NASA solves mystery of northern lights
A flotilla of NASA probes has solved the 30-year mystery behind the most colorful aurora displays on Earth and the explosive magnetic "substorms" that spawn them. |
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McCain may act soon on VP pick
Anxious to counter the blanket media coverage that has followed Sen. Barack Obama on his overseas journey, Sen. John McCain is weighing whether to announce his running mate in the days before the spotlight shifts to the Olympic Games. |
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NYT: Obama wows Europe — vaguely
Barack Obama touched on American and European ideals in his speech in Berlin on Thursday, but was vague on crucial issues of trade, defense and foreign policy that currently divide Washington from Europe. |
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Congress OKs $48 billion global AIDS bill
Congress has sent to President Bush a bill to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, funding a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives. |
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Afghan civilian airstrike deaths probed
U.S. and NATO military officials in Afghanistan have launched investigations into three separate U.S.-led airstrikes that Afghan officials say killed at least 78 civilians this month. |
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'Big hole' in plane prompts midflight stop
A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London made an emergency stop in Manila on Friday after a loud bang punched a hole in the Boeing 747-400’s fuselage, officials and passengers said. |
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Nuclear launch crew falls asleep
Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an military and national security investigation. |
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China marshals Olympic spirit to rebuild
The streets of Yingxiu, China, are alive with the sounds of a town being brought back from the dead — part of a huge quake recovery push that matches the nation's Olympic effort. |
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3 wounded in Ariz. college shooting
A former student shot three people in a computer room at a Phoenix community college, injuring two of them critically, authorities said. The gunman fled but a suspect was arrested nearby. |
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Rice: Pakistan must up fight against Taliban
Pakistan needs to do more to prevent Taliban militants from launching attacks into Afghanistan from its territory, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday. |
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Heather Mills' publicist calls her 'impossible'
Heather Mills is without a U.S. publicist, after Michele Elyzabeth quit, citing a heated argument with the former Beatle wife. Elyzabeth also said Mills owed her money. |
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State troopers battle big gas bills
In big, wide-open Montana, a state trooper might have to drive more than 100 miles to answer an emergency call, and routinely puts several hundred miles on the odometer in a day. |
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Escaped spammer in murder-suicide
A convicted spammer and his wife, who were being sought after she helped him escape prison, were found slain along with their young daughter Thursday in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said. |
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Victim of Facebook profile wins suit
A businessman won damages Thursday against an old friend who put libelous and unauthorised information about him on the social networking Web site Facebook. |
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Secret memo OK'd harsh CIA tactics
A Justice Department memo issued in 2002 and released Thursday offered protection — method by method — to CIA interrogators using harsh techniques. |
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Brooke Hogan to go nude for Playboy
Brooke Hogan has already posed in skimpy attire for a men's magazine, but now she's reportedly considering taking it all off for Playboy magazine. She also has some unusual opinions on women in politics. |
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U.S.: Iraq insurgency has lost its clout
The insurgency that bedeviled U.S. forces for years and killed thousands of Iraqis and Americans is "not even much of a challenge any more" to Iraq's future, the American ambassador says. |
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Many seniors’ insomnia in their heads
Old people are known to be lousy sleepers, but a new study suggests it might all be in their heads, at least for many of them. |
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Device could help stretch a gallon of gas
A new, highly efficient material that converts heat into electricity may one day help cars get the most out of a gallon of gas, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. |
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Showdown over guns in national parks
The public has two weeks left to comment on the latest showdown over U.S. gun rights -- a proposal to ease the ban on concealed weapons in national parks. Msnbc.com#39;s Mike Stuckey reports. |
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