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Commercial spacecraft speeds toward space station
Opening a new, entrepreneurial era in spaceflight, a ship built by a billionaire businessman sped toward the International Space Station with a load ...
Benihana to be taken private in $296 million deal
Restaurant chain Benihana Inc. has agreed to be taken private in a deal worth about $296 million. Benihana, which serves Japanese food and sushi and ...
Private supply ship rockets toward space station
A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new ...
Buccaneers deal TE Winslow to Seattle, sign Clark
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded tight end Kellen Winslow to the Seattle Seahawks for a draft pick on Monday night and signed former Colts star Dallas ...
Stanton's slam lifts Marlins past Rockies, 7-4
With one swing, Giancarlo Stanton knocked out lights on the scoreboard, spoiled Jamie Moyer's first look at Marlins Park and put Miami on top to stay.
Column: Same skills, new mindset for LeBron?
Spectacular as it seemed, it was nothing we haven't seen from LeBron James before. Maybe that's the funny thing about all the hoopla over James' ...
Teixeira, dropped to 7th, back in Yankees' lineup
Dropped as low as seventh in the batting order for the first time in eight years, Mark Teixeira didn't think it would make much a difference on what ...
Magic fire coach Stan Van Gundy; GM also gone
For months the Orlando Magic have been trudging through the aftermath of a preseason trade request by Dwight Howard that sapped the life out of the ...
Theme parks opening new attractions, coasters
The first phases of a reimagined Fantasyland at Florida's Walt Disney World, the new Cars Land at California's Disneyland based on the "Cars" movies, ...
SpaceX will try 1st private cargo run again Tues.
Private rocket maker SpaceX aimed for a Tuesday liftoff after fixing the engine problem that caused a launch abort over the weekend, stalling the ...
Men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit
Three activists who traveled to Chicago for a NATO summit were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack President ...
NAACP backs same-sex marriage as civil right
The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into ...
SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second
A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remained stuck on the ground Saturday after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second ...
Woman gets 20 years for firing warning shot
Marissa Alexander had never been arrested before she fired a bullet at a wall one day in 2010 to scare off her husband when she felt he was ...
Political vulnerabilities in Sen. Rubio's past?
For freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising GOP figure seen as a possible Mitt Romney running mate, there are questions about whether potential ...
Rocket set to blast off, open new space era
A private company is on the verge of making history by launching a spacecraft to the International Space Station. An unmanned Falcon 9 rocket ...
Amid evidence cache in Martin case, questions nag
Prosecutors in the Trayvon Martin case dumped a mountain of evidence on the public this week. In many criminal cases, that would bring clarity, start ...
Rocket, weather look good on eve of new space era
NASA hasn't seen this much launch jitters since the space shuttle program ended last summer. On Saturday, a private company was set to make history ...
With cookies and conversations, Romney tries charm
Mitt Romney is on a charm offensive. He took reporters' questions after a campaign rally Thursday instead of keeping them at bay. He brought them warm ...
Evidence mixed for Zimmerman's self-defense claim
When George Zimmerman tries to convince a judge or jury that he shot Trayvon Martin in self-defense, the evidence he'll be able to call on appears to ...
Pacers pound Heat 94-75 in Game 3
LeBron James grabbed a seat on Miami's bench, lowered his head and stared down at the floor. Way down. The Heat are in a hole. Roy Hibbert had 19 ...
News Guide: Questions on Trayvon case documents
Officials on Thursday released nearly 200 pages of previously undisclosed documents in the Trayvon Martin fatal shooting case in which neighborhood ...
Hellickson keys Rays' 2-1 win over Boston
A scary situation involving Tampa Bay second baseman Will Rhymes overshadowed another strong outing by Rays right-hander Jeremy Hellickson.
Romney keeps media at bay as he sticks to script
Mitt Romney is trying harder than ever these days to stay on script — and keep his traveling national press corps at arm's length. The latest clash ...
911 tape: Confusion at home where mom shot kids
Neighbors of a Florida mother who fatally shot her four children before killing herself weren't sure who was injured after hearing gunshots and ...