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NASA announced the first-round selections for its next Discovery mission today. A total of five planetary mission concepts -- three targeted at asteroids, two at Venus -- will move to the next stage of the competition.

How accurate is the new space film “The Martian”? We had NASA scientists break down the science behind the movie to find out if Matt Damon’s portrayal of a stranded astronaut on Mars is realistic or out of this world.

How has immigration shaped the global physics community?

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro is expected to be nominated as President Obama's next secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Gayle King reports.

on spending in several years and adopted the first-ever reforms making the earmark process open and accountable.Source: APFILE – House Speaker-in-waiting Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield put his foot in his mouth in a big way Tuesday night in an interview with Sean Hannity in which he directly tied the Benghazi hearings — the longest in congressional history — to Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers. McCarthy is the current House majority leader and second in command. Leadership elections have been set for Oct. Читать дальше...

Many people are trying to rewrite the history of the 2008 Georgia-Russia War in the light of the Ukraine crisis. The EU's report on the war is still a useful baseline and a reminder of how different the two conflicts are.

We chart the model's stratospheric sartorial rise

Vladimir Putin is making a bid to regain global respectability by leading a fight against ISIS and evoking the anti-Hitler coalition of World War II. The West is yet to be convinced that the appeal to be “brothers-in-arms” is serious.

IFA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION HONORS INAUGURAL FRANCHISING GIVES BACK AWARD WINNERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Franchising Industry Honors the Best, Most Innovative Community Leaders and Charitable Programs Nationwide WASHINGTON, D.C. — (Sept. 29, 2015) – The International Franchise Association (IFA) Educational Foundation announced today the winners of its...

Tamika Catchings remains the realest, leads the Fever back to the Finals.

As Islam expands in the Ural Federal District, religious and political life there is evolving. Much of this expansion is due to the arrival of Muslim migrants from Central Asia and the Caucasus, and some migrants bring with them religious radicalism-a challenge that requires a more effective official response.

Russia's involvement in Syria helps Vladimir Putin distract Russians from their country's economic woes. However, Russian power seems to lack any long-term vision. | Русский

It's no secret that Oregon DE DeForest Buckner is a top NFL prospect. See where he ranks among his peers who are also hoping to play on Sundays.

Johanna Konta becomes just the third British woman to beat a player ranked in the world's top three and will face Venus Williams in the Wuhan Open quarterfinals.

Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., vows to "exhaust every possible avenue" in the search for survivors of the mudslide in his state.

Tesla's long awaited Model X SUV is finally here. The falcon-doored electric vehicle can carry seven passengers and is capable of rocketing to 60 miles per hour in as little as 3.2 seconds.

"No Drone Zone" Public Service Announcement will air at Denver International Airport.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Chinese Taipei Baseball Association (CTBA) today announced the 28-man roster of the Chinese Taipei men’s National Team that will battle in the first-ever 2015 WBSC Premier12, which unites the top 12 nations in the baseball world.

A Santa Clara County judge who was forced off the bench after being convicted of fixing traffic tickets in 2004 is not entitled to a pension, even though his felony conviction was reduced to a misdemeanor and later expunged, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday. All that matters under state law is that a jury found William Danser guilty of a crime in the course of his duties that was punishable as a felony, and that higher courts upheld the conviction, said the Third Distict Court of Appeal in Sacramento. Читать дальше...

The Wove Band by Polyera is the first wearable with a flexible touchscreen display. The devices won't be publicly available until 2016, but Polyera CEO Phil Inagaki gave us a behind the scenes look at some prototypes, and talked with us about his design philosophy.