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Metro-North Railroad officials tour the scene of the train derailment, Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Bridgeport, Conn. Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries. (AP Photo/Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) MANDATORY CREDIT

Commuters warned of traffic mess for up to 1 week

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is warning commuters that a traffic mess awaits them in southwest Connecticut for as long as a week until service is restored to Metro-North following a derailment that injured scores of passengers. Malloy said Sunday evening that if all 30,000 affected commuters took to the highways ...

Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice

The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must act to save a life. "The big question is, how ...

FILE - In this Friday, May 17, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore. President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, May 19, 2013, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates

President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives. The president said his success was due to ...

Actor George Mackay poses during a portrait session for the film For Those in Peril at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Young British actor George MacKay is making a splash at Cannes, literally, amid the weekend's torrential downpours, with his compelling lead role in the Scottish drama "For Those In Peril." (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: A DIFFERENT TUNE FOR TIMBERLAKE In the Coen brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis," Justin Timberlake sings music set to a very different beat than "Suit and Tie." Timberlake plays a bearded pop folkie in the film, which was to ...

This undated publicity film image released by Paramount Pictures shows, Zachary Quinto, left, as Spock and Chris Pine as Kirk in a scene in the movie, "Star Trek Into Darkness," from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions. The three astronauts in the International Space Station were offered a sneak peak of the movie days before it opens Thursday, May 16, 2013 on Earth. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Zade Rosenthal)

'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes

"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations. The latest voyage of the starship Enterprise fell short of its predecessor, 2009's "Star Trek," which ...

Russian TV: American accused of spying flies out

The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video Sunday evening showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo International Airport. He ...

A Navy X-47B drone does a fly by the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush after it was launched from the carrier off the coast of Virginia, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Obama to speak on legality of drone program

President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said. Obama's speech will be an attempt to fulfill his State of the Union pledge to be more "transparent" with the public about the controversial ...

Mice return from a month in space

A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind. Fewer than half of the 53 mice and other rodents who blasted off on April 19 from the ...

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2013 file photo President Barack Obama, and White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer, right, react to a reporter's question as they leave the Treasury Department in Washington. Trying to move past a challenging week that put the White House on the defensive, Pfeiffer was scheduled to appear on five Sunday, May 19, 2013, news shows to repeat the administration's position that no senior officials were involved in the decision to give tea party groups extra scrutiny."The activity was outrageous and inexcusable, and it was stopped and it needs to be fixed to ensure it never happens again," Pfeiffer said. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS

A top White House adviser insisted Sunday that President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for more answers. Trying to move past a challenging week that put the White ...

In this photo taken Saturday, May 18, 2013 actors Ruth Wilson and Jessica Biel arrive for the Dior fashion show in Monaco, southern France. (AP Photo/Nekesa Moody)

Dior presents cruise fashions amid stars in Monaco

The glittering star power of Cannes migrated up the coast to Monaco for front-row seats at Dior's colorful, sexy cruise fashion show. With the Mediterranean Sea the picturesque backdrop, Dior showcased its 2014 collection on Saturday night. It was a wet, cold and generally miserable outside the white stage, but ...

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