Astronomers kicked Pluto out of the planetary club in 2006 because of its small size. But scientists set to explore the surface Tuesday via a spacecraft's camera say those other guys are just wrong.
Read More »Land Rover Recalls 65,000 Vehicles Over Unlatching Doors
"If a vehicle door unlatches, the distraction may increase the risk of a crash and/or a vehicle occupant may fall out," a federal safety agency says.
Read More »White House Announces Commutations For 46 Mostly Nonviolent Offenders
Most were sentenced under drug charges. Nearly all of them would have already served their time if they were convicted of the same crime today.
Read More »LISTEN: El Chapo’s Second Escape, As Told Through Mexican ‘Corridos’
Singers of the ballads have for decades detailed the lifestyle of drug dealers in Mexico, so it was no surprise that when the country's most notorious kingpin escaped, it was memorialized in song.
Read More »‘Bloom County 2015’: Berkeley Breathed Revives Comic Strip
The cartoonist won a Pulitzer Prize for his work on Bloom County in 1987; two years later, he quit producing it.
Read More »Scott Walker Sidles Into A Crowded GOP Presidential Field
The Wisconsin governor best known for his high-profile fight with unions and for winning a recall election in 2012 becomes the latest GOP candidate to declare a presidential bid.
Read More »With Another Deadline Looming, Whispers Of Iran Nuclear Deal Emerge
After marathon negotiating sessions, there were reports on Monday that an announcement on a deal was imminent. Of course, any deal would still have to be approved by various capitals.
Read More »Greece, Eurozone Leaders Reach Agreement On A New Bailout
A frantic weekend of activity in Brussels resulted in a new financial rescue deal for Greece, preventing a near-term exit from the eurozone.
Read More »Nintendo Chief Satoru Iwata Dies At 55
The company announced Iwata's death in a brief statement Sunday night. As president of the video game publisher since 2002, he oversaw the successful releases of the Nintendo DS and Wii consoles.
Read More »Malala Turns 18, And Opens A School For Syrian Refugee Girls
The Pakistani education activist, who was shot in the head in 2012 by a Taliban gunman, marked her birthday with refugees in Lebanon. She warned that the world is "failing ... Syria's children."
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