Mary Soames, Winston Churchill's last surviving child, dead at 91
Soames was the youngest of five children of Churchill and his wife Clementine; married Conservative politician Christopher Soames
World
Iraq has a bleak May, with 799 killed in attacks, U.N. says
A surge in sectarian violence across Iraq only got worse after Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's party won big in parliamentary elections
Five Guantanamo detainees to be exchanged for Bergdahl
Qatar is taking custody of the high-level former Guantanamo detainees, promising to restrict their movements
Bowe Bergdahl, a Taliban captive since 2009, has been freed
Army sergeant was taken prisoner just a few months after he arrived in Afghanistan in 2009 and was exchanged for several Guantanamo detainees
"Cat-loving" American suicide bomber in Syria from Florida
Officials say Moner Mohammad Abusalha, a former Seminole State College student, is likely the first American to blow himself up in Syrian war
Hagel spars with China over territorial disputes
Claims over the rights to some islands in the South China Sea threaten to drive a wedge in U.S.-China relations
Baby fever heading for Chinese couples?
China loosens up 30-year-old one-child policy after a landmark decision
Photos of the week
The best images from the week's news, May 23, 2014 - May 30, 2014
Pakistan "honor killing": More arrests as victim's husband threatens suicide
Husband of slain pregnant woman threatens self-immolation if the killers of his wife are not brought to justice
2 police fired after girls gang-raped, found hanging from tree in India
Officers fired for failing to investigate disappearance of two teenage cousins; top official mocks journalists for asking about attack
McDonald's to Thais: Stop using our arches in protest signs
Burger chain says it could take "appropriate measures" if protesters continue to appropriate its famous logo
More security monitors go missing in Ukraine
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe loses contact with 5 members in region where 4 others are being held by insurgents
Will bureaucrats force reinvention of Chanel N°5?
European Union mulling ban on some key ingredients in the world's most popular luxury fragrances
Bizarre new twist in Pakistan "honor killing" case
Police reveal husband of woman stoned to death for marrying against family's will killed his 1st wife in 2009, but charges were dropped
Ukraine crisis threatens U.S. space program
U.S. looks for ways to get to space without Russian rockets
Tennessee prison system head to resign after failed Christa Pike execution
Jane Doe's attorney says "she was incapable of consent," alleges cover-up
Medical plane missing near Nantucket with 6 on board, authorities say
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Senior Trump administration officials met to discuss Iran war at Camp David
Iowa approves pricy foreign-owned steel plant project in swing district
More details emerge about FlyDubai co-pilot who tried to crash plane
U.K. police accuse 2 Iranian men of planning terror attack on Jewish community
Judge says federal law banning noncitizen voting is unconstitutional
