously peckish creation be munching his way through some birthday cake? (Along with the salami, the pickle, the watermelon and the slice of Swiss cheese.)

The surge of Central American migrants is straining dozens of interior checkpoints along the U.S.-Mexico border — with temporary closures of some posts and the reassignment of agents at others.

Wildland firefighters face a growing danger from smoke, as wildfires become more frequent and intense. It's a hazard that scientists and fire agencies are only beginning to understand.