Breaking News & Hottest Global News without Border (Series 2)

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A helicopter crash killed nine American troops from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan's south on Tuesday, NBC News reported.

Afghan helicopter crash kills 9 Americans

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A Senate bill to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy was defeated  Tuesday, a major setback for gay groups that saw the vote as their last chance this year to overturn the 17-year-old ban.

Senate fails in effort to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

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Anysha Panesar has stirred controversy by beating out 30 rivals to win a $2,000 cash prize and $18,000 scholarship at a Florida pageant — the 16-year-old named America's Perfect Teen actually hails from Wales.

There she is, America's Perfect Teen — from Britain

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An orphaned premature infant whose parents were killed in a car crash died in an Australian hospital on Wednesday, the same day her parents were buried.

Preemie dies on day of parents' funeral

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House Republican leaders are vowing to cut taxes and federal spending, repeal President Barack Obama's health care law and ban federal funding of abortion.

Tax, spending cuts top GOP 'Pledge to America'

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It's been called a slow-growing monster: a huge lake that has steadily expanded over the last 20 years, swallowing up thousands of acres, hundreds of buildings and at least two towns in its rising waters.

North Dakota lake swallows land and buildings

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The Texas State Board of Education, which ordered a series of controversial textbook changes in May, is taking up another explosive curriculum issue: the teaching of Islam in public schools.

Texas debates 'pro-Islamic' bias in textbooks

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The new health care law adds consumer protections that kick in Thursday, forcing insurers to cover kids with pre-existing conditions, eliminate lifetime caps and stop cancelling policies when people become sick.

Health reform begins — what changes mean to you

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Actor Randy Quaid, arrested after he was found living on a property he once owned, is not alone in his post-bubble trouble. Reports of high-end "mansion-squatting" are growing more common.

Squatters move into upscale neighborhoods

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Virginia executes the first woman in nearly a century amid appeals from the European Union and repercussions that reached as far away as Iran.

Va. executes first woman in nearly 100 years