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Labor board to appeal recess case to Supreme Court

By SAM HANANELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Labor Relations Board said Tuesday it plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a far-reaching decision that invalidated President Barack Obama's recess appointments to the agency. The board is seeking to overturn a decision by a

UPDATE: Military Aircraft Crashes In Lincoln County; 3 Dead

HARRINGTON, Wash. - An EA-6B plane from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island with three people aboard crashed into a wheat field roughly 10 miles west of Harrington just before 9 a.m. Monday. All three people aboard the plane are believed to be dead. People living and working near the small rural town

Iditarod fatigue: Seeing elephants in the snow

By RACHEL D'OROAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - There comes a time during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race when fatigue can turn Alaska's frozen landscape into an unlikely habitat for an elephant that really isn't there. Ask Lynda Plettner, a former participant in the 1,000-

Curiosity sleeps as solar blast races toward Mars

By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Curiosity hunkered down after the sun unleashed a blast that raced toward Mars. While the hardy rover was designed to withstand punishing space weather, its handlers decided to power it down as a precaution since it suffered a recent computer