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MLB Home Teams Make History By Going 15-0

On Tuesday, for the first time in Major League Baseball history, all 15 home teams won.

Police work outside a train north of Paris where three people were wounded in an attack by a Kalashnikov-wielding gunman. The suspect was reportedly subdued by two U.S. Marines, one of whom was seriously wounded.

Gunman On French Train Wounds 3; Americans Among Passengers Who Subdued Him

Authorities say a gunman opened fire aboard a high-speed Amsterdam-to-Paris train. They say the suspect is a Moroccan, 26.

Potato swirls at 626 Night Market in Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.

Nocturnal Nosh: Americans Get A Taste Of Night Markets

Evening markets are a common sight throughout Asia, where delicious aromas regularly beckon hungry shoppers. Now night markets are popping up here in cities across the U.S.

Euthanasia Is Illegal In Chile; Young Patient Wants Right To Die

In Chile, a 14-year-old girl suffering from cystic fibrosis has posted an online video asking the country's president to allow her to die. The case prompted a raging discussion on assisted suicide.

A sales assistant arranges handbags inside a Chanel boutique at a shopping mall in central Guangzhou, China, in February 2014.

Prices For Chanel Handbags To Rise In Europe, Lower In Asia

Chanel says it is aligning the cost of its handbags worldwide. The move reacts to the depreciating euro and aims to stop people from buying up the classic bags to sell at a profit in other countries.

In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, people walk on a beach with an oil slick from a broken pipeline off the central California coast near Santa Barbara on Tuesday.

Oil Spill Near Santa Barbara Fouls California Coastline

A pipeline rupture spilled some 105,000 gallons of crude. Some beaches were evacuated, and it's unclear if they will reopen in time for Memorial Day.

Young people say they're most likely to have serious drinking problems.

Drinking Too Much? One-Third Of Americans Say Yes

Lots of people say they're having trouble with alcohol. Native Americans and young, college-educated white men are most apt to be at risk. And most people don't get any help cutting back.

Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced he will seek the Democratic nomination to be U.S. president during an address to the George Mason University School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs at their campus in Arlington, Va., Wednesday.

Lincoln Chafee's Improbable Quest For The White House

The former Republican and independent faces long odds as he seeks the Democratic nomination for president.

A firefighter lights a backfire while battling the Butte fire near San Andreas, Calif., on Saturday. The Butte fire has destroyed 86 homes and 51 outbuildings in rural Amador and Calaveras counties, where it covers an estimated 65,000 acres.

Calif. Governor Declares Emergency Amid Massive Wildfires

Years of drought have helped fuel two fast-moving blazes near San Francisco. Jerry Brown said his emergency declaration will speed up the removal of debris caused by the fires.

Migrants who crossed the border from Serbia into Hungary Monday night use a fire to keep warm at dawn at a collection point Tuesday. So far in 2015, more than 367,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean to seek safety and better prospects in Europe, the U.N. says.

U.S. Weighs Offering More Help As Migrants Arrive In Europe

The migrant crisis has placed stress on infrastructure in Greece, Macedonia and Hungary. It has also highlighted divisions between European Union countries.

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