April 8 Coast Guard rescues family stranded for days in Pacific after boat failure sets them adrift A family stranded at sea for nearly a week after their engine failed was dramatically rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard in the Pacific Ocean near Micronesia.
April 8 Some Marriott guests tout Coke's new move as 'best ever' while Pepsi loyalists push back Marriott International is ending its 35-year partnership with Pepsi, confirming a new deal with Coca-Cola. The soda shakeup is igniting an age-old debate about one choice over the other.
April 8 Spring break beach trip turns deadly as fiery crash kills 3 teens, leaves 1 fighting for life Three Georgia teens killed and one critically injured after a spring break crash on a Florida highway sent their Jeep into a tree line, officials say.
April 8 Americans headed to popular mountain region face travel advisory for natural disasters and unrest The U.S. State Department updated its Nepal travel advisory to Level 2, urging increased caution after nationwide protests that began in September ended.
April 8 Husband of American woman missing in the Bahamas speaks out for first time, says he is 'heartbroken' The husband of missing American woman Lynette Hooker speaks out, saying he is heartbroken after she reportedly fell overboard from a dinghy in the Bahamas.
April 8 Space travel tickets are back, but prices keep rising Virgin Galactic is selling space tickets again at $750,000 a seat, up from $600,000, with over 675 customers already waiting for suborbital flights.
April 8 Hiker stung more than 100 times by bees near Arizona mountain summit, airlifted in critical condition A bee swarm stung a hiker over 100 times near an Arizona mountain summit, leaving him unable to descend and requiring a helicopter rescue, officials said.
April 8 American couple chasing retirement dream in Bahamas boating mystery were 'inexperienced': Friend Lynette Hooker, 55, vanished in the Bahamas after her husband claims she fell off a boat. Her daughter alleges a history of domestic violence.
April 8 Ancient monastery from earliest centuries of Christianity unearthed at desert site Egyptian officials say an ancient monastery in Wadi El-Natrun, dating to the 4th to 6th centuries A.D., offers new insight into the origins of Christian monasticism.
April 7 Hundreds stranded for days on remote island in freezing weather after emergency flight diversion Passengers of British Airways said they were left stranded in freezing St. John's, Newfoundland, and blasted the airline over a lack of communication and assistance.