Posted: 6:17 PM The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that May 2012 will end as the second warmest on record in the United States. Here's why.

Posted: 6:13 PM The former President says he regrets the swirl over comments he made earlier in the week -- he appeared to suggest he would be open to extending the so-called Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.

Posted: 5:53 PM One in 10 cases of tuberculosis in China cannot be treated by the most commonly-used drugs, driven by a lack of testing and misuse of medicine, according to a national survey that showed for the first time the size of the drug-resistant epidemic.

Posted: 5:48 PM A storm system has brought tornadoes, heavy rain and hail to the Denver area.

Posted: 5:35 PM Investigators have broken an international child pornography ring that produced and distributed sexually explicit images of babies and toddlers online, federal prosecutors in Indianapolis said Thursday.

Posted: 5:27 PM It's been 34 years since a racehorse won the Triple Crown - the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes. But it could happen this weekend. This year's contender, I'll Have Another, needs just one more win at New York's Belmont Park on Saturday for him to win the coveted Triple Crown.

Posted: 5:06 PM Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated today that the risks to the U.S. economy have increased and that the central bank is prepared to take action if conditions deteriorate further. Yet he offered no sign in his testimony before the Congressional Joint Economic Committee that the Fed is prepared to change course at its next monetary policy meeting later this month.

Posted: 5:02 PM Daniel Perez, the self-proclaimed leader of a Kansas commune that lived off the life insurance payouts of its deceased members, has been ordered to stand trial on a charge of premeditated first-degree murder.

Posted: 4:55 PM Bob Welch, a former member of Fleetwood Mac who also had a solo career, has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Nashville police say. He was 65.

Posted: 4:46 PM Suicides are surging among America's troops, averaging nearly one a day this year — the fastest pace in the nation's decade of war.

Updated: 4:45 PM The constant battle for Internet security saw another brazen attack this week as Russian hackers published millions of passwords they collected after hacking the professional-networking site LinkedIn.

Posted: 3:33 PM The former president emphasized he was mistaken about the timing of the fiscal cliff when he made his comments, thinking it would happen before the November election, rather than at the beginning of next year.

Posted: 3:22 PM Aaron Deveau is sentenced to serve a year in prison on charges.

Posted: 3:17 PM Obama invoked his 2008 campaign themes Wednesday night and urged supporters to rally this fall to help fuel his re-election effort.

Posted: 3:13 PM The survey from EPIC-MRA showed Romney with the backing of 46% of likely Michigan voters, compared to 45% who back Obama.

Posted: 2:57 PM The Republican Party's all-but official presidential nominee will tout the fundamentals of a free enterprise system as the answer to reviving the economy.

Posted: 2:57 PM Many of us went through a winter that seemed nonexistent. There were no major blizzards or numbing arctic outbreaks. And it looks as if spring continued much of the same weather pattern throughout the United States.

Posted: 2:54 PM Senator had said politics behind recent leaks about U.S. intelligence operations.

Posted: 2:53 PM U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Thursday that the United States was "reaching the limits of our patience" with Pakistan over militants that attack U.S. forces in neighboring Afghanistan from havens within its borders.

Updated: 2:54 PM A small plane was forced to land in Chino, California after a pilot violated airspace restrictions in place for President Obama's visit, FAA spokesperson Allen Kenitzer told CNN.

Posted: 2:46 PM Among the dead were 40 women and children. Again, as in Houla, the images are chilling.

Posted: 12:57 PM Bush has routinely beat back rumors that he could be tapped as a Republican vice presidential pick.

Posted: 12:48 PM A marriage proposal in southern Indiana concluded with a shock late Wednesday, when the hot air balloon carrying the future bride and groom hit a power line and knocked the pilot unconscious, a sheriff's office spokesman said.

Updated: 12:41 PM She was homeless at the start of the school year, abandoned by her drug-abusing parents. The teachers and others in town pitched in -- donating clothes and providing medical and dental care. Now she will be attending Harvard on a full ride.

Posted: 12:33 PM A CNN/ORC International poll also indicates that two-thirds of Americans have a positive view of Bush's predecessor, former President Bill Clinton.