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Updated 15 hours, 38 minutes ago

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on a fast track to the International Space Station

With the late morning liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Watkins became the first Black woman to lea…

Updated 11 years, 7 months ago
Decoding the message

WASHINGTON - Over two days of testimony to Congress, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was grilled on everything from the direction of interest rates to the h…

Updated 11 years, 7 months ago
Computer program bests humans at 'Space Invaders'

WASHINGTON - Computers already have bested human champions in "Jeopardy!" and chess, but artificial intelligence now has gone to master an entirely new level: …

Updated 11 years, 7 months ago
Emojis get diverse

Updated 11 years, 7 months ago
Pills before, after sex can help prevent HIV

Updated 11 years, 7 months ago
'As is' means just that

Updated 11 years, 7 months ago
Long-term birth control options popular

Updated 11 years, 7 months ago
Supreme Court to hear Obamacare challenge

Updated 11 years, 7 months ago
Another western state adds legal marijuana

Updated 11 years, 7 months ago
An alarming rate

Updated 11 years, 7 months ago
Broadening their resumes

Updated 11 years, 7 months ago
Alternative ways to pay for highway repairs, construction

For nearly a century, the gasoline tax has provided the financial foundation for the nation's roads. For each gallon they pump, motorists have paid several additional cents in taxes to their state and federal gover…

Updated 11 years, 7 months ago
Better living through gadgets?

HACKENSACK, N.J. - That phone app keeping track of your exercise and meals might keep you out of the hospital one day.

Updated 11 years, 7 months ago
Report: Sugary drinks out; coffee, eggs in

WASHINGTON - An extra cup or two of coffee may be OK after all. More eggs, too. But you definitely need to drink less sugary soda. And, as always, don't forget…