Nation May 01 Ringling Bros. circus ends controversial elephant act after 145 years The circus company has used elephants in its shows for the last 145 years but changed its policies after animals rights' groups and others campaigned against the practice.
Politics May 01 WATCH: Obama drops the mic at final White House Correspondents’ Dinner President Barack Obama performed his brand of sharp-tongued comedy at the White House Correspondents' Dinner for the last time - wrapping up with "Obama out" and dropping the mic while the crowd cheered.
Nation May 01 Daniel Berrigan, priest and peace activist, dies at 94 Rev. Daniel Berrigan, a Roman Catholic priest known for his resistance to the Vietnam War, died Saturday in New York City at the age of 94.
Nation Apr 30 Grandmother and her four grandchildren drown in Texas flooding A grandmother and her four grandchildren drowned in a small Texas town when torrential rains caused massive flooding in their neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said.
World Apr 30 Death toll rises in Syrian city of Aleppo as ceasefire breaks down Syrian warplanes have targeted rebel groups in Aleppo for nine straight days.
Nation Apr 30 Lawmakers call for protected status for Ecuadorians living in U.S. As Ecuador grapples with a lengthy recovery following an earthquake earlier this month, some American politicians and immigration advocacy groups are requesting the Department of Homeland Security use a little-known law to extend the stay of Ecuadorians living in the…
World Apr 24 Solar plane completes dangerous 3-day flight over the Pacific Ocean The Solar Impulse-2 finished the most challenging leg of its around-the-world trip, which started in March 2015 in the United Arab Emirates, in an attempt to draw attention to clean-energy technology.
World Apr 24 One year later, mourning the victims of Nepal’s devastating quake One year after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake flattened sections of Nepal, hundreds of mourners gathered Sunday in the country's capital city of Kathmandu to pay homage to the nearly 9,000 people killed in the catastrophe.
Politics Apr 23 Officials investigating why 126,000 voters were purged from NY rolls Multiple investigations were launched and a top election official was suspended this week after tens of thousands of registered voters were found to be missing from the rolls during Tuesday’s Democratic primary in New York.
Nation Apr 23 Georgia man kills five in shooting rampage A Georgia gunman on a shooting rampage killed five people Friday night in two separate locations before taking his own life, with some of the victims believed to be members of his wife's family.