US News Highlights

Astronauts have captured SpaceX's Dragon capsule ahead of an historic docking expected Friday, making it the first commercial vessel to visit the international space station. Andy Pasztor reports on Lunch Break. Photo: AP.

Authorities on Thursday questioned a man they said had confessed to the murder of six-year-old Etan Patz, a 1979 case that drew national attention to the issue of missing children. Tamer El-Ghobashy has details on The News Hub. Photo: AFP/Getty Images.

So much has changed in SoHo since Etan Patz vanished in May 1979. But residents in the New York City neighborhood say they thought about this case the entire time.

Prosecutors on Friday charged a former convenience store clerk with 2nd-degree murder, 33 years after the disappearance of Etan Patz.

Sailors aboard the USS Wasp amphibious assault ship give tours to the public and reflect on Memorial Day in New York City during Fleet Week 2012.

Biden Shares Tragic Personal Story With Vets

As drivers all across the country prepare to hit the open road this Memorial Day Weekend, they may feel it in the wallet. Motorists are facing record high gas prices at the pump.

Christie Promises To Defy Federal Ban

This summer of Presidential politics will surely be nasty and mean as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney battle each other with a lot of help from their Super PAC allies. But just as the big $5 a gallon gas issue earlier this year is largely forgotten, so too will most of the coming outrages. The only thing that's certain is the race will look pretty much the same after Labor Day as it does now.

A Senate panel expressed its outrage over Pakistan's conviction of a doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden, voting to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million--$1 million for every year of the physician's 33-year sentence. Photo: Getty Images

Dozens of searchers gathered to retrace the route thought to be taken by missing Louisiana college student Michaela Shunick. Shunick has been missing since Saturday when she left a friend's house to ride her bike home.

A puppy boom is under way, as Barbet boosters aim to turn a rare variety of French water dog into a bona fide breed. There are fewer than 100 Barbets in the U.S., but owners of the shaggy pooches say their benefits include an allergy-resistant coat and a family-friendly, energetic personality.