A star is born with impromptu national anthem performance
Star Swain's family convinced her to sing the national anthem during a visit to the Lincoln Memorial, and the video has since gone viral
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#HeterosexualPrideDay trends on Twitter as LGBT Pride Month comes to an end
What appears to be a tongue-in-cheek social media movement to mark a day to celebrate heterosexual pride has become one of the day's top online trends
2 missing boys found dead in Minnesota lake
Two young boys had been missing since going out to play after dinner; found dead in shallow water hours later
Cat blamed for Florida shelter flood after turning on faucet
Water left running for 17 hours causes $5,000 in damage; Humane Society suspects kitten "who really liked playing in sinks"
Cop pens heartbreaking letter to deceased K-9 partner
After six years in the line of duty together and eight years living under the same roof, this letter from a cop to his late K-9 partner will bring you to tears
Snake feasting on animal near kids' play area alarms residents
Maine snake hunt has residents atwitter, police urging caution
Dog owners, beware of homemade "tennis ball bombs"
Don't let your dog pick up just any abandoned tennis ball, especially around the Fourth of July
Blanket causes deadly motorcycle accident in Pa., police say
Authorities say motorcycle driver crashed after getting blanket stuck in his rear wheel; driver killed when several tractor-trailers ran over him
Grandfather facing charges in deadly Arizona courthouse shooting
Holbrook, Arizona, shooting suspect identified by authorities a day after women were gunned down outside courthouse
The ethical dilemmas facing self-driving cars
Before they hit the mainstream market, autonomous cars must be programmed to make ethical decisions that are tricky to resolve
Fire erupts on flight in Seattle just before takeoff
The American Airlines jet was headed for the runway when the conflagration began; Seattle FD quickly responded and put it out
3 still missing a day after fiery, head-on Texas train wreck
Workers preparing to remove the charred, twisted box cars from the tracks and renew their search for three missing crew members
Zuckerberg's neighbors unhappy with big change to Hawaii property
Mark Zuckerberg wall makes some of Facebook CEO's Hawaii neighbors grumble
Biden pushes cancer researchers to achieve "moonshot"
The vice president is bringing together hundreds of scientists, health care providers, patients and their families for a summit in Washington
Olympic swim trials seeing many of the big names fall
Missy Franklin, Natalie Coughlin among the many struggling to make the team in any capacity, let alone in their specialized events
Federal judge blocks Trump from closing historic D.C. golf course, for now
U.S. facilitating direct engagement between Europe and Russia
Travelers stranded, flights canceled after ground stop. Here's what we know
Trump, Putin, Xi Jinping to meet in first trilateral of its kind
Man in his 70s diagnosed with heart defect usually found in infancy
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U.S. gave Singapore scant help with Alice Huang probe, source says
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Criminal probe into cruise ship over potential "magic pipe"
New congressman faces sexual harassment allegation
