News reports indicate the 15-year-old was hoping to eventually get to Somalia, where his mother lives. He crawled into the wheel well of a jet that flew from California to Hawaii.
Read More »‘Object Of Interest’ Found In Search For Malaysian Jet
Investigators are studying a piece of metal discovered on a beach in western Australia to see if it might be debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Read More »Obama Tours Mudslide Devastation, Pledges Solidarity With Families
A month after the devastating mudslide that killed at least 41 people, the president stopped at the tiny town of Oso, where he promised to "be strong right alongside you."
Read More »U.S. Says It’s Monitoring For Possible North Korea Nuclear Test
The State Department, citing news reports of heightened activity at Pyongyang's test site, says it's closely watching the situation.
Read More »Soldier Speaks Up A Decade After Pat Tillman’s Friendly-Fire Death
Steven Elliott, one of the Rangers who mistakenly fired on Tillman's position, says he believed there were no "friendlies" in the area when he pulled the trigger.
Read More »45 People Were Shot In Chicago Over The Weekend
That follows 33 shootings the weekend before and 27 one week before that. As the weather is warming, the deadly incidents are on the rise again.
Read More »Tattoo Of Buddha Gets British Tourist Thrown Out Of Sri Lanka
A 37-year-old British woman was detained in the island nation after a taxi driver noticed her Buddha tattoo, which is viewed as a religious affront to the country's dominant religion.
Read More »‘Stop Supporting Men Hiding Behind Masks,’ Biden Tells Russia
In Ukraine on Tuesday, the vice president also said "it's time for Russia to stop talking and start acting" to help resolve the crisis there.
Read More »Louisiana Lawmaker Pulls Bill To Make Bible State’s Official Book
The lawmaker who sponsored the bill to make the Holy Bible the state's official book said it had become a distraction and that there were "much more important" priorities.
Read More »Study: 2 In 5 Americans Earning Degrees After High School
The Lumina Foundation says nearly 40 percent of adults held college degrees in 2012 — the biggest one-year jump since 2008. And it says that 60 percent college attainment is "within reach" by 2025.
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