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.
Venus Williams of the US is congratulated by Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium (L) after Williams won their match at the US Open tennis championships in New York, August 26, 2013.
Waura Indians participate in a ceremony during this year's 'quarup,' a ritual held over several days to honour in death a person of great importance to them, in Xingu National Park, Mato Grosso State, August 25, 2013.
The United Nations said Monday that it would be in touch with the United States over reports that the world body was spied on by the US National Security Agency (NSA).
The giant panda cub born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington appears to be in good health after a quick physical examination.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who helped Bill Gates transform the company from a tiny startup into the world's most valuable business, announced plans on Friday to retire sometime in the next year.
The US National Zoo's panda team gave a newly born panda cub its first neonatal exam on Sunday morning, and found it healthy, said the zoo authorities.
Firefighters on Saturday battled to gain control of a fast-moving wildfire raging on the edge of Yosemite National Park that is threatening power and water supplies to San Francisco about 200 miles (322 km) to the west.
Visitors watch sand sculptures during the Fourth International Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition of the 135th Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Canada on Aug 23, 2013.
Giant panda Mei Xiang has given birth to a cub at the US National Zoo in Washington on Friday afternoon, the zoo authorities announced. The mother panda's water broke at around 3:36 pm local time, and she gave birth at 5:32 pm, the zoo said in a statement.
The United States reflects on one of the turning points of its recent history, starting this weekend, when it marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington.
US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Thursday that the US stance on the Diaoyu Islands is unchanged.
A tour bus ferrying passengers to a California casino lies on its side between a freeway and railroad tracks after it crashed in Irwindale, California August 22, 2013.
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