Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean
a minute ago (AP)
The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like...
Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks
a minute ago (AP)
While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies. Here's...
'New Moon' wolfs down $140.7M in opening weekend
a minute ago (AP)
The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday....
Two hurt as bulls flee Tom Cruise film set
a minute ago (AFP)
Two women were slightly hurt on Sunday when they were struck by bulls that escaped the set of a new film that stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, local police and officials said. The...
Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill
a minute ago (AP)
Senate Democrats on Sunday sparred with each other over how to fix the nation's troubled health care system, the moderates threatening to scuttle legislation if their demands weren't met...
Holidays will again test NYC air travel bottleneck
a minute ago (AP)
Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they need to land...
Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill
a minute ago (AP)
Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of...
Egypt's media stoked soccer fan anger with Algeria
a minute ago (AP)
Angry soccer fans rampaged through a posh diplomatic neighborhood in Cairo over the weekend, smashing shop windows and shouting obscenities in a frenzy fed by venomous headlines that...
Arrest in 1981 tribal murders revives old mystery
a minute ago (AP)
In the days before Fred Alvarez was shot execution-style with two friends on his verandah, the strapping Cabazon tribal leader feared he was a marked man: His motorcycle had been tampered...
CORRECTED: "Black Friday" deals may not signal retail comeback
a minute ago (Reuters)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - When the U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to see millions of less frightened, but even more bargain-hungry...
Israel's Peres reports 'progress' in talks to free Shalit
a minute ago (AFP)
Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Sunday there has been "progress" in talks to free Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, held in the Gaza strip for the past three years.
Rentrak Announces Box Office Numbers for Weekend of November 20, 2009
a minute ago (PR Newswire)
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- href="http://www.rentrak.com/">Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), today announced the weekend theatrical box office...
Ole Miss, Cal, UNC back in AP Top 25
a minute ago (AP)
Mississippi, California and North Carolina, teams that started the season with lofty expectations before stumbling, have surged back into the AP Top 25 college football poll. There was...
NY Times to Goldman Sachs: Pay up to cut public debt
a minute ago (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York Times editorial slammed Goldman Sachs for its role in the financial crisis and said that instead of paying big bonuses to its employees it should make a...
Astronaut's baby daughter born as he circles Earth
a minute ago (AP)
Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it. Abigail Mae Bresnik was born as her father circled Earth on his...
Antarctic ice loss vaster, faster than thought: study
a minute ago (AFP)
The East Antarctic icesheet, once seen as largely unaffected by global warming, has lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2006 and could boost sea levels in the future, according to a new...
NRC investigating radiation at Three Mile Island
a minute ago (AP)
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending investigators to the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant after a small amount of radiation was detected there. About 150 employees...
Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto
a minute ago (AP)
Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated _ beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then. As the world has talked
Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto
a minute ago (AP)
Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated _ beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then. As the world has...
Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit
a minute ago (AP)
Sixty-five world leaders have said they will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December, and several more have responded positively to invitations, Danish officials said Sunday. ...