The Trump administration was caught between allies at home and abroad and the reality of global economics as it reinstated sanctions Monday on Iran, forced to carve out exemptions for important allies and back off on measures that could have been even more punishing for Tehran. The U.S. granted waivers to allow China and seven close U.S. partners and allies to continue importing Iranian crude and other petroleum products without penalty, bowing to concerns that a complete end to Iran's exports would cause a major spike in world oil prices and cause other economic disruptions.

A beloved 19-year-old Nutcracker dog is retiring from the stage after more than 125 performances. The ballet's artistic director and Archie's owner says Archie is "settling down to a life of luxury and long naps on pillows."

It's in the Constitution that babies born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens, but President Donald Trump wants to end that right. The move is part of his hard stance on immigration in the days leading up to the election.

One of two crew members recovered after two U.S. warplanes collided and crashed off Japan's coast early Thursday is dead and five others remain missing, the U.S. military said. The Marine Corps said the other recovered crew member was in fair condition.

Three and a half years after giving humanity its first close-up view of Pluto, and almost 13 years after launching from Earth, the New Horizons spacecraft will explore another new frontier: a reddish hunk of rock and ice known as Ultima Thule. The object — or, perhaps, pair of objects (it's so far away astronomers aren't sure) — is thought to be a pristine remnant of the early solar system, untouched for billions of years. Its nickname conveys its significance, meaning "beyond the known world."

SAP, a German-based European corporation that makes software to manage business operations and customer relations, says it has agreed to pay $8 billion cash for Utah-based survey-software provider Qualtrics International Inc., which was preparing for an initial sale of stock to the public.

Hundreds of migrants have arrived by bus in Tijuana since Tuesday, occupying the little space still available in the city's shelters and spilling onto an oceanfront plaza, many say they will wait for other migrants to join them before making their next moves. On Wednesday, there was no evidence of caravan members at Tijuana's main border crossing to San Diego, where asylum seekers gather every morning.

Asian markets were broadly lower Monday after China protested the arrest of senior executive Meng Wanzhou of Chinese electronics giant Huawei, who is suspected of trying to evade U.S. trade curbs on Iran.

The White House has sent national security adviser John Bolton on a mission to allay Israel's concerns about President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. Bolton plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday, on his way to Turkey.

What to do with hundreds of foreign Islamic State fighters captured in Syria has become a critical and growing problem for the Trump administration as it prepares to pull troops out of the country. A senior administration official said Tuesday that resolving the fate of these prisoners is a top priority as the government lays the groundwork with allies to comply with President Donald Trump's Dec. 19 order to withdraw the 2,000 American troops from Syria.