From: Newsday on Fri, Jun 24 2011 8:32 PM

Michael Lohan, who appears on the fifth season of Vh1’s 'Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew,' talks about the show, his suicide attempt and his troubled daughter Lindsay Lohan. (June 22)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jun 24 2011 8:32 PM

Stepping directly into stalled debt talks, President Barack Obama is inviting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican leader Mitch McConnell to separate meetings Monday, shifting the negotiations to the highest levels. (June 24)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jun 24 2011 8:32 PM

Federal regulators have begun a formal antitrust investigation into Google’s business practices. (June 24)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jun 24 2011 5:11 PM

A 71-year-old woman in Texas is accused of stealing a lone pickle from a store. But after legal twists and turns that included lawyers, no one is sure who took the pickle. AP video. (June 24)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jun 24 2011 5:11 PM

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that the alliance’s military operation in Libya was on track and would eventually lead to the collapse of Moammar Gadhafi's regime. AP video. (June 24)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jun 24 2011 5:11 PM

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that the alliance’s military operation in Libya was on track and would eventually lead to the collapse of Moammar Gadhafi's regime. AP video. (June 24)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jun 24 2011 5:11 PM

Airboats patrolled the streets of Minot, North Dakota Friday as flood waters continued to rise at a record pace. The Souris river is inching up the side of homes in the city. AP video. (June 24)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jun 24 2011 1:37 PM

A Marine Corps reservist arrested in a security scare near the Pentagon last week was charged Thursday in a series of pre-dawn shootings at the Pentagon and other military buildings in the Washington area last year. AP video. (June 23)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jun 24 2011 1:37 PM

The former president of the University of New Mexico has become the latest academic accused of helping run an online prostitution ring. F. Chris Garcia, 71, was arrested Thursday at his home in Albuquerque. (June 24)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jun 24 2011 9:48 AM

AP Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney discusses the NBA draft. Duke point guard Kyrie Irving was taken first overall by Cleveland. Mahoney said the labor uncertainty in the NBA had an affect on the draft. (June 24)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jun 24 2011 6:08 AM

Speaking at a Manhattan fundraiser, President Barack Obama said he believes that gay couples deserve the same legal rights as every other couple in this country, but stopped short of embracing same-sex marriage himself. (June 23)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jun 24 2011 2:30 AM

Justin Bieber unfazed after security detail altercation outside a Macy’s promotional event in New York. (June 23)

From: Newsday on Thu, Jun 23 2011 10:56 PM

A day after announcing he’s ending the Afghanistan "surge," President Barack Obama went to see Army troops — while critics griped about his plan, and his top commanders acknowledged they'd have preferred a slower drawdown. (June 23)

From: Newsday on Thu, Jun 23 2011 7:35 PM

Illegal immigrant youth 'come out' in risky bid to ease rules for those brought to United States as kids. (June 23)

From: Newsday on Thu, Jun 23 2011 7:35 PM

The International Energy Agency, which includes the U.S. and 27 other countries, will release 60 million barrels of oil from emergency stocks in an effort to stave off a possible spike in energy prices that could strain the global economic recovery. (June

From: Newsday on Thu, Jun 23 2011 7:35 PM

In an audio address to the nation, Libyan leader Colonel Moammar Gadhafi accused NATO of murder, days after the alliance said for the first time its strikes may have caused casualties among civilians in Libya. AP video. (June 23)

From: Newsday on Thu, Jun 23 2011 7:35 PM

President Barack Obama met with troops at Fort Drum, New York, the day after announcing plans to withdraw up to 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by next summer. AP video. (June 23)

From: Newsday on Thu, Jun 23 2011 1:13 PM

Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has said little after returning home. He arrived at his door in Beijing after being released from nearly three months in detention. (June 23)

From: Newsday on Thu, Jun 23 2011 6:53 AM

After scoring an NHL-best 50 goals, Anaheim’s Corey Perry won the Hart Trophy Wednesday night as league MVP. The awards ceremony was held in Las Vegas. (June 23)

From: Newsday on Thu, Jun 23 2011 3:47 AM

In a prime-time speech to a war-weary nation, President Barack Obama said he’s commencing the pullout from Afghanistan this summer, and hopes to have all his 30,000 surge troops home by next year. (June 22)