Capping an extraordinarily eventful four weeks, Chen Guangcheng -- a blind attorney known as the Barefoot Lawyer -- flew to the U.S. from China on Saturday. Chen began the day in a Beijing hospital and ended it in a New York apartment building, according to multiple media reports.
J.J. McGrath
May 19, 2012
After raising a controversial issue that prompted a change in rules, transgender beauty queen Jenna Talackova competed in the 2012 Miss Universe pageant Thursday in Toronto, Canada donning a white gown and a white bikini. View the slideshow to see photos of Jenna Talackova competing at the Bluma Appel Theater in Toronto with 62 other contestants.
Nadine DeNinno
May 18, 2012
CNN's Italian football correspondent claims there is a 99% chance Fabio Capello will become the next Chelsea boss, if the club fails to win the Champions League.
Jason Le Miere
May 18, 2012
A Michigan teen found his usual Arby's roast beef sandwich a little chewier than usual, only to discover it contained an extra ingredient: an employee's finger.
Ceylan Yeginsu
May 17, 2012
Ex-Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic's trial on charges of war crimes was postponed indefinitely due to a procedural snafu, prolonging a hearing that has already taken over a decade to get started.
Joseph Orovic
May 17, 2012
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Kennedy, was found dead in her Mount Kisco, N.Y., home on in an apparent suicide by hanging, ABC News reported. The 52-year-old's body was found on Wednesday afternoon. RadarOnline.com reported that Mary Kennedy was depressed and despondent before her death.
Cavan Sieczkowski
May 16, 2012
As the city invests in tech, Councilwoman Leticia James wishes that Mayor Bloomberg would to more to make sure Brooklyn doesn't get left out
Sara Dover
May 16, 2012
Donnell Battie from Winslow, N.J. is seeking $1 million in punitive damages from Wal-Mart after he said he was traumatized by a public address announced that said Attention, Wal-Mart customers. All black people must leave the store.
Michael Billera
May 16, 2012
The German hamlet of Villa Baviera in Central Chile wants to put its macabre history in the past and promote itself as a tourist destination.
Mark Johanson
May 16, 2012
Linda Hogan and her 23-year-old boyfriend, Charley Hill, have called off their engagement, according to announcement posted on Hogan's Facebook page.
Carey Vanderborg
May 16, 2012
A federal judge in New York on Monday refused to delay the approval process for a controversial $20 million settlement between Bank of America Corp directors and shareholders who accused the bank of overpaying for Merrill Lynch & Co.
IBT Staff Reporter
May 14, 2012
A group of Chevron Corp., shareholders has asked that the Securities and Exchange Commission investigate claims the oil major is not fully disclosing the effect that a multi-billion dollar environmental case in Ecuador would have on the company and its numerous stakeholders.
Pierre Bertrand
May 14, 2012
Emanuela Orlandi mysteriously disappeared on June 22, 1983. While in her second year at a scientific high school in Rome, Orlandie vanished after leaving her family's Vatican City apartment to go to a music lesson in Rome
Carey Vanderborg
May 14, 2012
Murdered veterans' advocate April Kauffman was remembered as a selfless woman during her funeral Monday morning as detectives continued their investigation into who killed the 47-year-old New Jersey woman.
Howard Koplowitz
May 14, 2012
Panamanian fisherman Adrian Vazquez has sued Princess Cruises for failing to rescue him and his now-deceased companions after a ship passed by when they were stranded at sea.
Mark Johanson
May 14, 2012
Greece's president met with party leaders on Sunday in a final bid to form a coalition and avert a new election, but the talks immediately appeared doomed because of deep splits over the EU/IMF rescue plan.
Eric Linton
May 13, 2012
A Lawyer from Chris Andersen says the investigation into his client is part of an extortion scam targeting him, not child pornography.
Peter Martin
May 11, 2012
On Thursday the fictitious Vampire Diaries restaurant, the Mystic Grill, caught on fire. According to Boston.com, authorities don't believe the fire will affect filming for the hit CW series.
Amanda Remling
May 11, 2012
A tip from a concerned citizen led the authorities to where the fugitive, Adam Mayes, shot and killed himself as his kidnapped victims, who have been held captive since April 27, watched.
Michael Billera
May 11, 2012
Former Houston Chronicle journalist Sarah Tressler, who was fired after her stripper past came to light, is suing her former employer and claiming her dismissal was due to gender discrimination.
Anila Alexander
May 11, 2012
Jose Baez is coming out with a book.
Cristina Merrill
May 10, 2012
Paul Pasquarosa woke up the day before his birthday feeling lucky. Taking a chance, he went to the store, bought a scratch off lottery ticket and appeared to win $1 million. Unfortunately for him, the ticket was a misprint and he received nothing.
Michael Billera
May 10, 2012
