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The Asian tsunami that struck one year ago left nearly 170,000 people dead or missing in the Indonesian province of Aceh alone. Hundreds of thousands more lost their homes and the rebuilding process has not been as swift as they had hoped.

The floods have killed at least 170 and displaced more than 600,000 since the onset of heavy rains in November.

Physics professor Vinod Menon was recently sorting through a pile of mail at The City College of New York when he found a box with $180,000 inside. The money had been sent by a grateful graduate.

Despite its concerns over human rights, the Biden administration is changing its stance toward Saudi Arabia in a bid to lower global oil prices and tame gas costs at the pump.

The Supreme Court accepted TikTok's emergency request to hear arguments about a law that could ban the viral video app next month. Approximately 170 million Americans use the platform.

TikTok is back online in the U.S. after going dark for about 14 hours. The blackout affecting 170 million American users was lifted after President-elect Trump vowed to pause the federal ban.

There is panic among many of the 170 million Americans on TikTok. That's because, any time now, the Supreme Court is set to decide whether the app will stay, or be banned in six days.

Sectarian tensions are fueling violence and protests in Iraq, where more than 170 people have been killed since Tuesday, when government forces clashed with Sunni Muslim protesters. "Sectarianism is evil," Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says on Iraqi TV, after 10 Iraqi military and militia members were killed in separate attacks Saturday.

There are conflicting stories about how many people were kidnapped from a cement factory near Damascus. A rights group says 170 people were taken, but state media puts that number at more than 300.

Along with fresh dollars, the campaign has signed up over 170,000 new volunteers. That energy is much needed for the vice president who, as of Sunday, has just 100 days until Election Day.