Investigators seek cause of commuter train crash

Passengers wait to be picked-up after two commuter trains collided in BridgeportFederal investigators on Saturday searched for the cause of a rush-hour train crash in Connecticut that injured dozens of people commuting home from New York City, three of them critically.
Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600M

People wait in line to purchase Powerball lottery tickets at the Port Authority bus station in New YorkThe Powerball jackpot Saturday night could be even higher than the record $600 million being advertised, possibly rivaling the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday.
Cops investigate after NY college student killed

Hofstra University students gather near the house where another student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight house break-in next to the campus, Friday, May 17, 2013, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)A funeral has been scheduled for Wednesday for a 21-year-old Hofstra University student who was gunned down during a break-in at her apartment near the school's Long Island campus.
Plane makes emergency belly landing

In this image taken from video and provided to WABC TV News by an airport source, emergency personnel spray foam on the fuselage of a US Airways Express commuter plane after it made a belly landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The turboprop plane reportedly left Philadelphia shortly before 11 p.m., Friday, and landed safely at Newark with its landing gear retracted at about 1 a.m., Saturday. There were no injuries. (AP Photo/WABC TV News) MANDATORY CREDIT; NYC OUTAn airline official says a US Airways Express flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble.
First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams

First lady Michelle Obama jokes with a student as she hands out diplomas during the graduation ceremony for Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.
Paul McCartney kicks off 'Out There' tour in U.S.

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010 file photo, British musician Paul McCartney performs during his "Up And Coming Tour" at the Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paulo. McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, May 18, 2013. The massive production, which requires 31 trucks worth of equipment, includes lasers, huge pyrotechnics, and state of the art video displays, according to the website of the former Beatles star. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando.
Majority of number combos picked for Powerball pot

A customer, right, waits for his Powerball lottery ticket at a convenience store in Chicago on Saturday, May 18, 2013. A little more than a year after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory. Should nobody pick the correct six numbers, the prize money will roll over to next week's drawing and almost certainly eclipse the $656 million doled out to winners in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland in the Mega Millions game in March 2012. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)It's all about the odds.With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot on Saturday night.
Texas joins flood of states suing BP over 2010 Gulf spill
Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history.
North Korea fires three short-range missiles

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in PyongyangNorth Korea fired three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday, South Korea's Defence Ministry said, prompting Western powers to urge Pyongyang to exercise restraint.
Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean

In this May 2, 2013 photo, a leatherback turtle heads back into the ocean after burying her clutch of eggs in the sand at daybreak on a narrow strip of beach in Grande Riviere, Trinidad. In years past, poachers from Grande Riviere and nearby towns would ransack the turtles’ buried eggs and hack the critically threatened reptiles to death with machetes to sell their meat in the market. Now, the turtles are the focus of a thriving tourist trade, with people so devoted to them that they shoo birds away when the turtles first start out as tiny hatchlings scurrying to sea. (AP Photo/David McFadden)Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad.
Chicago commuter headache as 'L' train line shut for five months
Chicago will shut down part of its "L" elevated rail system's busiest line for five months starting on Sunday, forcing thousands of commuters to seek other routes and creating the biggest such U.S. transit disruption in two decades.
Despite controversies, Obama agenda marches on

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, Friday, May 17, 2013, during his second "Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour". (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies and political triage by the administration.
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