U.S. and Azerbaijani officials suggested that Russian air defense systems may have brought down the passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan. The White House did not elaborate, as the investigation is still unfolding.

The man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been charged with multiple counts of murder and arson. Sebastian Zapeta, a Guatemalan national living in the United States illegally, is in custody, and authorities are continuing efforts to identify the victim.

According to data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, homelessness in the United States increased by 18 percent this year. A total of 770,000 people are considered homeless. The department attributed this rise to a lack of affordable housing and a surge in migrant arrivals.

South Korea's parliament voted to impeach the country’s acting president, Han Duck-soo, plunging the nation into a deeper political crisis. Han will be stripped of his presidential powers and duties until the Constitutional Court decides whether to dismiss or reinstate him.