
Russian region begins recovery from meteor fall
As a small army of people worked to replace acres of windows shattered by the enormous explosion from a meteor, many joked on Saturday about what had ...

Hezbollah says no comment on Bulgaria report
The leader of Hezbollah said Saturday that he would not comment on a recent report from Bulgaria that said members of the Lebanese militant group ...

New report questions FAA's airline safety promise
Since a deadly airline crash in 2009, the government hasn't kept its promise to ensure that major airlines are holding their smaller partners to the ...

Budget cut warnings may prove harsher than reality
Get ready for two weeks of intensifying warnings about how crucial, popular government services are about to wither — including many threats that ...

Hanford nuclear tank in Wash. is leaking liquids
The long-delayed cleanup of the nation's most contaminated nuclear site became the subject of more bad news Friday, when Washington Gov. Jay Inslee ...

2 space rocks hours apart point up the danger
A space rock even bigger than the meteor that exploded like an atom bomb over Russia could drop out of the sky unannounced at any time and wreak havoc ...

Meteor explodes over Russia, 1,100 injured
With a blinding flash and a booming shock wave, a meteor blazed across the western Siberian sky Friday and exploded with the force of 20 atomic bombs, ...

Skyfall: Meteorites strike Earth every few months
A meteor exploded in the sky above Russia's Ural Mountains on Friday, causing a shockwave that blew out countless windows and injured hundreds of ...

Vatican's new bank chief has military ship links
The Vatican was drawn into a new controversy Friday after acknowledging that its bank's new president is also chairman of a shipbuilder making ...
India puts $750M Italian helicopter deal on hold
India's Defense Ministry said Friday that it has put a $750 million contract to purchase helicopters from Italian company Finmeccanica on hold amid ...
Budget cut impact: Smaller Navy, fired teachers
What does smaller government look like? The budget standoff between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans means Americans may soon find ...

Persistent Parker nears top job at American
Doug Parker has no problem donning rapper Psy's light blue tuxedo for Halloween and performing his own version of Gangnam Style before hundreds of ...

FAA takes step toward widespread US drone flights
A future in which unmanned drones are as common in U.S. skies as helicopters and airliners has moved a step closer to reality with a government ...

US Airways lands $11 billion merger with American
US Airways CEO Doug Parker has landed the big merger he sought for years. Now the soon-to-be CEO of the new American Airlines has to make it work.

Bookkeeper who stole $53M gets nearly 20 years
A former city bookkeeper was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison Thursday for embezzling more than $53 million from her Illinois community, in what ...

Airline merger could squeeze some hub airports
A merged American Airlines and US Airways will carry more passengers around the world than any other, but even the biggest airline flying doesn't need ...

NY town of 9/11 workers wages gas pipeline fight
After four months helping in ground zero recovery post-Sept. 11, New York City Police Officer Nick Russo sought respite by moving with his family to ...

What an American-US Airways merger means for you
While American Airlines and US Airways announced plans to merge Thursday, it will be several months — if not years — before passengers see any ...

Little overlap in American, US Airways routes
In the jigsaw puzzle of airline routes, American Airlines and US Airways are two pieces that fit together almost perfectly. Of the 50 busiest domestic ...
Russia, Kazakhstan may manage space base together
Russia may suspend its lease for some facilities at the Baikonur space complex in Kazakhstan, opening the way for its joint administration by the two ...

US Airways hopes to gain legitimacy with merger
US Airways is poised to finally become the industry giant it has long aspired to be. The company has often been ridiculed within the aviation industry ...

AP Sources: American Airlines, US Airways to merge
The merger of American Airlines and US Airways, to be formally announced Thursday, caps a turbulent half-decade of bankruptcies and consolidation for ...
Families of agents attacked in Mexico seek answers
The sister of a federal agent wounded in an attack in Mexico said Wednesday she hoped the lawsuit filed by her brother and the family of an agent who ...