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The vessel, carrying about 450 people trying to reach Europe, was towed to an Italian port after smugglers jumped ship in rough seas.

The clarification to a previous opinion means gay marriages will begin in the state next week. The judge says the issue of gay marriage is settled.

The speech catapulted Cuomo onto the national scene and cemented the three-time New York governor as one of the last avatars for New Deal liberalism.

Ohio State advanced to the College Football Playoff championship game against Oregon by beating Alabama 42-35. Earlier, Oregon defeated Florida State 59-20.

Mario Cuomo, who served as governor of New York from 1983 to 1994 and who was considered for a time a leading Democratic presidential option, died Thursday.

The interview was wide-ranging and nuanced. Obama touched on topics ranging from Iran to his view of race relations in the country to the new political reality of a Legislature controlled by the GOP.

The country's aging and shrinking population has been an issue of concern and could have severe economic consequences.

Authorities returned the remains of Hayati Lutfiah Hamid to her family in a ceremony in Indonesia. It's the first of many more to come.

The city already known for its extravagance upped the ante by lighting up the world's tallest building with 70,000 panels of LED bulbs.

The court tossed the men's convictions, but it did not order their release. It's unclear when a new trial would start.