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The northern polar cap of Mars sprawls across the top of the Red Planet for roughly 620 miles. At thickest, the cap piles up about 9,000 feet high, but becomes thinner toward its serrated edges, where deep canyons and smaller troughs carve a spiralin
"I've used a cookit for three months and it's really good, smokeless and less expensive," Leshom says, marvelling at the savings of both money and time as well as new income the small contraption has brought her. "I now use
U.S. defined benefit pension plans, which pay a fixed amount to retired employees, are underfunded as a group by $450 billion and the agency that backs them is $22.8 billion in deficit. Lawmakers want to close funding loopholes and get the system on
North Korea has accelerated preparations for testing an intercontinental ballistic missile and the launch could come as early as this weekend. Preparations to test a multiple-stage Taepodong 2 missile -- which could reach U.S. territory -- since earl
Customers shopping for books, DVDs, clothing and toys on Amazon.com can now add groceries like canned tuna to their shopping cart. Began testing the grocery site on May 25, is offering 15,000 nonperishable items, about half in organic products.
[Good thing there are plenty of Mexicans around willing to do the job, eh?] The Minuteman anti-illegal immigration group has hired a contractor to finish building fence along a rancher's property abutting Mexico. Soaring heat has led to a shorta
The United States needs to show greater moral and economic leadership if it wants to be an influence in the developing world amid the rise of emerging powers like China, former World Bank head and Citigroup advisor James Wolfensohn said.
Charles Figley, a Florida State University psychologist who has surveyed Vietnam War veterans about war crimes, says the only thing that surprised him about the Haditha reports was "that anyone was surprised. This is what happens in war."
The Territorial Army has suffered a drastic loss of experienced personnel with almost 16,000 troops quitting since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. The reserve army, which has been widely used to support un
A 15-year-old girl can enter into a common-law marriage in Colorado. The 3-judge panel stopped short of setting a specific minimum age for such marriages, but it could be legal for girls at 12 and boys at 14 under English common law, which Colorado
In Sunday’s newspaper there was an article about an individual wanting to hold a memorial service for his son, who was killed in Iraq, in the church he attends. The father was initially told that the service could not be held because the church has
The number of US military deaths in Iraq has reached 2,500, the Pentagon said, and the military warned it expected the new leader of al Qaeda in Iraq to continue the bloody tactics of his slain predecessor. Tens of thousands of Iraqis have also been
The flag debate comes shortly after the Senate defeated a constitutional amendment to prohibit same-sex marriages. Democrats say Republicans are scheduling votes on similar issues to win support from conservatives who might not vote in the November c
On the day that the US military death toll in Iraq reached 2,500, House Republicans put forward a resolution proclaiming that it was not in the nation's security interest to set an "arbitrary date" to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq.
President Bush warned of trouble in world trade talks and urged Europe to make a difficult decision on lowering its protections for farmers that Washington is prepared to match. "It's tough sledding right now," he told a conference of b
A sharply divided US Supreme Court ruled that evidence could be used even when the police entered a suspect's home illegally by failing to knock on the door or announce their presence. The libertarian Cato Institute denounced the ruling. "Be
President Bush on Thursday signed into law legislation that raises fines tenfold for radio and television broadcasters that violate U.S. decency standards by airing extensive profanity or sexual content. The new law, which boosts fines to as much
Republican Rep. Christopher Shays cites his differences with President George W. Bush, produces a chart outlining his moderate voting record and pledges his independence from party leaders in Congress. His Connecticut colleague, Republican Rep. Ro
"Generally speaking and despite the gloomy present situation, we find that the best solution in order to get out of this crisis is to involve the U.S. forces in waging a war against another country or any hostile groups," the documen
The Senate rejected by 93-6, a call for the withdrawal of US combat forces from Iraq by year's end as Congress erupted in impassioned, election-year debate over a conflict that now has claimed the lives of 2,500 American troops.
Separating the layers of sediment from an ancient lake was like turning the pages of a book to get a glimpse of life in the time of dinosaurs. "A world lost for more than 100 million years was being revealed to us," said Hai-lu You of the C
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said he will transition from day-to-day responsibilities at the company. Gates will continue as the company's chairman after transferring his duties over a two-year period.
This Speech/Report has useful graphs that track temperature and it's relationship to the climate of the Sun itself.
[The face in front of the mask.] The U.S. military said the man claiming to be the new al-Qaida in Iraq leader is Abu Ayyub al-Masri, an Egyptian with ties to Osama bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri. The Afghanistan-trained explosives expert i
He was a millionaire who dreamed of saving humanity using the sperm of geniuses. But what became of Robert Klark Graham's master plan?
Nearly 4 years after it authorized the use of force in Iraq, the House will embark on its first extended debate on the war, with Republican leaders daring Democrats to vote against a nonbinding resolution to hold firm on Iraq and the war on terrorism
The electronic Diebold voting systems used in the special run-off election last week for California's 50th U.S. House district were effectively 'decertified' and invalidated for use in the election after massive security breaches in the s
President Bush needled Los Angeles Times reporter Peter Wallsten after he stood up to ask a question wearing sunglasses. “Are you going to ask that question with shades on?” Bush said, telling Wallsten, “I’m interested in the shade look, seriously.”
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-IA, was sent home empty-handed by federal officials who refused access to information on why the FDA approved the sale of the antibiotic Ketek after the government learned safety tests on the drug had been forged.
In the next few days, the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is expected to recommend changes to the chamber's rules on privately sponsored travel, including measures that could strengthen disclosure requirements and close loopholes
