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Men try to escape from a balcony of the Intercontinental Hotel on Sunday after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.

U.S. Citizens Killed In Weekend Attack On Kabul Hotel, State Department Says

It's not clear whether they were U.S. government employees or not, or how many were killed and injured. The attack Saturday at the Intercontinental Hotel lasted more than 13 hours.

Zaur Dadayev (right) was convicted of carrying out the assassination of politician Boris Nemtsov in February 2015. He's seen here in court last month, inside a defendants' cage during a hearing at the Moscow District Military Court.

Killer Of Putin Critic Boris Nemtsov Is Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Zaur Dadayev, a former officer in the security force of the Russian province of Chechnya.

At Least 12 People Killed In Cameroon Suicide Bombing

More than 40 others were injured in the attack, which targeted a small town on the border with Nigeria. No group immediately claimed responsibility, but the bombing bears hallmarks of Boko Haram.

Why Riding An Elevator Is Like Changing Gravity

If you time it just right, tossing a ball in the air as an elevator starts to move, the ball seems to hang in the air for a moment, like gravity had been canceled, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.

American luger Erin Hamlin wasn't able to repeat her medal win of 2014. Here, she gestures after her final run in the women's singles final at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on Tuesday.

U.S. Flag-Bearer Erin Hamlin Misses Out On A Medal In Luge

The first American ever to win an Olympic medal in singles luge couldn't repeat her feat at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced more than $500 million in hazard mitigation funding provided by FEMA is available immediately. He expects the state to receive at least $1.1 billion in aid by August.

Texas Governor Announces A Half-Billion Dollars For Hurricane Harvey-Hit Areas

The latest federal recovery money is intended to pay for projects such as buying out flood-prone properties and building better drainage systems.

People hurry toward Freeman High School in Rockford, Wash., following a deadly shooting there.

School Shooter In Washington State Is Apprehended; 1 Student Dead

The suspect is reported to be a young student described by a friend as "nice and funny and weird."

Paris and Los Angeles have been awarded the honor of hosting the 2024 and 2028 Olympic games, respectively. Pictured above: IOC President Thomas Bach (center), Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo (left) and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

Dual Olympic Bids Approved For Paris And Los Angeles

The decision to award the 2024 and 2028 Summer Games simultaneously is a first for the International Olympic Committee and the result of a trying bidding process.

At the American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals earlier this month in Uncasville, Conn., Cincinnati's Andeija Puckett, left, looks to pass to Sam Rodgers, right, under pressure from Connecticut's Kia Nurse. Connecticut is the first overall seed in the NCAA women's basketball tournament that begins on Saturday.

UConn Is First Overall Seed In NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament

The Huskies are the only unbeaten team in the tournament and are aiming for their 12th national championship. The other No. 1 seeds are Notre Dame, Louisville and Mississippi State.

Investor Warren Buffett in 2017 gestures on stage at a national conference sponsored by the Purpose Built Communities group that Buffett supports in Omaha, Neb. Buffet says any Berkshire Hathaway employee who correctly predicts all Sweet 16 teams in the men's NCAA basketball tournament will received $1 million per year for life.

Does Your Office NCAA Tournament Pool Offer $1 Million For Life?

Billionaire CEO Warren Buffett told CNBC that any Berkshire Hathaway employee who accurately predicts all Sweet 16 teams will receive $1 million per year for the rest of his or her life.

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