The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth resources, which are said to be worth trillions of dollars.

SALT LAKE CITY — Four Americans were charged Wednesday in federal court with coordinating the failed Democratic Republic of Congo coup last May, after their death sentences in that country were ...

After being initially sentenced to death, the three had their sentences commuted, before being transferred to US custody.