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Astronauts enter world's first private supply ship

Saturday, May. 26, 2012 2:11PM EDT

Space station astronauts floated into the Dragon on Saturday, a day after its heralded arrival as the world's first commercial supply ship.

Cruise ship vs. bridge. Which one wins?

Saturday, May. 26, 2012 6:53AM EDT

A brand new cruise ship comes off worst in a too-close encounter with a bridge in China.

Florida brush fire closes interstate near Disney World

Saturday, May. 26, 2012 5:45AM EDT

A major highway in central Florida was closed for several hours as a bush fire raged nearby.

NJ man charged with murder in death of Etan Patz

Friday, May. 25, 2012 11:03PM EDT

A man accused of luring 6-year-old Etan Patz into the basement of a convenience store with the promise of a soda in 1979 and strangling him was charged with second-degree murder on Friday, the 33rd anniversary of the boy's disappearance.

No party for Facebook on IPO birthday

Friday, May. 25, 2012 10:48PM EDT

A survivor's story from Norway

Friday, May. 25, 2012 10:48PM EDT

Camp offers support, fun for kids of fallen soldiers

Friday, May. 25, 2012 10:44PM EDT

About 500 kids who have lost a family member in the wars have gathered for an annual camp outside Washington, to have fun and share experiences only they can understand.

Passenger restrained on flight to Miami arrested

Friday, May. 25, 2012 10:27PM EDT

Europe can overcome currency 'stumble'

Friday, May. 25, 2012 4:45PM EDT

The former EU Commissioner for Trade tells the Globe's Sonia Verma that Europe has achieved too much over the past 60 years to throw it away because of a currency crisis. The economic union can weather the storm though to do so will involve some pain.

European integration has failed to deliver

Friday, May. 25, 2012 4:45PM EDT

The Harvard professor tells The Globe's Sonia Verma that economically, Europe has never been able to properly integrate vastly divergent nations into anything remotely uniform

Abandoning the Euro would cause colossal pain

Friday, May. 25, 2012 4:23PM EDT

The British Lord and former EU commissioner for trade tells The Globe's Sonia Verma that the European union was flawed in implementation but not in principle

He predicted the Euro crisis, but he'd rather fix it than gloat

Friday, May. 25, 2012 4:08PM EDT

The Harvard professor tells the Globe's Sonia Verma that the conditions that dragged the world into the Great Depression in 1931 are upon us again, and it is imperative for people on both sides to get the Eurozone crisis fixed.

The Bachelorette explains her approach to men

Friday, May. 25, 2012 3:46PM EDT

Things didn't work out when Brad Womack picked Emily Maynard on ABC's 'The Bachelor.' 26-year-old Maynard is now 'The Bachelorette' and she says she took steps to be sure to have a happy ending.

Quebec students fight for right to protest

Friday, May. 25, 2012 3:26PM EDT

Protesters are not just fighting tuition hikes anymore. Student leaders have filed legal motions against Bill 78, which they say violates the rights of all Quebeckers.

Vancouver gas prices hit $1.50 a litre

Friday, May. 25, 2012 2:56PM EDT

A steep jump in gas prices saw the average price for a litre of gas cross the $1.50 plateau, the highest in the country.

Japan's fugitive penguin apprehended

Friday, May. 25, 2012 2:08PM EDT

A fugitive penguin on the run for more than 80 days has been captured and returned to an aquarium in Tokyo.

Sydney Opera House transformed with light

Friday, May. 25, 2012 1:59PM EDT

Sydney's annual Vivid Festival opened on Friday with a series of spectacular light displays on many of the city's iconic buildings. The event features over 50 light installations, including a display on the 'sails' of the Sydney Opera House.

Single Ladies prepares for new season

Friday, May. 25, 2012 1:46PM EDT

The cast of the Queen Latifah-produced Single Ladies -- LisaRaye McCoy, Denise Vasi and Charity Shea -- talk about season two and Stacey Dash leaving the VH1 series.

Globe's Paul Koring reflects on Iran's transformation

Friday, May. 25, 2012 12:56PM EDT

The Globe's foreign correspondent talks to Affan Chowdhry about how Iran has changed since his first visit to Tehran in 1988

Do you want fries with that hold-up?

Friday, May. 25, 2012 12:20PM EDT

Police in Bedford County, Virginia are looking for a man who crawled through a drive-thru window in an unsuccessful attempt to rob a fast-food restaurant.

Mexican boy's eyeballs removed in satanic ritual

Friday, May. 25, 2012 11:52AM EDT

Mexican police arrest seven people after the eyes of a five-year-old boy were allegedly removed with a spoon during a satanic ritual.