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Preliminary figures for 2005 indicate a 2.5 percent increase in the number of violent crimes compared with 2004. <strong>Click to see previous years' figures.</strong>

U.S. Violent Crime Rises at Pace Unseen in 10 Years

According to the FBI, violent crime in the United States is on the rise. Last year saw the biggest jump since the early 1990s. Criminologists say there are many possible reasons, from cutbacks in funding for federal crime-prevention programs to a greater focus on terrorism and a resurgence of gangs.

Report: Rove May Have Eased EPA Rule for Donor

Presidential adviser Karl Rove may have played a part in loosening EPA regulations for a Republican oil executive, according to an article in The Los Angeles Times. According to the article by Times reporter Tom Hamburger, Rove received a 2002 letter from Republican activist and Texas oil tycoon Ernest Angelo about the regulation. Robert Siegel talks with Hamburger.

Episcopalians Elect First Woman to Lead Church

U.S. Episcopalians elect a woman to head the more than 2-million-member denomination. Katharine Jefferts Schori of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada is the first female bishop to head the national churches in the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Yuri Mazurenko and Macha Levitin get ready to go on a walk with their dogs Rolly and Safra in a village in Burgundy, France.

How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs

A Russian woman living in Burgundy wanted to help pet dogs of Ukraine and their human companions get to safety. She turned to a Facebook group for lovers of a famous dog breed to find them.

Retired pastor Julián Moreno, 80, lost his great-granddaugther during the Robb Elementary School shooting.

A former pastor grieves the loss of his great-granddaughter in Uvalde

Julián Moreno is the retired pastor of a Baptist church in Uvalde. Members of the congregation gathered to remember his great-granddaugher and another girl who was killed in the shooting.

A team of climbers prepare to leave for rescue operations from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 29, 2022, following reports of a Tara Air flight that disappeared.

A plane carrying 22 passengers was found crashed on a mountain in central Nepal

Photos of the crash, released by the army, show the plane's parts scattered across a mountainside.

Vikki and Mark Pier visit the grave of their son, Noah, who was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in July 2011. They used to visit every few months, but they have been unable to make it in recent years.

'My heart is in Arlington': What Memorial Day means to one Gold Star family

Vikki and Mark Pier used to regularly travel to Arlington National Cemetery to visit their son's final resting place. But due to health issues, they have been unable to visit for the past four years.

You're called a 'model minority' as an Asian American — until they decide you aren't

It's meant to sound like a compliment, but the term "model minority" also masks a much more pernicious reality about life as an Asian American.

Jamie was lost in LA and his anxiety was growing. Then a stranger stepped in

Jamie Spurway left his hometown in Scotland for a semester abroad in California in 1998. When he got there he had trouble getting to his final destination until a friendly stranger offered him help.

The baby-formula shortage has led some to question why the U.S. doesn't provide more support for breastfeeding. Here, a woman breastfeeds her son outside New York City Hall during a 2014 rally to support breastfeeding in public.

The baby formula shortage is prompting calls to increase support for breastfeeding

As parents scramble to find scarce baby formula and the government races to boost production and imports, some advocates say the U.S. should do more to encourage breastfeeding.

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