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SpaceX Rocket Blasts Off To Resupply International Space Station

SpaceX Rocket Blasts Off To Resupply International Space Station
FOXNews.com -  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Blast off! SpaceX's Falcon rocket launched Friday at 10:10 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral on a resupply run to the International Space Station. The unmanned rocket is owned by the SpaceX company, and carried the company's Dragon capsule filled

Leaving NKorea, Rodman calls Kims 'great leaders'

Leaving NKorea, Rodman calls Kims 'great leaders'
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - Ending his unexpected round of basketball diplomacy in North Korea on Friday, ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman called leader Kim Jong Un an "awesome guy" and said his father and grandfather were "great leaders." Rodman, the highest-profile American to meet Kim since he

Dust from Africa affects snowfall in California

Dust from Africa affects snowfall in California
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - One of the driest spots on Earth - the Sahara desert - is increasingly responsible for snow and rain half a world away in the western U.S., a new study released Thursday found. It's no secret that winds carrying dust, soot and even germs make

Dust from Africa affects snowfall in California

Dust from Africa affects snowfall in California
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - One of the driest spots on Earth - the Sahara desert - is increasingly responsible for snow and rain half a world away in the western U.S., a new study released Thursday found. It's no secret that winds carrying dust, soot and even germs make

Oil little changed after revised US GDP estimate

Oil little changed after revised US GDP estimate
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The price of oil was little changed Thursday after the government slightly revised upward its estimate of fourth-quarter U.S. economic growth. Benchmark crude for April delivery fell 10 cents to $92.66 a barrel in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile

SpaceX on verge of 3rd supply run to space station

SpaceX on verge of 3rd supply run to space station
By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The International Space Station is about to get another commercial shipment. The California company known as SpaceX is set to launch its unmanned Falcon rocket on Friday morning, hoisting a Dragon capsule containing more than a ton of

SpaceX on verge of 3rd supply run to space station

SpaceX on verge of 3rd supply run to space station
By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The International Space Station is about to get another commercial shipment. The California company known as SpaceX is set to launch its unmanned Falcon rocket on Friday morning, hoisting a Dragon capsule containing more than a ton of

Rodman tells Kim Jong Un he has 'friend for life'

Rodman tells Kim Jong Un he has 'friend for life'
By JEAN H. LEEAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman hung out with North Korea's Kim Jong Un during his improbable journey to Pyongyang, watching the Harlem Globetrotters with the leader and later drinking and dining on sushi with him. "You have a friend for life

Oil becalmed above $92 as US inventories rise

Oil becalmed above $92 as US inventories rise
BANGKOK (AP) - The price of oil was little changed Thursday as an increase in U.S. inventories kept demand in check. Benchmark crude for April delivery was down 15 cents to $92.61 a barrel at midafternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 13

DHS official retires after immigrants are freed

DHS official retires after immigrants are freed
By ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The senior Homeland Security Department official in charge of arresting and deporting illegal immigrants announced his retirement the same day the agency said that hundreds of people facing deportation had been released from immigration jails