The Palestinian militant group Hamas controls most of the Gaza Strip and is declaring victory after five days of intense fighting with members of the rival Fatah movement.

Sahel is a word used by Iraqis that essentially means "to utterly defeat and humiliate someone by dragging his corpse through the streets." Edward Wong of The New York Times offers his insights on the use of the word.

Sgt. Lawrence Sprader's body was found at Fort Hood, Texas, late Tuesday. He became lost during a training exercise and died of heat stroke. His brother, Chris Sprader, is still looking for answers.

More international broadcasters than ever are covering the NBA finals, doing play-by-play in Spanish, French, Mandarin and Arabic. But in the United States, the NBA is slumping. TV ratings for the finals are dismal.

Historians in the real-life, 21st-century town of Deadwood, S.D., say the extensive use of profanity in the HBO series Deadwood is plenty accurate. The show is set in a Wild West mining town, where colorful language served as a relief valve for rising tensions.

Saudi Arabia's Prince Bandar is accused of taking bribes from BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor. David Leigh of The Guardian says the U.S. Justice Department may investigate BAE Systems under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Kellogg's says it will stop advertising its breakfast cereals to children under 12 unless the cereal meets certain nutritional guidelines. Steve Tripoli of Marketplace notes that the decision comes on the heels of a threatened lawsuit by several advocacy groups.

Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo's Spanish-language program is the top morning radio show in Los Angeles. It's heard in 27 cities across the country. A million listeners responded to his May request for letters in favor of immigration reform. On Thursday, he delivered those letters to Congress.

Chugging a glass of milk these days is making wallets lighter. A gallon of milk is nearly as pricey as a gallon of gas, and in some places, even more. While U.S. milk production has actually increased, it's still not enough to meet rising global demand.

Commuting in the Indonesian city of Jakarta is a huge headache. City officials hope to ease road congestion with river taxis — and put a new focus on cleaning up the city's polluted waterways, too.