The journalist's parents traveled to Russia to hear the pretrial decision, and they were able to briefly see their son and talk with him through an opening in a glass and metal cage.

Hurd, who considers himself a "common sense" candidate, joins the list of Republicans seeking the party's nomination.

After days of search and rescue efforts, U.S. Coast Guard officials have determined there was a "catastrophic implosion of the vessel," and that all on board died.

Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah and Dionne Warwick will be honored for their lifetime artistic achievements as the 46th class of Kennedy Center honorees.