UC Santa Barbara students attend a candlelight vigil following Friday's series of drive-by shootings that left 7 people dead in the Isla Vista section of Santa Barbara May 24, 2014.
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers on Sunday withdrew his name from consideration for the Federal Reserve chairmanship, currently held by Ben Bernanke.
The world's oldest man, a 112-year-old self-taught musician, coal miner and gin rummy aficionado from western New York, has died. He was 112.
Soccer is more than a pastime - it's a way of life - in the country that will host next year's World Cup.
The Syrian opposition rejected an agreement between the US and Russia on Syrian chemical weapons and refused to declare a ceasefire with the government.
The White House on Friday announced President Barack Obama will visit Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines from October 6-12.
A balloonist who tried to cross the Atlantic Ocean using hundreds of helium-filled balloons is heading home after landing in Newfoundland, far short of his goal.
China's Honor Guard was ready to perform at its best in the military parade marking the 203th anniversary of Mexico's independence.
Jonathan Trappe takes to the air in a bid to become the first man to successfully cross the Atlantic Ocean using a balloon cluster system, in Caribou, Maine, Sept 12, 2013.
Voyager 1 has crossed a new frontier, becoming the first spacecraft ever to leave the solar system, NASA said Thursday.
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is seen at the Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, the United States, Sept 8, 2013.
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will visit China from September 15 to 18, on expanding collaboration on climate change, one of the most important challenges facing China and the world currently.
Americans paused in solemn ceremonies to cherish the memory of the innocent people who died when hijacked jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field 12 years ago.
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