The Associated Press

The $2,772,500 paid for the Apollo 11 Inflight Coverall Jacket is the highest for any American space-flown artifact sold at auction, according to Sotheby's, which handled the sale.

Crews battling the Oak Fire in California's Mariposa County got a break from increased humidity levels. The blaze, which forced the evacuations of thousands, was 26% contained, Cal Fire said.

NASA and other international partners hope to keep the station running until 2030. Meanwhile, Russia says it will focus on building its own orbiting outpost.

A co-defendant of the so-called Central Park Five, whose convictions in the notorious rape of a jogger were thrown out more than a decade later, had his conviction on a related charge overturned.

A gunman opened fire at a casino, a center for the homeless and other locations before being killed by police early Monday morning.

Stephen Buyer, a Republican representative from 1993 to 2011, was accused in court papers of engaging in insider trading during the $26.5 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint.

Pope Francis issued a long-awaited apology and took responsibility for the church's cooperation in generations of abuse and cultural suppression at Catholic residential schools across Canada.

The gunfire erupted Sunday at a Los Angeles park where a car show was being held. Police have not offered a motive, and no arrests have been made.

Those executed were a former National League for Democracy lawmaker, a democracy activist and two men accused of violence after the country's takeover by the military last year.

Joe Auvil, a Dade City resident, beat out 124 entrants. Auvil, who already shares Hemingway's passion for fishing, is dressing for the job he wants: "Every man wants to write like Hemingway," he said.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in nearby towns but residents were advised to evacuate.

Israeli troops and special forces on an arrest mission exchanged fire with Palestinians barricaded in a house in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Israeli police said.