The White House and the UN are denouncing what Syrian activists say was a shelling that killed more than 90 people, including dozens of children. Activists say it was one of the deadliest regime attacks in Syria's 14-month-old uprising.
Firefighters in China have rescued a man trapped in his vehicle in a river swollen by heavy rainfall. The car went off the road and into the river, leaving the man to cling to his vehicle, waiting for help. (May 26)
Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that the United States can now focus on new global challenges after a long decade of war in an election-year commencement address to jubilant graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. (May 26)
Government troops shelled a string of villages in central Syria before pro-regime thugs swept through the area, shooting people in the streets and in their homes in attacks that killed more than 90 people, activists said on Saturday. (May 26)
Shell hopes to use the Arctic drill ship Kulluk which has a 160-foot derrick, to send down drill bits and pipe to tap vast oil reserves below the Beaufort Sea off Alaska's north coast. (May 26)
Highlights of this day in history: Allied troops begin their evacuation from Dunkirk, France; President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial ends with his acquittal; Actor John Wayne; Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie marry. (May 2
A man accused of luring 6-year-old Etan Patz into the basement of a convenience store with the promise of a soda in 1979 and strangling him was charged with second-degree murder on Friday, the 33rd anniversary of the boy's disappearance. (May 25)
About 500 kids who have lost a family member in the wars have gathered for an annual camp outside Washington, to have fun and share experiences only they can understand. (May 27)
Authorities say an unruly man who had been traveling on an American Airlines flight from Jamaica was restrained then arrested when the plane landed in Miami on Friday. (May 25)
Actor Robert Pattinson premiered his edgy, buzzed-about movie 'Cosmopolis' at the Cannes Film Festival Friday. Girlfriend and 'Twilight' co-star Kristen Stewart attended too but the pair walked the red carpet separately. (May 25)
Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton have teamed up on the new TV miniseries 'Hatfields and McCoys.' The miniseries is the true story of a legendary family feud that spanned decades. Part one premieres on the History channel May 28 at 9/8c. (May 25)
Here's the latest news for Friday, May 25: Suspect awaits arraignment in '79 Etan Patz case; Dragon arrives at space station in historic 1st; Egypt results point to deeply divisive runoff race; Passenger restrained on flight to Miami arrested.
The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule made a historic arrival at the International Space Station on Friday, captured by astronauts wielding a giant robot arm. (May 25)
A gunman took an unknown number of hostages inside an Indiana real estate office Friday, police said, prompting officers to shut down nearby streets and surround the building with guns drawn. (May 25)
Things didn't work out when Brad Womack picked Emily Maynard on ABC's 'The Bachelor.' 26-year-old Maynard is now 'The Bachelorette' and she says she took steps to be sure to have a happy ending. (May 25)
Most of Centralia, Pa. was demolished in the 1980s after the slow-burning fire that began in 1962 spread to the underground network of coal mines. Only a handful of people remain now, resisting the state's efforts to help them leave. (May 25)
Olympic medals from three Native American athletes who competed in the 1912 games in Stockholm, Sweden are in a new exhibit opening at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington. (May 25)
Most of Centralia, Pa. was demolished in the 1980s after the slow-burning fire that began in 1962 spread to the underground network of coal mines. Only a handful of people remain now, resisting the state's efforts to help them leave. (May 25)
The cast of the Queen Latifah-produced "Single Ladies" -- LisaRaye McCoy, Denise Vasi and Charity Shea -- talk about season two and Stacey Dash leaving the VH1 series. (May 25)
At the Cannes Film Festival, director David Cronenberg dismisses comparisons between Robert Pattinson's character in 'Cosmopolis' and his 'Twilight' vampire Edward Cullen, while Pattinson reveals what drew him to his latest role. (May 25)
The New York Historical Society has opened its Beer Here exhibit, which takes museum goers through 300 years of beer history ending with the museum's very own craft brew bar. (May 25)
Sydney's annual Vivid Festival opened on Friday with a series of spectacular light displays on many of the city's iconic buildings. The event features over 50 light installations, including a display on the 'sails' of the Sydney Opera House. (May 25)
Authorities say an unruly passenger onboard an American Airlines flight from Jamaica had to be restrained by other passengers after the plane landed in Miami. Airport police took the man into custody. (May 25)
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