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Pentagon eyes plan to increase Army by 30,000

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:45:32 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is considering a plan to add 30,000 soldiers to the Army to bolster a force depleted by a growing number of wounded, stressed and other soldiers...

Michigan, Columbia, Harvard study military suicide

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:42:50 -0400

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The University of Michigan and three other universities are launching a $50 million Army-funded study to find out why soldiers kill themselves or become...

Astronaut Alan Bean opens Smithsonian art exhibit

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:34:43 -0400

WASHINGTON - Alan Bean uses bits of lunar dust and tiny slices of space suit patches to bring the moon closer to people who will never have a chance to go there. The Apollo...

NASA refurbishes video copies of moon landing

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:08:20 -0400

WASHINGTON - With the help of Hollywood, those historic, grainy images of the first men on the moon never looked better. NASA unveiled refurbished video Thursday of the July...

Summer camps: Swine flu isn't taking a vacation

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:49:12 -0400

LOVELAND, Colo. - Summer camps are contending with more than bug bites and poison ivy this year: They're on the lookout for swine flu. While regular flu all but disappears...

Fed: U.S. unemployment will top 10 percent this year

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:06:44 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve expects the economy this year will sink at a slower pace than it previously thought, but that unemployment will top 10 percent. The Fed...

NASA starts fueling shuttle for 6th launch try

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:00:12 -0400

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA has started fueling the space shuttle for a sixth attempt to launch Endeavour on a mission to the international space station. Endeavour is...

Troops drinking more, but fixing the causes will be formidable

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:17:00 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - It's easy to understand why our troops are drinking more, and that their drinking is becoming more troubling. Two wars. Constant deployments. Combat...

President goes low with All-Star first pitch

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:35:13 -0400

ST. LOUIS - President Barack Obama was true to his word: He didn't bounce it. Obama's ceremonial first pitch at the All-Star game barely reached the plate tonight....

Coroner's official seeks records from Jackson doc

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:27:56 -0400

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - A county coroner's official visited the office of Michael Jackson's dermatologist today to follow up on a subpoena seeking additional medical...

NASA aiming for Wednesday shuttle launch, try 6

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:28:09 -0400

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA is hoping the weather finally cooperates for its sixth launch attempt for space shuttle Endeavour. Endeavour is poised to take off for the...

Achievement gap divides black, white students

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:12:08 -0400

WASHINGTON - Despite unprecedented efforts to improve minority achievement in the past decade, the gap between black and white students remains frustratingly wide, according...

Some final words coming from George Carlin

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:21:58 -0400

NEW YORK - Some final thoughts are coming from George Carlin. Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, said today that the comedian's book "Last Words"...

Thunderstorms cause 5th delay for space shuttle

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:49:49 -0400

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Thunderstorms have once again forced NASA to call off the launch of space shuttle Endeavour. Launch managers halted the countdown just minutes...

Mountain of debt: Americans' debt stress is easing

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:54:59 -0400

WASHINGTON - Unemployment is rising. Nest eggs are in tatters. Home values have tanked. And yet surprisingly, Americans are feeling less stress from debt these days. Chalk...

Appeal of the outdoors tough sell to video game generation

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:57:02 -0400

Look around next time you're out fishing. Chances are that a lot of your fellow anglers will remember where they were when John F. Kennedy was shot. It turns out adults...

LaToya Jackson claims Michael was killed for money

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:22:20 -0400

LONDON - The heartbroken sister of pop superstar Michael Jackson told British tabloids her brother was murdered for his billion-dollar fortune. "We don't think...

Sarah Palin says Alaska needs new ethics policy

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:07:04 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she hopes the latest ethics complaint filed against her is a "wake-up call" that a new ethics policy is needed in...

Thunderstorms delay space shuttle launch again

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:57:37 -0400

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Thunderstorms forced NASA to call off Sunday evening's launch of shuttle Endeavour, the fourth delay for the space station construction mission. The...

Lightning delays space shuttle Endeavour launch

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:18:31 -0400

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA scrubbed space shuttle Endeavour's Saturday evening launch after lightning struck at least 11 times near the seaside launch pad. NASA technicians...

Iranian-Americans rally in front of White House

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:11:12 -0400

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of protesters, many of them Iranian-Americans, marched from Capitol Hill to the White House on Saturday, most holding Iranian flags and chanting demands...

2 astronauts in love triangle now set to marry

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:33:24 -0400

ORLANDO, Fla. - The couple thrust into the spotlight by former astronaut Lisa Nowak plan to marry next year. Colleen Shipman and Billy Oefelein announced their engagement...

Supermax prison rejects inmate's request to read Obama's books

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:19:29 -0400

McLEAN, Virginia - The federal government's most secure prison has determined that two books written by President Barack Obama contain material "potentially detrimental...

L.A. police chief: Michael Jackson's death could be treated as a homicide

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:05:08 -0400

NEW YORK - Could the King of Pop's death have been a homicide? Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton said Thursday night that detectives are waiting on the coroner's...

Homeless numbers include more families

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:15:49 -0400

WASHINGTON - The face of homelessness in the United States is changing to include more families and more people who live in the suburbs and rural communities. The number...