Turkey: 1 killed, 24 injured after balloon crashes

An official says a hot air balloon has crashed in central Turkey, killing one person and injuring 24 others on board.

BC ceremony notable for who will attend, who won't

This year's commencement at Boston College looks to be notable for who will be there, as well as who won't.

Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan, 2, 2008 file photo Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to the state-controlled natural gas monopoly Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller as they tour the newly opened alpine ski center that will be used in the 2014 Olympics at Krasnaya Polyana in the southern…

Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 file photo, then, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second right, Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone, second left, and Oleg Deripaska, toast after a signing ceremony in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia. Oleg Deripaska's Basic Element…

Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 file photo, then, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Sberbank President German Gref, left, visit a construction site of a skiing facility for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia. The names of Russia’s bu…

Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011 file photo, then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, accompanied by Interros Investment Company President Vladimir Potanin visits the Roza Khutorski resort that is under construction for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, near the Black Sea resort of So…

Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics

The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses.

Who is building what in Sochi for 2014 Olympics

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 file photo, then, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second right, Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone, second left, and Oleg Deripaska, toast after a signing ceremony in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia. Oleg Deripaska's Basic Element…

Who is building what in Sochi for 2014 Olympics

The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in history. More than half of the bill is being footed by Russian state-controlled companies and business tycoons. A look at what the major players are building in Sochi:

Pakistan: Gunmen attack polio team, kill policeman

Officials say gunmen have killed a policeman who was guarding a polio vaccination team in northwestern Pakistan.

NY town eyes limit on use of Plum Island

ILE - In this Oct. 6, 2010 file photo, people on a tour of Plum Island, N.Y., off the coast of Long Island, watch seals relaxing on the rocky shore. Selling an island where scientists have experimented with infectious animal diseases since the dawn of the Cold War was going to be difficult e…

NY town eyes limit on use of Plum Island

FILE - This undated aerial file photo provided by the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows Plum Island, N.Y., off the coast of Long Island. Selling an island where scientists have experimented with infectious animal diseases since the dawn of the Cold War…

NY town eyes limit on use of Plum Island

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2010 file photo, a person on a tour of Plum Island, N.Y., off the coast of Long Island, looks around an old lighthouse. Selling an island where scientists have experimented with infectious animal diseases since the dawn of the Cold War was going to be difficult enough.…

NY town eyes limit on use of Plum Island

Selling an island where scientists have experimented with infectious animal diseases since the dawn of the Cold War was going to be difficult enough. But it now appears any prospective buyer won't be able to do much with Plum Island anyway.

Civil rights trial on NYPD tactic closing

In this Friday, May 17, 2013, photo, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin is interviewed in her federal court chambers, in New York. Scheindlin is the federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department. (AP Photo/Richa…

Civil rights trial on NYPD tactic closing

In this Friday, May 17, 2013, photo, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin is interviewed in her federal court chambers, in New York. Scheindlin is the federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department. (AP Photo/Richa…

Civil rights trial on NYPD tactic closing

In this Friday, May 17, 2013, photo, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin is interviewed in her federal court chambers, in New York. Scheindlin is the federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department. (AP Photo/Richa…

Civil rights trial on NYPD tactic closing

In this Friday, May 17, 2013, photo, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin is interviewed in her federal court chambers, in New York. Scheindlin is the federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department. (AP Photo/Richa…

Civil rights trial on NYPD tactic closing

The federal civil rights challenge to the contentious New York Police Department tactic of stop, question and frisk is closing after more than nine weeks of testimony from men who say they were wrongly stopped because of their race and police officers and officials who believe the nation's l…

Split-second choice ended with NY student dead

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME -- In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rebello is shown. Police said Rebello, a junior at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., was shot and killed Friday, May 17, 2013, during a break-in near the c…

Split-second choice ended with NY student dead

This undated photo provided by the Nassau County Police Department shows Dalton Smith of Hempstead, N.Y. On Saturday, May 18, 2013, police identified Smith the alleged home invader involved in the fatal slaying of a New York college student early Friday morning. Police say that Smith, who wa…

Split-second choice ended with NY student dead

The Tarrytown, N.Y., home of the family of Hofstra University student Andrea Rubello is seen on Friday, May 17, 2013. Police say Rubello was shot and killed Friday, May 17, 2013, during a break-in near the college campus in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)

Split-second choice ended with NY student dead

Hofstra University students gather near the house where another student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight house break-in next to the campus, Friday, May 17, 2013, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)

Split-second choice ended with NY student dead

Officers continue working the scene at the house, left, where a Hofstra University student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight break-in next to the campus, Friday, May 17, 2013, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)

Split-second choice ended with NY student dead

Officers guard the area leading to the house, background right, where a Hofstra University student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight break-in, next to the campus, Friday, May 17, 2013, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)