Breaking News & Hottest Global News without Border (Series 3)

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Fred Hargesheimer, a World War II Army pilot whose rescue by Pacific islanders led to a life of giving back as a builder of schools and teacher of children, died Thursday morning. He was 94.

WWII pilot who forever repaid rescuers dies

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A U.S. soldier accused of leaking classified material to WikiLeaks receives inhumane treatment at a Marine Corps brig, a friend who visits him regularly charged Thursday.

Pal: Accused WikiLeaker suffers in solitary

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NYT: Frustrated by regular filibusters and other blockades, Senate Democrats are urging their leadership to change the chamber's rules.

NYT: Dems seek changes to Senate procedures

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A Christmas Eve snow storm that blanketed parts of the Midwest was expected to bring rare Christmas Day snowfall to parts of the Southeast, prompting hundreds of airline flight cancellations and delays.

Storm slows holiday travel; flights canceled

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While many Southerners welcomed the prospect of a white Christmas by Saturday afternoon, the forecast forced Delta Airlines to scrub 300 of its 800 flights at its home airport of Atlanta.

Snow fear cancels 300 Atlanta flights

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A storm system was growing quickly on Saturday into a whopper of a Nor'easter, leading to issue a blizzard warning for New York City, Long Island as well as parts of New Jersey and Connecticut.

Storm, blizzard warnings stretch along Atlantic

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For generations, the Busches of St. Louis were the first family of American beer-making, but they have also been touched by scandal, tragedy and allegations of reckless behavior.

Busch family touched by scandal, tragedy

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Eight U.S. tourists were killed and 21 injured when their bus hit a stationary truck in southern Egypt, the state news agency MENA said on Sunday.

Eight American tourists killed in Egypt crash

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Hugh Hefner, the twice-married founder of Playboy, is taking the plunge again.

Playboy's Hefner announces engagement

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A powerful winter storm lay a snow blanket from the South to the Northeast on Sunday, turning roads slick, stranding thousands of airline, train and bus passengers and putting a chill in retailers' day-after-Christmas sales.

East Coast storm snarls post-Christmas travel