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NASA rocket will pack extra punch
WASHINGTON - To soar far away from Earth and even on to Mars, NASA has dreamed up the world's most powerful rocket, a behemoth that borrows from the workhorse …
New fossil a 'game-changer' in evolution
WASHINGTON - Two million-year-old bones belonging to a creature with both apelike and human traits provide the clearest evidence of evolution's first major step toward modern humans - findings some are calling a po…
Readin', writin' pathetic
SAT reading scores for the high school class of 2011 were the lowest on record, and combined reading and math scores fell to their lowest point since 1995.
Sept. 11 memorial opens
NEW YORK - Exactly 10 years ago, ground zero was a smoking, fire-spitting tomb, a ghastly pile of rubble and human remains. On Monday it was a place of serenit…
Military jets safely escort NYC, Detroit flights
NEW YORK (AP) - Fighter jets escorted two flights - one to New York City, another to Denver - after passengers' use of the bathrooms aroused suspicions Sunday, the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Obama quietly honors 9/11 dead
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. - On a day of serenity and remembrance, President Barack Obama honored the dead of Sept. 11 with his quiet presence Sunday at the three most t…
Tim Pawlenty endorses Mitt Romney for president
As Republican presidential candidates gear up for another debate in Florida, former Minnesota governor and recent nomination chaser Tim Pawlenty announced himself a proponent of putting Mitt Romney in the White Hou…
Stocks plummet over fear of Greek default
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell Monday on worries that Greece could be edging closer to defaulting on its debt. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note reached another record low as investors piled into U.S. government …
Jeopardy-winning computer gets new job in healthcare field
Technology used in IBM's "Watson," the computer that trumped its human competitors in a "Jeopardy" game earlier this year, will be used to advise on patient diagnoses and treatment, under a deal with health insurer…
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NEW YORK - Ten years after the 9/11 attacks destroyed the World Trade Center, an 80-story glass and steel tower is rising like a phoenix from the ashes of grou…
Lee swamps homes, businesses
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (AP) - The swollen Susquehanna River began returning to its banks Friday in Pennsylvania and New York after swamping thousands of homes and bus…
Sources: Terror suspects may be U.S. citizens
WASHINGTON (AP) - At least two of the three men involved in a possible al-Qaida plot to pull off an attack coinciding with the 10th anniversary of 9/11 are believed to be U.S. citizens or have U.S. traveling docume…
Massive outage a reminder of power grid vulnerabilities
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A blackout that swept across parts of the Southwest and Mexico apparently began with a single utility worker and a minor repair job.
Stalled hiring needs a jolt
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attacking a deepening jobs crisis, President Barack Obama challenged a reluctant Congress Thursday night to urgently pass a larger-than-expec…
Officials pursue al-Qaida bomb plot
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials said Thursday they were investigating a credible but unconfirmed threat that al-Qaida was planning to use a car bomb to target bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington to c…