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EU Leaders Consider Economic Reform Proposal To Prevent Greek Default

European leaders met Monday in a last-ditch effort to keep Greece from defaulting on loan payments that are due soon. There was no resolution, but both sides will reconvene later this week.

The Confederate flag flies near the South Carolina Statehouse, Friday, June 19, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. Tensions over the Confederate flag flying in the shadow of South Carolina's Capitol rose this week in the wake of the killings of nine people at a black church in Charleston, S.C.

The Complicated Political History Of The Confederate Flag

After a massacre at a church in Charleston, South Carolina's governor called for the Confederate flag to be removed from the grounds of the state Capitol. The flag has a long and divisive history.

Authorities Find Items Linked To New York Prison Escapees

Officials with the New York State Police say they have found physical evidence in a hunting cabin that they have tied to the two prison escapees. They have not revealed what the items are.

Pakistani relatives mourn the death of a heatstroke victim outside a hospital in Karachi on Tuesday.

Death Toll From Heatwave In Pakistan Tops 600

In Karachi, temperatures surpassed 111 degrees Fahrenheit. The government has called on the military to set up makeshift medical camps.

Composer James Horner, seen here at a movie premiere in 2012, is believed to have died in a plane crash.

James Horner, A Giant Among Movie Music Composers, Is Dead, Agents Say

A single-engine plane registered to Horner crashed on Monday in an area 60 miles from Santa Barbara, Calif. There were no survivors.

The flamingo ornament was one of hundreds of items that Donald Featherstone made for the Union Products plastics company.

Man Who Created The Pink Plastic Lawn Flamingo Dies

Donald Featherstone modeled the lawn ornament after images he saw in National Geographic. "Things I did made people happy, and that's what life is all about," he said in 2006.

Solar-Powered Plane's Japan-Hawaii Flight Is Postponed

The Solar Impulse, an aircraft that generates power solely from the sun's energy, will leave on a trip of some 115 hours between Nagoya, Japan, and Hawaii.

South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se (left) speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at their meeting in Tokyo. The two countries are marking the 50th anniversary of establishing relations. While leaders in both countries stressed the importance of the ties, a bitter history continues to strain the relationship.

Best Frenemies: Japan, Korea Mark 50th Anniversary Despite Rivalry

A half-century ago, Japan and South Korea normalized diplomatic ties. But to celebrate, both are having to put aside long-standing bitterness that has never completely gone away.

Protesters hold a sign Tuesday during a rally to take down the Confederate flag at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia.

Across The South, A Push To Banish Confederate Flags From State Buildings

From South Carolina to Mississippi, there have been calls to remove the flag that many people call divisive. Businesses, too, are getting in on the act.

A student at a girl's school in Port-au-Prince walks past a mural by a famous Haitian street artist.

The Mural That Made A Photographer Stop In His Tracks

When Pulitzer winner Patrick Farrell saw the painting on a Port-au-Prince wall, he waited for the right moment, then started snapping.

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