Earthquake: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake levelled parts of three historic towns in mountainous central Italy. Whole buildings collapsed, trapping people in the rubble. At least 38 people are reported dead and the death toll is likely to raise. One mayor …

Ferguson: Two St. Louis County police officers were shot during demonstrations outside the Ferguson, Mo. police station last night. The shooting broke what had been a night of tense but mostly peaceful protests in the hours after Ferguson’s police chief …

Mystery Jet: Two objects spotted by satellite in the Indian Ocean 1,500 miles Southwest of Perth might be pieces of the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, according to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. He said several aircraft were sent to …

Shutdown Throwdown: Day 8. President Obama challenged House Speaker John Boehner to hold an open up or down vote on whether to fund the federal government. “Let every member of Congress vote their conscience and they can determine whether or …

Day Four: Gunfire and explosions can still be heard from inside the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi as the Kenyan army continues to hunt for militants. Despite announcements yesterday that the situation is under control and the siege was over, …

Angelina: Actress Angelina Jolie announced in a NY Times opinion piece that she quietly had a double mastectomy because she has a high genetic risk of breast cancer. Her mother died of cancer. Jolie went through three months of procedures, …

 World: North Korea closed South Korean access to a joint industrial zone, further ratcheting tensions between the two countries and the US. The park just North of the demilitarized zone employs 50,000 North Koreans and hundreds of South Korean business …