| |  Shuttle Blasts Off for Space Station
| KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The space shuttle Endeavour thundered into orbit before dawn Monday morning, briefly turning darkness into daylight. | It was the second effort to get the Endeavour off the ground...
Utah: Guilty Plea in 2002 Abduction Attempt
| Prosecutors on Monday dropped charges against a woman in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart in exchange for a guilty plea in the attempted kidnapping of Ms. Smart's cousin. Wanda E. Barzee pleaded guilty b...
California: Engineer Is Sentenced for Espionage
| A former engineer for Rockwell International and Boeing who was convicted of passing space shuttle secrets to China was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison. The engineer, Dongfan Chung, was found guilty of...
Names of the Dead
| The Department of Defense has identified 969 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the death of the following American last week: | FOXX, Dill...
The Wire re-up: season four, episode 13 – the end?
| SPOILER ALERT: . This week: should The Wire have finished here? : the book | The Wire Re-up: The Guardian Guide to the Greatest TV Show Ever Made is , and available in all good bookshops. The book features bl...
BLM delays eastern Nevada wild horse roundup
| KEN RITTER | Associated Press Writer= LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal land managers said Monday they'll delay a roundup of most of the nearly 600 wild horses in a range in eastern Nevada, at least until after the ...
Attorney: Brooke Sheen wants case dismissed
| P. SOLOMON BANDA | Associated Press= ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Charlie Sheen and his wife were reunited Monday after a judge modified a restraining order and allowed them them to work out their differences follow...
John Gillooly: In losing, Jillson showed he had the heart of a champion
| Nick Jillson was among a select group of Rhode Island high school hockey players over the last quarter-century who earned first-team All-State honors in two seasons. He was one of the state's top two defensem...
Murtha Remembered As 'Tough As Nails' Leader
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said he was saddened to hear of the death of Rep. John Murtha and called his fellow Democrat a steadfast advocate for the people of Pennsylvania for nearly 40 years. | Obama...
Delaware Beats UNC-Wilmington 69-62
NEWARK, Del. -- Jawan Carter scored 23 points to lead Delaware to a 69-62 win over North Carolina-Wilmington on Monday. | Carter also dished out six assists for the Blue Hens (7-17, 3-10 Colonial Athletic Assoc...
Percy Jackson: Gods and monsters
| This is about a family film. But it is not a family article. If you are a child, stop reading. If you are offended by genital slang, look away now. Because here comes a lyric from Chris Columbus's iPod: "I'm ...
Probe on into U.S. blast
| MIDDLETOWN (Connecticut): About five people remain unaccounted for after a deadly explosion at an under-construction power plant, and a section of the site was too unstable to search, a fire official said on ...
Fund Cuts Curtail Essential Legal Aid Service
Legal aid lawyers play an essential role in our system of justice, because laws don't enforce themselves. These dedicated, passionate and underpaid lawyers for low-income Connecticut residents take cases involv...
Cbeyond to Present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Technology and Telecom Conference
ATLANTA, Feb 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY), a provider of communications and IT solutions to small businesses, today announced that it will participate in the Thomas Weisel Partners...
Resource America, Inc. Reports Operating Results for the First Fiscal Quarter Ended December 31, 2009
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Feb 08, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- | Resource America, Inc. (NASDAQ: REXI) (the "Company") reported both income from continuing operations and net income attributab...
BioWare's Dragon Age: Origins Reaches Triple Platinum Sales
Legendary Studio's Newest Title Wins over 30 Industry Awards, Ships Over 3 Million Units Becoming BioWare's Sixth Consecutive Blockbuster Franchise | EDMONTON, Canada, Feb 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | ...
AGA Medical to Host Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, February 16, 2010
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | AGA Medical Holdings, Inc. (AGA Medical) (Nasdaq: AGAM) will hold a live webcast to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2009 operating results on Tuesday, Feb...
Woman chasing dog falls to death off Calif. cliff
| MENDOCINO, Calif. - A California woman fell about 60 feet to her death after she chased her dog off a cliff in the Mendocino headlands, authorities said. | The chief of the Mendocino Volunteer Fire Department...
Little-guy sponsors score Olympic talent
| NEW YORK - The names Cary Silverman, Todd Greene and Gabe Herrick may not come up much during the Vancouver Olympics, but they're players nonetheless. | All are little-guy sponsors of U.S. athletes who hung i...
Young Elected New City Council President
updated 7:19 p.m. ET Feb. 8, 2010 | BALTIMORE - | City Councilman Bernard "Jack" Young was unanimously elected to become the council's next president on Monday. | Young will take over for Stephanie Rawlings-Bla...
DC Public Schools Closed Again Tuesday
updated 6:49 p.m. ET Feb. 8, 2010 | All District of Columbia public schools will be closed again Tuesday due to the weekend blizzard. | All D.C. government offices -- including public schools administrative off...
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