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Alcaraz beats Djokovic to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam

The 22-year-old Spaniard's win against 38-year-old rival Novak Djokovic at Sunday's Australian Open makes him the youngest male player to win all four major tournaments.

A plane drops retardant over a property threatened by a wildfire, on Monday in Lakeport, Calif.

Firefighters Making Tentative Progress Against Deadly California Wildfires

The largest Carr Fire, which has engulfed more than 100,000 acres and killed 6 people, is now 23 percent contained. Meanwhile, the Ferguson Fire west of Yosemite National Park is 30 percent contained.

China's Ministry of Commerce is pursuing legal remedy against the U.S. over new tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. Here, a container ship is unloaded at the Port of Oakland in California last week after completing a voyage from China.

China Files WTO Complaint Over U.S. Tariffs On $200 Billion Of Imports

The complaint comes less than a week after the Trump administration published a preliminary list of more than 6,000 Chinese products that it wants to hit with new tariffs.

Sunday marked 72 years since the U.S. dropped one of two atomic bombs on Japan. On the eve of the anniversary, organizers of a peace event lit up torches on floats on the Motoyasu River next to the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima.

Japan Calls For Denuclearized World On 72nd Anniversary Of Hiroshima

On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Now, Japan, the U.S. and other nations grapple with calls for global disarmament amid the threat posed by North Korea.

Syrian refugee children flash the V-sign at a camp in Suruc, a Turkish city near the border with Syria.

5 Surprising Facts About The Refugee Crisis

Not since World War II have there been so many people who've fled their homes due to conflict. And children are hit especially hard by the crisis.

Supporters wave Trump campaign signs at a rally in Oklahoma City on February 26, 2016.

Trump Looks Poised To Win Oklahoma Despite Signs Of Ambivalence

Recent polling and fundraising numbers seem to confirm that Donald Trump will likely win Oklahoma’s seven electoral votes this November.Trump has now…

Travelers self-test for the coronavirus at a mobile testing site at New York City's Penn Station in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. The U.S. is currently seeing record hospitalizations for COVID-19, and health experts fear more surges are on their way.

Fauci Warns Of 'Surge Upon A Surge' As COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hit Yet Another High

More than 91,000 people were hospitalized with the coronavirus on Saturday — over 6,000 of them on ventilators. With the holiday season fast approaching, health experts fear the worst is yet to come.

A swimmer jumps from a jetty in an effort to cool off in Adelaide, Australia, as the country experiences record temperatures.

Australia Just Had Its Hottest Day On Record

The scorching temperatures are happening during a destructive wildfire season and a brutal drought. The average maximum temperature across the country on Tuesday was 105.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

Democratic Senators File Ethics Complaint Against Cruz, Hawley After Capitol Riot

Seven Democratic senators have formally filed a complaint with the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate GOP Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak.

The U.S. will offer nearly 300,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine in the coming weeks

The Department of Health and Human Services will make 296,000 doses available in the coming weeks, and expects a total of 1.6 million doses to be available in the U.S. by the end of the year.

People throughout cities and states have begun to recognize Indigenous People's Day.

Indigenous Peoples' Day is October 10. Here's how you can celebrate

Monday, Oct. 10 is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a holiday honoring the past, present and future of Native peoples across the country.

Oklahoma Catholic Native Schools Project seeks boarding school survivors

Catholic Church leaders launched the Oklahoma Catholic Native Schools Project to expand their understanding of Indigenous students’ experiences at Catholic-run boarding schools from 1880-1965.

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