Daily News Alert | Friday, April 2, 2010 12:04 AM PDT |
Rocket blasts off with 2 Russians, 1 American
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:48 pm PDT
 AP - A Russian rocket blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan into brilliant blue skies Friday, transporting a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Full Story | Top |
Mars rover Spirit misses communication session
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:53 pm PDT
AP - The aging, sand-trapped Mars rover Spirit failed to make a scheduled communication this week and may have gone into a power-saving hibernation to survive the Red Planet's winter, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
What is Good About Good Friday?
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:31 pm PDT
LiveScience.com - Good Friday is a solemn day as far as the Christian faith is concerned, marking the anniversary of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, who died on a Friday around the year 33 AD, according to historians. Full Story | Top |
Inactivating Gene May Cut Breast Cancer Risk
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:49 pm PDT
HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- A genetic mutation in the gene known as BRCA1 greatly boosts the risk that a woman will develop breast cancer. But now, researchers report that they've been able to lower the risk of cancer in mice with that gene by deactivating another gene. Full Story | Top |
Everglades deal in jeopardy after judge's ruling
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:52 pm PDT
AP - Gov. Charlie Crist's grand plan to revive the dying Florida Everglades by buying back the land is in jeopardy after a federal judge Wednesday ordered the state to resume construction on a multimillion-dollar restoration project. Full Story | Top |
U.S., Canada crack down on vehicle emissions
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 02:37 pm PDT
Reuters - The United States on Thursday finalized its first greenhouse gas emissions rules on automobiles and significantly boosted fuel efficiency standards for the first time since the 1970s, moves Canada jointly imposed on its industry. Full Story | Top |
The nation's weather
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 02:20 am PDT
 AP - Thursday's main weather producers were forecast to come from a trough of low pressure and an associated cold front moving through the western half of the nation. Full Story | Top |
Obama seeks compromise in offshore drilling plan
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:36 pm PDT
The Christian Science Monitor - Offshore oil and gas drilling will move ahead in Atlantic waters from Virginia to mid-Florida, westward in the Gulf of Mexico from125 miles off Florida's coast, and off parts of Alaska's northern coast, President Obama announced Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
New England flooding drowns homes and dreams
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:30 pm PDT
 AP - Flooding on a scale rarely seen in New England forced hundreds of people from their homes Wednesday, overwhelmed sewage systems to the point that families were asked to stop flushing toilets, and washed out bridges and highways from Maine to Connecticut. Full Story | Top |
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