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The elusive quest for peace in Syria is now crippled with recent setbacks, as a U.N. observer mission has suspended operations and attempts to rescue civilians trapped in violence have proved futile.

An Islamist backed by the Muslim Brotherhood declares victory even as military rulers issue a decree that virtually strips the position of power.

CNN's Don Lemon asks, what happened to civility? Interrupting the leader of the free world, in his own backyard?

CNN's Don Lemon and Azadeh Ansari go beyond the headlines and highlight China's first female space cosmonaut.

A missed three-pointer by Russell Westbrook in the final minute of Sunday's game signaled the end of a fierce back-and-forth between the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder in game three of the 2012 NBA Finals.

Rather than celebrating Father's Day on Sunday afternoon, Horace Russell marched with several thousand people to take a stand against the New York Police Department's controversial "stop and frisk" policy.

A plane full of illegal migrants were flown from Israel back to Africa on Sunday night, the first of what potentially could be thousands of such deportations of people who have illicitly entered the Middle Eastern country in recent years.

White House Senior Adviser, David Plouffe. weighs in on Obama's immigration change and says it is not a "political move."

An off-duty police officer opened fire Sunday at Pennsylvania authorities dispatched to address a "neighbor dispute," wounding one officer and pelting several police vehicles with bullets, authorities said.

A female zookeeper died Sunday morning when she was attacked by wolves in an enclosure at the Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden.

Hundreds of women gathered on Sunday in Istanbul in the latest demonstration against the religiously conservative ruling party's plans to restrict access to abortion.

Recovery efforts on Alaska's Mount McKinley were suspended Sunday because of environmental hazards following an avalanche thought to have killed four Japanese climbers, the National Park Service said.

Alan Paul talks to CNN's Randi Kaye about a warmer, fuzzier approach to raising children.

Engineering and IT professions have achieved rock star status. Ainissa Ramirez explains how to get children interested.

The high court will soon issue rulings in perhaps its most important appeal in a dozen years: whether the sweeping health care law championed by President Obama will be tossed out.

A drum tech for the band Radiohead died when overhanging metalwork crashed onto a stage in a Toronto park, the band's representative confirmed Sunday.

The Los Angeles riots 20 years ago this week were sparked by the acquittal of four L.A. police officers in the brutal beating of suspect Rodney King a year earlier. The turbulence that led to more than 50 deaths and $1 billion in property damage all began with a traffic violation.

CNN's Paul Vercammen reports, police say it appears Rodney King's death was an accidental drowning.

The Taliban has tried to kill Fawzia Koofi numerous times, once riddling her car with bullets. But that doesn't deter the two-term Parliamentary member from running to be Afghanistan's next president. And when the pressure seems unbearable, she turns toward her inspiration, her young daughters.

Fawzia Koofi, Afghanistan's first female Parliament speaker, discusses her plan to run for president of the country.