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Teachers in Denver Public Schools voted to authorize a strike late Tuesday.

Denver Teachers Vote To Authorize A Strike

After more than a year of negotiating with the school district, Denver teachers could begin a strike as soon as Jan. 28. It would be the city's first teacher strike in almost 25 years.

José Roselló and Victoria Garcia take part in a vigil last Thursday for their son, Julen, whose body was found over the weekend in a borehole in Spain's Málaga province.

Funeral Held For 2-Year-Old Boy Who Fell Into Borehole In Spain

Julen Roselló disappeared on Jan. 13 near the village of Totalán in Málaga province. "All of Spain shares in the infinite sadness of Julen's family," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (right) and National Security Adviser John Bolton announce sanctions against Venezuela, which are meant to put pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Oil Prices Edge Upward After U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Venezuela

The sanctions are meant to put pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who allegedly diverts billions in oil profits to pay off military officers and help prop up his government.

Nicholas Nicolet and his son Rocco cross-country ski on Sunday in Montpelier, Vt. A major winter storm hit the Midwest and New England this weekend.

Winter Storm Grounds Flights, Delays Trains And Knocks Out Power

The storm barreled through New England after hitting the Midwest, creating havoc along some transportation routes.

Thousands Of Pounds Of Chicken Tenders Spill Onto Alabama Highway After Crash

What happens when a truckload of frozen chicken tenders spills across an Alabama highway? Madness.

Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor departs federal court in Boston, Jan. 30. On Monday the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying it needs to sell its assets to pay back creditors. Kapoor, who was convicted last month of racketeering, owns more than 63% of the company.

Insys Files For Chapter 11, Days After Landmark Opioid Settlement Of $225 Million

The maker of a highly addictive fentanyl-based drug wants to sell its assets to pay some $250 million in debts. The move could let the company out of part of the settlement deal reached last week.

Poland's Internal Security Agency accuses Huawei's sales director in Poland of spying on behalf of China, arresting the Chinese citizen along with one other man. Here, people walk by Huawei's offices in Warsaw on Friday.

Polish Police Arrest Huawei Executive On Suspicion Of Spying For China

Poland has evidence that a Huawei sales director and a Polish citizen "cooperated with the Chinese services," according to a spokesman for Poland's special services branch.

Incoming Migrants Overwhelm Spain's Refugee Centers

Spain is taking in more migrants than Greece or Italy — the first time that's happened since the crisis began in 2015. The numbers are expected to rise, and that's straining Spain's migrant services.

Ekrem Imamoglu, a mayoral candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, at a polling station in Istanbul on Sunday. He won the election in March, and won again on Sunday in a new election.

Opposition Candidate Wins Again In Rerun Of Istanbul's Mayoral Election

After results of the March election, in which the opposition party won, residents voted again on Sunday in what is widely being seen as a referendum on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Vehicles were buried in hail on Sunday in eastern Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico. The accumulation of hail buried vehicles and damaged homes.

Freak Summer Hailstorm Hits Mexico's Guadalajara

"Hail more than a meter high, and then we wonder if climate change exists," said Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, the governor of Jalisco state. The Mexican army is helping to dig out the city.

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