Posted 1:45 PM 5/25/2012 by AP News
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The first commercial supply ship is now part of the International Space Station. Space station astronauts captured the SpaceX Dragon capsule and then docked it to the orbiting complex Friday, gladly taking part in the historic event. The (More)...
Posted 1:48 PM 5/24/2012 by AP
KITTERY, Maine (AP) - Officials hoped to begin venting smoke and noxious fumes from a nuclear-powered submarine on Thursday so they could get inside to assess damage from an intense blaze swept through the forward compartments. Workers had to wait for the USS Miami to cool enough for (More)...
Posted 11:02 AM 5/23/2012 by AP
NEW YORK (AP) - Markets are swooning in Europe and the U.S. as investors become increasingly skeptical that European leaders will succeed at jump-starting the region's economy and preventing a messy exit from the euro by Greece. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 164 points at (More)...
Posted 5:15 PM 5/22/2012 by AP
DALLAS (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America is trying to recruit a new generation of kids to join its troops with high-energy, high-tech activities that include thrill-inducing zip lines at a new adventure camp, apps and a television show. The Scouts named two new leaders this week who (More)...
Posted 1:22 PM 5/21/2012 by AP
BALTIMORE (AP) - NAACP President Benjamin Jealous says he hopes the group's support of same-sex marriage will urge blacks to support marriage equality as a civil right if the question is put to voters on the ballot in Maryland or other states. Jealous spoke about the resolution Monday (More)...