Hunt for a ghost ship: US vessel discovered

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — It was an eerie sight: an American oil supply ship abandoned in one of the danger-filled creeks that snake through the south of Nigeria, stars and stripes fluttering from its mast, but no sign of life on board.

Army occupies 'Venezuela's Best Buy' over prices

'Silence' worries aid workers in wake of typhoon

Aid workers and emergency officials warned that there had been no contact with many typhoon-hit parts of the Philippines more than three days after one of the most violent storms to ever make landfall slammed into the country.

Space trio brings Olympic torch back to Earth

A Russian Soyuz space capsule landed safely on the steppes of Kazakhstan, returning three spacefliers to Earth along with one other precious item: the Olympic torch.

US is not in a race to complete Iran nuke deal: Kerry

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday that Washington was not engaged in a race to complete talks with Iran on its nuclear program and vowed to defend America's regional allies against any threats.

Senior leader of Taliban-linked Haqqani network killed

A senior member of the Afghan Taliban and financier for the militant Haqqani network was shot dead overnight in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, officials and Taliban sources told NBC News on Monday.

No more bullying: School crowns same-sex couple homecoming queens

When Greta Melendez and Lily Cohen got nominated for homecoming, they were shocked — but they were even more astonished when they both won. Melendez said it was amazing “just to see the crowd stand and applaud for two people who love each other.”