From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 04 2011 2:01 PM

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned to Caracas from Cuba on Monday morning, stepping off a plane hours before dawn and declaring that he feels "fine" as he recovers from surgery that removed a cancerous tumor. (July 4)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 04 2011 2:01 PM

War crimes judges in The Hague entered not-guilty pleas for a disruptive Ratko Mladic at his arraignment. They did so after ejecting the former Bosnian Serb commander from court. (July 4)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 04 2011 2:01 PM

Prince William put his military helicopter training to the test Monday with his first water landing before crowds in Canada, where he and his wife, Kate, have been on their first official overseas trip since their wedding. (July 4)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 04 2011 2:01 PM

Video game makers are crafting sophisticated story lines in an attempt to interest new customers. The industry has attracted Hollywood talent--writers, actors and big-name directors who relish the opportunity to work in a new medium. (July 4)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 04 2011 7:47 AM

Troops marked Independence Day at Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan with a traditional "Morning Colors" ceremony. (July 4)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 04 2011 7:47 AM

Hopes for Thai stability were soaring Monday after the military indicated it would accept a sweeping election win by Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. (July 4)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 04 2011 6:41 AM

Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic appeared in court at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal Monday. Mladic was ejected after he continually interrupted his arraignment. (July 4)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 04 2011 4:26 AM

A police officer and another person died from their injuries after being shot Sunday night in a Memphis hotel. Police say Officer Timothy Warren was responding to a domestic dispute. (July 4)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 04 2011 1:06 AM

The judge overseeing the Casey Anthony murder trial indicated that the jury will begin deliberating on Monday. Anthony has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in her daughter’s 2008 death. (July 3)

From: USA TODAY on Sun, Jul 03 2011 3:37 PM

Casey Anthony’s attorney resumed his closing arguments by ridiculing the prosecution's forensic evidence as a "fantasy." (July 3)

From: USA TODAY on Sun, Jul 03 2011 12:21 PM

Casey Anthony broke down crying as prosecutors called her a liar who murdered her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. She closed her eyes and rested her chin on her fist. (July 3)

From: USA TODAY on Sun, Jul 03 2011 12:21 PM

Casey Anthony broke down crying as prosecutors called her a liar who murdered her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. She closed her eyes and rested her chin on her fist. (July 3)

From: USA TODAY on Sun, Jul 03 2011 12:56 AM

An ExxonMobil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone River near Billings ruptured and dumped an unknown amount of oil into the waterway, prompting temporary evacuations along the river Saturday morning. (July 2)

From: USA TODAY on Sun, Jul 03 2011 12:56 AM

An ExxonMobil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone River near Billings ruptured and dumped an unknown amount of oil into the waterway, prompting temporary evacuations along the river Saturday morning. (July 2)

From: USA TODAY on Sat, Jul 02 2011 5:14 PM

The second day of searching for a baboon on the loose leads to Freehold Township. STAFF VIDEO BY THOMAS P. COSTELLO

From: USA TODAY on Sat, Jul 02 2011 4:08 PM

A day after the civil wedding that transformed one-time Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock into the Princess of Monaco, she and Prince Albert II wed in a star-studded religious ceremony Saturday. (July 2)

From: USA TODAY on Sat, Jul 02 2011 11:03 AM

President Barack Obama said Saturday that "nothing can be off-limits" in the budget debate even though Republicans have said tax increases are. (July 2)

From: USA TODAY on Sat, Jul 02 2011 11:03 AM

Republicans used their weekly address to criticize Obama on the economy and renew their opposition to tax increases. (July 2)

From: USA TODAY on Sat, Jul 02 2011 11:03 AM

A bomb squad officer was lucky to escape serious injury when a car exploded in Thailand’s restive south on Friday. (July 2)

From: USA TODAY on Sat, Jul 02 2011 12:22 AM

Hours after a judge freed the ex-IMF chief without bail, Dominique Strauss-Kahn left the New York City apartment where he had been staying under house arrest and went out to dinner with his wife. (July 1)