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.
A triple conjunction of the planets Venus, Jupiter and Mercury is seen in the sky over the Statue of Liberty in New York.
US President Barack Obama on Sunday called the destruction last week's tornado wrought in Moore, Oklahoma, "hard to comprehend" and vowed to provide long-term federal help in rebuilding.
The oversize load on a semi-trailer truck that struck a Washington state bridge was likely too tall for the lowest point of clearance on the structure, part of which collapsed after the collision, a federal safety official said on Saturday.
US President Barack Obama's speech on drones and counterterrorism at the National Defense University in Washington falls far short of my expectations.
WTO's incoming Director General Roberto Azevedo on Thursday said that the organization is going through a critical moment.
The Washington State Patrol says a highway bridge over a river has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water.
The DESA released its mid-year WEPS report, which states that the world economy is expanding at subdued pace and a moderate pick-up in growth is expected for 2014.
After a marked downturn over the past two years, the global economy is expected to gain momentum slowly for the rest of 2013 and 2014 on the back of accommodative monetary policies in developed and developing economies.
US President Barack Obama on Thursday announced new guidelines codifying controversial drone strikes against militant targets.
US President Barack Obama on Thursday sought to define his administration's counterterrorism policies, announcing new guidelines codifying controversial drone strikes against militant targets, while renewing his pledge to close Guantanamo Bay military detention facility.
With anticipation running high for the meeting between Xi and Obama in California next month, China's ambassador to the US said people shouldn't expect concrete results. With anticipation running high for the meeting between Xi Jinping and Barack Obama in California next month, China's ambassador to the US said people shouldn't expect immediate, concrete results.
Forbes magazine on Wednesday released its annual list of 100 most powerful women in the world, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel topping the list for the seventh time in eight years.
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