CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this time because of a last-minute launch problem. Northrop Grumman's rocket-launching plane took off from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific on Thursday, following weather delays all week. While ...
By JOHN PEPIN Michigan Department of Natural Resources “When she’s walking by the river or the railway line, she can still hear him whisper, ‘Let’s go down to the waterline.’” — Mark Knopfler It’s a warm, summery day today — just like so many I remember from years ...
A giraffe named Gracie is missing in Texas, and the search for her has become a tall order. Gracie, who is about 3 years old, has been missing for nearly two weeks after escaping her enclosure at Cedar Hollow Ranch in the Texas Hill Country, said Vick Jones, who owns the remote property ...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Sightings of humpback whales off Rio de Janeiro's coast are surging as they recover from decimation due to commercial whaling, prompting an acceleration in the demand for whale-watching excursions to spot the huge marine creatures during their annual migration. The ...
Researchers began a highly anticipated study of two possible Ebola treatments on Thursday in hopes of fighting the still-growing outbreak in eastern Congo, as the World Health Organization announced the enrollment of the first participant. The virus causing this outbreak, called Bundibugyo, ...
DETROIT — The Motown Museum in Detroit has been resonating with a different signature sound — the rumble of trucks, the buzz of drills and the pounding of metal — as one of the most significant sites in American musical history undergoes a $75 million donor-driven face-lift ahead of its ...
