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Today's Most Popular News: Northern Lights hit 100-year low point Obama tells questioner he's 'Christian by choice' Recession rips at US marriages, expands income gap New Australian footage of Neil Armstrong's moon walk Utah police investigate plural family for bigamy Scientists use hovering zeppelin to film whales Gunman opens fire at UT in Austin, kills himself Terrorist plot uncovered in Europe Months after winning $1M in lottery, man wins $2M Deaf Texan exonerated of child sex assault freed Rural teacher shortage leads schools to grow own AP IMPACT: Haiti still waiting for pledged US aid Atheists, Jews top religious knowledge survey Energy Dept. commits $1 billion to FutureGen Waiting for 'Superman' Review: Are Teachers the Problem? Court OKs US-funded stem cell research for now Obama both rallies, scolds Dems in campaign trip Segway owner dies after falling off river cliff Mich. teen kills 448-pound black bear with arrow The 2010 heat wave: 7 excruciating climate records Northern Lights hit 100-year low point Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:40 am PDT AFP - The Northern Lights have petered out during the second half of this decade, becoming rarer than at any other time in more than a century, the Finnish Meteorological Institute said Tuesday. Full Story Top Obama tells questioner he's 'Christian by choice' Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:22 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama, in a rare discussion about his religious beliefs, described himself on Tuesday as a "Christian by choice" who arrived at his faith in adulthood because "the precepts of Jesus Christ" helped him envision the kind of life he wanted to lead. Full Story Top Recession rips at US marriages, expands income gap Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:42 pm PDT AP - The recession seems to be socking Americans in the heart as well as the wallet: Marriages have hit an all-time low while pleas for food stamps have reached a record high and the gap between rich and poor has grown to its widest ever. Full Story Top New Australian footage of Neil Armstrong's moon walk Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:46 am PDT AFP - Long-lost footage of Neil Armstrong descending the ladder of the Apollo 11 lunar module will be screened in public for the first time in Sydney next week, a prominent astronomer told AFP. Full Story Top Utah police investigate plural family for bigamy Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:07 pm PDT AP - The family with four wives had hoped its participation on a TLC reality TV show would shed light on polygamy but is now the target of a bigamy investigation by Utah police. Full Story Top Scientists use hovering zeppelin to film whales Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:53 pm PDT AP - Pilot Katharine Board often sees pods of blue, gray and killer whales as she flies along the California coast. Compared to other pilots, however, she has a unique vantage point — low and slow — from the only operational zeppelin in the United States. Full Story Top Gunman opens fire at UT in Austin, kills himself Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:00 pm PDT AP - A student wearing a dark suit and a ski mask opened fire Tuesday with an assault rifle on the University of Texas campus before fleeing into a library and fatally shooting himself. No one else was hurt. Full Story Top Terrorist plot uncovered in Europe Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:10 pm PDT AP - Intelligence officials have intercepted a credible terror plot against Britain and France, raising security fears at the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday, but failing to raise the overall threat level in either country. Full Story Top Months after winning $1M in lottery, man wins $2M Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:27 pm PDT AP - The odds against winning $1 million in the Lottery: Astronomical. How about doing it twice? Full Story Top Deaf Texan exonerated of child sex assault freed Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:50 pm PDT AP - A deaf man exonerated of the rape of a 5-year-old suburban Dallas girl was released Tuesday after 17 years in prison, one day after a judge determined he was innocent. Full Story Top Rural teacher shortage leads schools to grow own Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:15 pm PDT AP - Suzanne Feldman realizes she's an anomaly: a soon-to-be college graduate who wants to return to the languid rhythms of rural life rather than flee. Full Story Top AP IMPACT: Haiti still waiting for pledged US aid Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:54 pm PDT AP - Nearly nine months after the earthquake, more than a million Haitians still live on the streets between piles of rubble. One reason: Not a cent of the $1.15 billion the U.S. promised for rebuilding has arrived. Full Story Top Atheists, Jews top religious knowledge survey Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:45 am PDT Reuters - They may not believe in God or gods but they know a thing or two about them. Full Story Top Energy Dept. commits $1 billion to FutureGen Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:06 pm PDT AP - The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday said it has formally committed $1 billion in federal stimulus money to the recently retooled FutureGen clean-coal project, beating a deadline to use the money or lose it and kicking off years of further work that could finally see the project completed. Full Story Top Waiting for 'Superman' Review: Are Teachers the Problem? Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:10 pm PDT Time.com - Davis Guggenheim's edifying and heartbreaking new documentary on the plight of America's public schools is engaging, enraging and poignant Full Story Top Court OKs US-funded stem cell research for now Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:24 pm PDT AP - An appeals court ruled Tuesday that government funding of embryonic stem cell research can continue for now. Full Story Top Obama both rallies, scolds Dems in campaign trip Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:59 pm PDT AP - Buck up. Stop whining. And get to work. Full Story Top Segway owner dies after falling off river cliff Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:17 pm PDT AP - All police found at the bottom of a cliff was a man's body in a frigid river and a Segway, the two-wheeled electric device that was supposed to revolutionize personal transport. Full Story Top Mich. teen kills 448-pound black bear with arrow Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:06 pm PDT AP - A 17-year-old Michigan girl began her big game hunting career with a bang — or rather a whoosh — by killing a 448-pound black bear with a bow and arrow from 16 yards away. Full Story Top The 2010 heat wave: 7 excruciating climate records Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:30 am PDT The Week - Angelenos aren't the the only ones suffering through unprecendented warmth this year Full Story Top

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