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NASA mission gives a peek of rover's Mars journey
NASA's latest adventure to Mars has given the world more than just glimpses of a new alien landscape. It opened a window into the trip itself, from ...
NBC gives Olympic boost to 2 new comedies
Matthew Perry and Crystal the monkey are standing on the shoulders of Michael Phelps, Gabby Douglas and other Olympic champions. NBC has vigorously ...
Company once known as Blackwater settles arms case
The international security contractor formerly known as Blackwater has agreed to pay a $7.5 million fine to settle federal criminal charges related ...
19 killed at central Nigeria church Bible study
Three men entered a central Nigerian church just before Bible study began, but instead of joining the worship service they opened fire, killing at ...
US seeks $162M in fines against AMR, American Air
Federal safety regulators are seeking up to $162.4 million in fines against American Airlines and its affiliates for alleged violations of U.S.
Navy tests ocean drones in RI's Narragansett Bay
Just beneath the placid, sailboat-dotted surface of Narragansett Bay, torpedo-shaped vehicles spin and pivot to their own rhythm, carrying out ...
Yemen: US drone strikes kill 10 al-Qaida militants
U.S. drones killed 10 al-Qaida militants — one believed to be a top bomb-maker — in separate strikes targeting moving vehicles in Yemen, officials and ...
Russian rocket fails to reach target orbit
Russia's space pride suffered another blow Tuesday when a booster rocket failed to place two communications satellites into target orbits, a mishap ...
NASA releases low-res video of Mars rover descent
NASA's Curiosity rover has transmitted a low-resolution video showing the last 2 1/2 minutes of its white-knuckle dive through the Martian atmosphere, ...
Airbus to double $12B it spends with US suppliers
European aerospace giant Airbus said Monday it plans to double the $12 billion it now spends with U.S. suppliers amid strong airplane sales, ...
Why Mars again? A look at NASA's latest venture
NASA's new robot rover named Curiosity landed safely late Sunday in a huge crater near the equator of Mars and will soon begin its scientific studies.
Poland wants own segment in US missile defense
Poland's president says his nation should build its own protective segment within the missile defense system the U.S. is planning to develop in Europe
APNewsBreak: US auditing post-Katrina sewer cash
Federal housing authorities are auditing the use of more than $650 million in grants designated for an ambitious plan for sewage and water systems ...
NASA rover Curiosity lands on Mars after plummet
In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of Mars, steering itself to a gentle landing inside ...
Obama praises NASA for Mars landing
President Barack Obama says NASA's successful mission to put a robotic rover on Mars is an "unprecedented feat of technology." In a statement issued ...
Iran TV airs confessions in murder of scientists
Iranian state television on Sunday broadcast purported confessions by more than a dozen suspects in connection with the killing of five nuclear ...
Israel upgrades Arrow missile defense system
Israel has upgraded its top-tier Arrow II missile defense, a Defense Ministry official confirmed Sunday, as the country girds for possible attacks ...
EYES ON LONDON: Electric 100-meter dash coming up
Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ LET'S ...
NASA spacecraft speeding toward a landing on Mars
After an 8 1/2-month voyage through space, NASA's souped-up Mars spacecraft zoomed toward the red planet for what the agency hopes will be an epic ...
Sudan and South Sudan strike oil exportation deal
South Sudan and Sudan said Saturday they struck a deal over the south's exportation of oil through Sudan's pipelines and the distribution of oil ...
Iran tests upgraded version of short-range missile
Iran claimed Saturday it has successfully test-fired an upgraded version of a short-range ballistic missile with improved accuracy, increasing the ...
A peek at what NASA's new rover packed for Mars
If you were packing for Mars, what would you bring? NASA's latest tourist, the roving robot named Curiosity, will lug around a suite of gadgets to ...
Congress breaks for 5 weeks, but much work undone
Congress' performance matches its approval rating — abysmal. Lawmakers headed home for a five-week break with a lengthy list of uncompleted work and ...
Correction: MidAir Collision Averted story
In a story Aug. 2 about a mishap involving planes at Reagan National Airport, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the name of a website ...
Anxiety over rover's Hollywood-style Mars landing
Seven minutes of terror. It sounds like a Hollywood thriller, but the phrase describes the anxiety NASA is expecting as its car-sized robotic rover ...