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Unabomber updates Harvard University alumni book
Harvard University alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates, but one person stands out among those ...
Land conflicts stunt Vietnam urban planning dreams
Do Quoc Tai is an unlikely pain in the side of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party. Although the construction foreman earns just $150 per month, he and ...
DC zoo hand-raising cubs after rare cheetah birth
Two cheetah cubs have a new home at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and are being raised by human hands after a risky birth last month at the ...
Oil drops below $90 for 1st time since October
The price of oil dropped below $90 per barrel Wednesday, the latest milestone in a weekslong decline brought on by uncertainty surrounding economies ...
Obama to graduates: 'A new feeling about America'
President Barack Obama declared Wednesday the world has a "new feeling about America" and more respect for its leadership, weaving re-election themes ...
AP Photos: Cannes red carpet gets Bond girl flair
Berenice Marlohe, the newest Bond girl, has been making the red carpet at the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival look like a day at the beach. One day ...
Review: OnLive Desktop brings the PC to tablets
So you love your iPad, but you wish you could work on Microsoft Office software, watch Flash video and generally have more of a PC-like experience? ...
Mystery deer growth pitting hunters against Hawaii
Deer can swim, but not very far. When they showed up for the first time on the Big Island of Hawaii, mystified residents wondered how they got there.
US sales of new homes rose 3.3 percent in April
Americans bought more new homes last month, the latest evidence that the U.S. housing market could be starting to recover. New-home sales increased 3.
Japanese video game author wins Spanish prize
Japan's Shigeru Miyamoto, considered the father of the modern video game, has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and ...
LA designer says Facebook bride wore her dress
Los Angeles-based designer Claire Pettibone says Priscilla Chan was wearing one of her dresses when she married Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
6-year-olds wander from Pa. school to museum
Pittsburgh Public Schools officials are investigating an impromptu field trip of sorts that occurred when two 6-year-old students wandered away from ...
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT): 1. EGYPT HOLDS ITS FIRST FREE ...
Report: More support needed for kinship caregivers
As more of America's children are raised by relatives other than their parents, state and local governments need to do better in helping these ...
TransUnion: Late auto-loan payments down in 1Q
The rate of late payments for auto loans fell nationally in the first three months of the year to the lowest level in more than a decade, even as ...
Auction claims it's selling vial with Reagan blood
A Channel Islands auction house says it's selling a vial that allegedly contains blood residue from Ronald Reagan — a move denounced Tuesday by the ...
Mountain lion killed in downtown Santa Monica
Police shot and killed a mountain lion that somehow made its way through an urban landscape before it was found early Tuesday in a downtown Santa ...
Deportation threat lifted for lesbian Vt. couple
A married lesbian couple living in Vermont who were threatened with being separated by federal immigration authorities have been granted a reprieve.
US home sales up across the country, hopeful sign
Americans are buying more homes in every region of the country, the latest indication that the housing market could be on the mend. An increasing ...
LA museum to unveil artist's big rock work in June
A rockin' good time is planned next month when the Los Angeles County Museum of Art pulls the covers off artist Michael Heizer's latest creation — a ...
Franchitti and Johnson follow each other from afar
They've got nine championships between them and a combined five victories on the single most prolific day of racing of the year. Dario Franchitti and ...
Marvel Comics plans wedding for gay hero Northstar
Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics' first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar, and his longtime boyfriend. The New ...
UK virtual orchestra puts you in conductor's stand
A London museum is putting the conductor's baton in visitors' hands, allowing guests to direct a virtual orchestra using three-dimensional motion ...
Houston museum unveils $85 million dinosaur hall
Pups in her womb, a large eye visible behind the rib cage, one baby stuck in the birth canal: all fossilized evidence that this ancient marine beast, ...