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Lindsey Vonn mending after surgery on right knee
The swelling around Lindsey Vonn's repaired right knee has gone way down a day after surgery and her spirits way up. Back in time for the 2014 Sochi ...
Mississippi twister carves long path of wreckage
Jeff Revette ran from his car and lay face-down in the grass next to the red-brick wall of a church as a tornado roared toward him, with debris ...
Philippine town mourns largest captive crocodile
A remote southern Philippine town has gone into mourning over the death of the world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity, even though it was ...
Obama to revive populist message in Tuesday speech
Reviving his populist re-election message, President Barack Obama will press a politically-divided Congress to approve more tax increases and fewer ...
Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life
The world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be ...
The whopper of a storm didn't rank high in history
The snowstorm that walloped the Northeast with about 3 feet in some places didn't add up to being that bad, federal statistics say. Two National ...
Contest seeks underworldly names for 2 Pluto moons
Want to name Pluto's two tiniest moons? Then you'll need to dig deep into mythology. Astronomers announced a contest Monday to name the two itty-bitty ...
Drivers face tough commute in snowy Northeast
The workweek in the snow-clobbered Northeast got off to a slow and slippery start Monday as drivers encountered unplowed streets, two-lane roads ...
Alone, together: Snowed in, in the age of hashtags
The East Coast woke up under a blanket of snow this weekend and collectively documented the experience on the myriad social and mobile inventions of ...
UK watchdog launches investigation into Autonomy
Britain's accounting watchdog announced Monday that it is investigating the books of British business software maker Autonomy Corporation in the ...
Homes wrecked, dozen hurt in Mississippi tornado
Residents shaken by a tornado that mangled homes in Mississippi were waking up Monday to a day of removing trees, patching roofs and giving thanks for ...
Germany: no prospect of shale gas fracking soon
Germany's environment minister says he doesn't expect the extraction of natural gas by "fracking" will start any time soon in Europe's biggest economy
How Obama is wielding executive power in 2nd term
This is what "Forward" looks like. Fast forward, even. President Barack Obama's campaign slogan is springing to life in a surge of executive ...
Fewer New Year fireworks in polluted Beijing
The annual Lunar New Year fireworks barrage in Beijing was notably muted following government appeals to reduce the smoky celebrations after air ...
Solar industry grapples with hazardous wastes
Homeowners on the hunt for sparkling solar panels are lured by ads filled with images of pristine landscapes and bright sunshine, and words about the ...
Airports returning to normal after Northeast storm
Airports in New York, Boston and Connecticut were ramping up service Sunday, as they worked to return to normal operations following a massive ...
How to avoid roof collapses caused by heavy snow
On the heels of a massive snowstorm that dumped up to 3 feet of snow across the Northeast, rain was forecast for Monday, which could threaten ...
Tips to help avoid a preventable hospital return
Patients too often leave the hospital without knowing how to care for themselves, leading to a preventable return. Here are tips to improve your ...
New Yorkers tell of hours stranded on snowy roads
Stranded for hours on a snow-covered road, Priscilla Arena prayed, took out a sheet of loose-leaf paper and wrote what she thought might be her last ...
AP PHOTOS: Digging Out: 'It's like lifting cement'
"It's like lifting cement. They say it's 2 feet, but I think it's more like 3 feet," says landscaper Michael Levesque, who was shoveling snow in ...
Mass. boy dies of carbon monoxide in running car
An 11-year-old Massachusetts boy died of carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday after being overcome as he sat in a running car to keep warm, while his ...
New England begins the big dig-out after epic snow
New Englanders began the back-breaking job of digging out from as much as 3 feet of snow Saturday and emergency crews used snowmobiles to reach ...
Flights resume at NYC airports after snowstorm
New York's airports dug out from under nearly a foot of snow and started letting flights resume Saturday, while Boston's Logan Airport remained closed
10 Things to Know about the big storm
1. MORE THAN 650,000 LOST POWER IN NEW ENGLAND Even the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Mass., had to shut down and turn to backup generators
Curiosity rover completes 1st drill into Mars rock
In a Mars first, the Curiosity rover drilled into a rock and prepared to dump an aspirin-sized pinch of powder into its onboard laboratories for ...