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NASA The Inflatable Space House That Won't Inflate
NASA has put on hold the scheduled deployment of a new module on the International Space Station after it failed to expand.
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Thaier Al-Sudani / Reuters The Civilian Toll in Fallujah
At least 50,000 people remain in the Iraqi city amid fighting between government forces and ISIS militants.
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EUNAVFOR MED / Reuters Migrant Crisis: More Deaths
The EU rescue mission says at least 20 people are dead after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP President Obama: World Leaders Are ‘Rattled’ by Trump
Speaking in Japan, Obama also explained the tense race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders by saying: “They are in the course of a primary.”
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Hasan Jamali / AP Oil on the Rise
The price of Brent crude crossed $50 for the first time this year amid a decline in U.S. inventories and supply disruptions caused by the wildfires in Alberta, the Canadian province.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters A Trump-Sanders Debate?
The Republican nominee offers vague terms to a Democratic rival before the California primary.
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Charles Tasnadi / AP Can Trump Whitewater-Raft His Way to the White House?
In an ironic twist, the Republican nominee—the author of many a failed real-estate deal—is trying to use the Clintons’ bad 1978 land purchase against Hillary Clinton
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Randall Hill / Reuters South Carolina's New Abortion Law
Doctors in the state who perform abortions after 20 weeks now can face jail time.
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Jonathan Drake / Reuters The States Strike Back on Transgender Rights
Officials from Texas and 10 other states challenge the Obama administration's interpretation of Title IX and gender identity.
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Anthony Bolante / Reuters Lights Out in Seattle
The power was out for more than an hour in the downtown area Wednesday.
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Reuters Mandatory Handshakes in Swiss Classrooms
A regional authority said students must shake their teacher’s hand, regardless of religion.
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Adriano Machado / Reuters Who’s Missing From Brazil’s Cabinet?
Ministers who represent half of the country's population
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Akhtar Soomro / Reuters The Attacks Against Transgender Activists in Pakistan
Five have been injured in recent attacks in a northern Pakistan province.
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Tyrone Siu / Reuters Sexism Toward Taiwan’s New President
A Chinese military official described Tsai Ing-wen as “erratic” because she’s single.
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Efrem Lukatsky / AP Russia and Ukraine Swap Prisoners
Nadiya Savchenko, the captured Ukrainian air-force pilot, has been freed in exchange for two Russians.
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Afghan Islamic Press / AP Who Is the New Taliban Leader?
Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada will replace Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed Saturday in a U.S. drone strike in Baluchistan.
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Chuck Burton / AP The Death-Penalty Charges Against the Charleston Church Shooter
Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Dylann Roof, who killed nine people at a historically black church last year.
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Rebecca Boone / AP The 'Turmoil and Confusion' in Portland's Police Department
The police chief was placed on leave after he shot his friend while hunting and tried to cover it up.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Car Manufacturers and Ride-Sharing Apps Become Friends
Toyota has announced it will partner with Uber, and Volkswagen has invested in the Israel-based company Gett.
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Dado Ruvic / Reuters How Twitter's New Reply System Will Work
The @-reply is dead.
