The Justice Department on Tuesday said it fired Desiree Leigh Grace as the newly appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, hours after federal judges in the state chose her over President Donald Trump's pick, Alina Habba.

The US State Department confirmed that a US Patent and Trademark Office employee has been barred from leaving China, and said officials were working to resolve the situation.

The United States fell to 10th place on the ranking, which is based on the number of places a traveler can visit without a visa.

Among the scores of offices the U.S. State Department eliminated last week in its dramatic revamp, the shuttering of one little-known office has raised particular alarm among U.S. diplomats.

Vietnam's police ministry has agreed to buy two Lockheed Martin helicopters, according to three people with knowledge of the talks, in what would be a key security deal since Washington lifted an arms embargo on the Communist-run nation a decade ago.

No State Department official publicly said when the first notices for the planned layoffs would be sent, but the widespread expectation is for the terminations to start as soon as Friday.

The Justice Department fired Desiree Grace after New Jersey’s federal judges appointed her as acting U.S. attorney in the state, instead of Trump’s former personal lawyer.

Beijing blocked a U.S. federal employee from leaving China after they traveled to the country in a personal capacity, the State Department confirmed Tuesday. The employee, who works for the U.S.

The US State Department intensified its warning against travel to Iran with a fresh advisory specifically targeting Iranian Americans.

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The State Department on Tuesday confirmed an American citizen was shot and killed by Syrian government forces in viral graphic footage on social media.  Hosam Saraya, a Syrian American citizen of