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NASA abandons hope for failing Kepler space telescope

16.08.2013 17:22
Efforts to save a $600 million tool in NASA's quest for life elsewhere in the universe have been unsuccessful, the space agency said -- but there's still life left in the robotic planet hunter. In May, a specialized gyroscopic wheel used to point the Kepler Space Telescope toward the sun failed,...

Son of longtime Red Sox broadcaster charged in girlfriend's stabbing death

16.08.2013 16:56
The son of longtime Boston Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy has been charged with fatally stabbing his girlfriend. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan says Jared Remy is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on murder and other charges in connection with the death Thursday of 27-year-old Jennifer...

Soldier who charged at Ft. Hood gunman was shot 12 times before dying

16.08.2013 16:54
TEXAS – An Army soldier who died in the Fort Hood attack was shot 12 times as he charged Maj. Nidal Hasan, it was revealed Thursday during Hasan's court-martial. Spc. Frederick Greene, 29, of Mountain City, Tenn., was identified as the solider whose gunshot wounds were 'consistent' with him trying...

Good news for fight against childhood obesity

10.08.2013 05:33
After decades of warnings about the rapidly rising rate of childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has some good news. A new report from the CDC suggests we've made some progress in the fight against childhood obesity in the nation's youngest children -- specifically...

Legalizing pot isn't about medicine, it's about getting high

10.08.2013 05:27
-- At first glance, my 11-year-old son seems like your everyday, all-American kid. He loves baseball and basketball, plays Xbox with his friends when they come over, and posts innocuous pictures of the family dog on his Instagram feed. Given these mundane facts about the boy, you can imagine...

Judge rules in Usher's favor, dismisses ex-wife's motion in son's near-drowning

10.08.2013 05:22
A Georgia judge Friday dismissed an emergency motion filed by the ex-wife of music mogul Usher Raymond seeking temporary custody of their son. The judge ruled that even though the 5-year- old child was injured in a swimming pool accident this week, it was not an emergency or crisis situation...

Male suicide: CALM on Department of Heath help for men

10.08.2013 05:14
Suicide is one of the biggest killers of men in the UK and has been rising since 2001. Three times as many men commit suicide as women, and being male is known to be the most common risk factor. Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), an organisation that tries to help is complaining that the...

Malaria vaccine shows early promise in clinical trials

10.08.2013 04:52
A malaria vaccine has shown promising results in early stage clinical trials, according to researchers. Researchers found the vaccine, which is being developed in the US, protected 12 out of 15 patients from the disease, when given in high doses. The method is unusual because it involves injecting...

Obama vows reforms of surveillance

10.08.2013 04:24
President Barack Obama has promised "appropriate reforms" to guarantee greater oversight of controversial US surveillance programmes. At a White House news conference, he proposed "safeguards against abuse", including amending legislation on the collection of telephone data. Mr Obama also urged...

Al Qaeda Threat: Officials Fear 'Ingenious' Liquid Explosive

10.08.2013 04:20
There are growing concerns that an al Qaeda affiliate could use a new generation of liquid explosive, currently undetectable, in a potential attack, according to two senior U.S. government officials briefed on the terror threat that has prompted the closing of nearly two dozen U.S....
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