Annmarie Fertoli

President Barack Obama is back in the Gulf Coast for a two-day visit.

Mineral deposits worth nearly $1 trillion have been uncovered in Afghanistan, according to The New York Times.

"Red," starring Alfred Molina as painter Mark Rothko, took home the award for best play and honors in several other top categories at last night's Tony Awards, held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Naoto Kan has been installed as Japan's new prime minister, following the resignation of Yukio Hatoyama earlier this week.

The World Science Festival is officially underway in New York City.

Federal scientists say oil could reach the Florida coast this week.

Mustafa al-Yazid, Al-Qaeda's number three leader after Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri, has been killed.

A repeal of the U.S. military policy banning homosexuals from serving openly is moving ahead in Congress.

At least 80 people have been killed and dozens more wounded, following orchestrated attacks in Pakistan today.

The president toured the Gulf Coast today to survey damage caused by the oil spill.

The New York City Ballet will begin its fall season two months earlier than usual.

Parts of Jamaica's capital are under a state of emergency, as police continue their search for Christopher "Dudus" Coke.

The South Korean military conducted navy exercises in waters near the disputed border with North Korea today.

President Barack Obama is expected to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico.

The Metropolitan Opera Guild has named Richard J. Miller, Jr. as its new president.

BP says it is currently removing approximately 2,000 barrels of oil a day from the Gulf of Mexico, using a tube to draw it from the main leak site 5,000 feet under the water.

Legendary Jazz pianist Hank Jones has died at the age of 91.

The Supreme Court has ruled that juveniles convicted of crimes other than murder cannot be sentenced to life imprisonment without the chance of parole.

Crews spearheading cleanup efforts in the Gulf Coast have lowered a 100-ton box over the site's main oil spill.

Italian mezzo-soprano Giulietta Simionato died yesterday in Rome of heart and other ailments. The Forli native was 99 years old.