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President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the White House on Friday. "It is much, much better to talk to one another and not about one another," Merkel said.

The Axis Of Awkward: When Merkel Met Trump

It's hard to imagine two more different political figures. Whether these polar opposites can collaborate may be the single biggest factor in determining the future of the trans-Atlantic partnership.

A student stands in one of the tiny houses created for flood victims in West Virginia. The homes, built by high school students, are fewer than 500 square feet.

High School Students Build Tiny Houses For Flood Victims

Since floods in West Virginia destroyed thousands of homes, residents have struggled to find housing. Vocational students are constructing tiny homes, rather than bookshelves or birdhouses.

A statue to Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard is the third post-Civil War monument to come down in New Orleans. The bronze statue was taken down from its previous spot at the entrance to City Park just after 3 a.m. local time Wednesday.

One More To Go: New Orleans Takes Down Civil War General's Statue

Early Wednesday, a bronze statue of Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was taken down in New Orleans. A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee is next on the list of monuments to be removed.

Alejandra Ventura lifts her dog out of the water after the Brazos River topped its banks and flooded a mobile home park in Richmond, Texas, on Tuesday.

Flooding In Texas Kills 6, With More Rain Forecast

The Brazos River has already reached record levels and forced hundreds of people west of Houston to evacuate. Weather experts predict 4 to 5 more inches of rain around Houston through the weekend.

Shoes and clothing are visible at a glacier in southwestern Switzerland where two bodies were found.

Bodies Found In Swiss Glacier Believed To Be Couple Missing Since 1942

Two bodies have been discovered in a shrinking glacier by a worker from a ski lift company, according to Swiss media, and they are believed to be a couple who disappeared some 75 years ago.

Deadly Arizona Flash Flood Created '40-Foot Wide Black Wave'

The victims were all from one Phoenix family, who had been celebrating a birthday alongside a popular swimming hole, unaware that summer thunderstorms had just dropped heavy rains upstream.

Falling Off The Moon

In the story The Little Prince, a boy from a tiny planet lands on Earth. The boy is tall, the planet small, and you worry he might fall off. In real life, real Earthlings once had a hint of this experience. It was 1972, and you can go there with them.

Decima singer and woodcarver Irvan Perez, 82, stands in front of the flood-damaged workshop in his home in St. Bernard. He's convinced the community will rebuild.

Louisiana's 'Islenos' Torn Apart by Katrina

Of all the groups in the micro-melting pot of South Louisiana hit by Hurricane Katrina, it's hard to find a more close-knit community than the Islenos. The descendants of Spanish-speaking Canary Islanders who settled St. Bernard Parish more than 200 years ago are now struggling to restore a community that was dispersed by Katrina's winds and floods.

Bonds Hits Home Run 715, Passing Ruth

Barry Bonds hits a 445-foot home run off Colorado Rockies' pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim, delighting the home fans in San Francisco. His 715 career home runs put him second on the all-time list behind Henry Aaron, who passed Ruth in 1974 and finished with 755 home runs.

U.S. Takes Tough Trade Stance With China

In a report released Tuesday, U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman criticizes China and presses it to take steps to improve labor standards and fight copyright piracy. Chinese officials dismiss the report as a show to quiet agitated lawmakers in Congress.

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