
NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission
Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid ...
Curiosity rover drills into second Martian rock
NASA's Curiosity rover drills again. The space agency said Monday that Curiosity has bored a hole in a second rock and will transfer a pinch of powder ...

10 things to know about College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff is all but done. The only part that remains unsettled is the membership of the selection committee that will determine ...

Sites picked, selection committee next for playoff
Now that the guys putting together the College Football Playoff have determined where the games will be played, there's only one major item left on ...
Ballot stuffer tampers with playoff logo contest
The College Football Playoff's online fan voting has been manipulated by a cyber-ballot stuffer. BCS officials say the contractor that runs the logo ...
AP Source: Cowboys Stadium to host championship
The first championship game in the College Football Playoff will be held at Cowboys Stadium. A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated ...
Sites to be settled for college football playoff
With the how and when of college football playoffs determined, it's time to lock in the where. The conference commissioners in charge of putting ...
Modest quake shakes wide area of S. California
A modest earthquake left Southern California with the jitters Monday but no serious damage as the temblor caused swaying and rolling from the desert ...
Curiosity rover out of safe mode, still recovering
NASA says the Curiosity rover is returning to normal after a computer problem limited its activities. The space agency said Monday that the car-size ...
NASA Mars rover in safe mode; science halted
Science experiments by the NASA Mars rover Curiosity have been put on hold as engineers troubleshoot a problem with its computer. NASA says the ...
NASA Mars rover analyzing powder from drilled rock
The Mars rover Curiosity has successfully transferred a pinch of rock dust to its onboard laboratories for inspection, two weeks after drilling into ...
John Kerr, Tony-winner for 'Tea & Sympathy,' dies
John Kerr, the stage and film actor whose credits include the movie "South Pacific," the thriller "The Pit and the Pendulum" and a Tony Award-winning ...
Caltech baseball team ends 228-game skid
California Institute of Technology's baseball team ended a 228-game losing streak Saturday with a 9-7 victory over Pacifica — the Beavers' first win ...

'Ripper Street' stars Macfadyen, 1880s London
Matthew Macfadyen is perfectly presentable in jeans and a crewneck sweater that coordinates nicely with the blue of his eyes. But the look is far from ...

A disconnect between violence and television
If there's any soul-searching among top television executives about onscreen violence contributing to real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school ...
Burnett: reality can work without being mean
Mark Burnett says reality TV shows don't have to be mean to work. The veteran producer of "Survivor" and "The Voice" is working on a new CBS show, ...
CBS chief touts renewed sensitivity post-Newtown
CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler says the network is sensitive to concerns about violence following the Connecticut school shooting, and that ...
CBS welcoming actor Angus Jones back to comedy
The teenage actor Angus T. Jones is expected back at "Two and a Half Men" next week, with CBS accepting his apology for calling the popular comedy ...

Actress Eden Sher shouldn't lose the braces
If the creators of ABC's "The Middle" have their way, poor Sue Heck's teeth will never be fixed. Actress Eden Sher wore a set of removable braces to ...

ABC learns once is enough for all-star dancers
There's no second act for celebrities on "Dancing With the Stars." ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee said Thursday that was the lesson from the ...
Meredith Vieira leaving 'Millionaire'
Meredith Vieira is leaving "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" after 11 years as host of the syndicated game show. The former "Today" show host and ...

Fox: No content changes to drama on serial killer
Fox's entertainment chief said Tuesday that the network did not change the content of "The Following," its upcoming drama about a serial killer, ...

Fox taking a page from HBO for 'big event' series
Fox is taking a page from HBO and scheduling some "big event" series. The network's entertainment chief, Kevin Reilly, said Tuesday that Fox wants to ...

A chemistry class for actor Kevin Bacon
Things are getting a little steamy among the stars of Fox's new thriller, "The Following." The series, which debuts Jan. 21, features Kevin Bacon as ...