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Video May Show 747 Jet's Last Seconds Before Bagram Crash   The final seconds of a 747 civilian cargo jet's disastrous takeoff from an airfield in Afghanistan Monday — resulting in a crash that killed all seven aboard — were apparently captured by a dashboard camera. In the video, the aircraft is seen in a steep climb, until it fails to gain altitude and plummets into the earth. |
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New York: A Concrete Jungle And 'City Of Trees,' Too People generally don't associate trees with New York City, and if they do, they tend to think only of Central and Prospect parks. But the city is filled with old, beloved trees, some dating back more than 200 years, many of them located in the unsung outer boroughs. |
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How Doctors Would Know If Syrians Were Hit With Nerve Gas An international team of doctors is helping Syrian health workers recognize the signs of a chemical attack. They're also teaching them how to collect and preserve tissues as potential evidence if war crimes charges are brought. |
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Sequester Puts Some Needing Housing Aid 'Back To Square One' Housing authorities across the country have all but stopped issuing rent vouchers as they try to deal with across-the-board spending cuts. Many newly issued vouchers have been rescinded, leaving some people homeless or doubled up with family and friends. |
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Spanish Judge Orders Bags Of Blood Destroyed In Doping Case The order came after a judge found Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes guilty of endangering public health. The destruction of the blood and records means we may never know what athletes were treated by Fuentes. |
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Caffeine-Laced Gum Has Energized The FDA Wrigley's new caffeinated gum has raised eyebrows at the FDA, which is worried about the potential health impacts on children and teens. |
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No More Politics For Pakistan's Musharraf, Court Orders The former Pakistani president has been banned for life from running for political office. |
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Qatar Covers Nude Statues, Greeks Take Them Back A traveling Greek exhibit on the Olympics included two ancient statues of nude young men. That didn't go over so well in the conservative Muslim emirate. |
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Why An Immigration Deal Won't Solve The Farmworker Shortage Many farmers are cheering government proposals to give thousands of seasonal farmworkers a path to legal status. But even if the bill passes, it won't solve the long-term trend of fewer migrants coming north to work on U.S. farms. Farmers will instead have to learn how to do more with less immigrant labor. |
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Cyprus Passes Tough Financial Bailout Package The deal, which totals $30 billion, includes harsh austerity measures that are unpopular among many Cypriots. |
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Female Soldier Sentenced To 10 Months Over Desertion Pfc. Kimberly Rivera, 30, deserted during a two-week leave in 2007. She sought refugee status in Canada but was denied. |
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On California Prisons, It's The Governor Vs. The Courts California Gov. Jerry Brown is trying to end federal oversight of his state's prison system, with little success. Legal experts have compared his position to those of Southern governors who defied court orders to integrate public facilities in the 1950s. |
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Criminologist Believes Violent Behavior Is Biological In a new book, The Anatomy of Violence, Adrian Raine argues that violent behavior has a biological basis just like depression or schizophrenia. This raises questions about treatment, accountability and punishment, including the death penalty. |
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As Youth Crime Spikes, Brazil Struggles For Answers A high-profile gang rape in Rio de Janeiro has put an uncomfortable spotlight on the sharp rise in crime committed by minors. Poverty, drugs and lack of resources are all seen as contributors to the problem. |
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NBA Player Jason Collins Could Snag Endorsements, Speaking Gigs In a trailblazing announcement Monday, the Washington Wizards center said he was gay. Experts say that could give the 34-year-old second-tier athlete a career boost. |
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Hic, Hic, Hic: TV Weatherman Keeps Going Despite Hiccups When David Paul went on the air Monday in Houston, the hiccups hit at just the wrong time. But he hung tough and got through his forecast with a smile. Check the video. |
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Teen's Punch Reportedly Lands Soccer Referee In Critical Condition After sustaining what seemed to be minor injuries, the official later lost consciousness. The teenager was arrested Monday on suspicion of aggravated assault. |
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Just In Case: Cruise Line Insured Against Loch Ness Monster Jacobite Cruises is now insured against damage, however unlikely, from "Nessie." |
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Evening Primrose Oil No Match For Eczema's Itch The natural remedy is a popular option for people who aren't satisfied with standard medical treatments for eczema. But a review of the studies finds that evening primrose doesn't help with symptoms. |
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4-Year-Old Rape Victim Dies In India A 4-year-old child in India who was raped and hospitalized has died. Two suspects have been arrested. |
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Ontario's First Nation Struggles With Spike In Suicides The Neskantaga First Nation is grappling with mental health and other issues in Canada's northern Ontario, where a high suicide rate prompted officials to declare a state of emergency earlier this month. The community has a population of around 400. |
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The Boomerang Rocket Ship: Shoot It Up, Back It Comes  SpaceX calls it the "Grasshopper" — it's a rocket that doesn't fall back to Earth haphazardly after launch. It carefully returns itself to the launchpad standing up, right where it started. |
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Mon Dieu! Fast Food Now Rules In France The French may have a global reputation as gastronomes, but the majority of their restaurant spending now goes to fast food chains, a new survey finds. The change comes amid shrinking lunch breaks and growing laxity among the French when it comes to their famously rigid food culture rules. |
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Obama Answers Questions On Syria, Guantanamo, More President Obama held a news conference at the White House on Tuesday morning. |
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New Arizona Law: Guns From Buybacks Can't Be Destroyed Gov. Jan Brewer signed the legislation requiring weapons collected in buyback programs to be re-sold. She also signed a separate bill that bars local governments from keeping lists of people who possess firearms. |
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Consensus Builds For Universal HIV Testing Teenagers and adults as old as 65 should get screened for HIV, new guidelines say. People at higher risk of infection, including men who have sex with men and people who use IV drugs, should get retested at least once a year. |
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Home Prices Continue To Rise Across The Nation The latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report shows year-over-year gains in 20 major cities. It's another sign that the housing sector, which crashed in 2007 and 2008, is on the mend. |
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Bombing In Syrian Capital Kills More Than A Dozen People The bombing is the second in as many days in Damascus and is thought to be part of a stepped-up campaign against the government. |
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In Japan: Running Out Of Places To Put Radioactive Water The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was crippled in March 2011 by an earthquake and tsunami. Groundwater continues to pour into its reactor buildings, and workers are pumping it out. A forest likely will be cut down to make room for more storage tanks. Meanwhile, some storage facilities are leaking. |
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Obama: Rumors Of My Demise Are Exaggerated At a White House news conference, the president was asked about Syria, the Boston Marathon bombings, new gun laws, the Guantanamo Bay detention center and other subjects. He made the case that despite some setbacks, he'll still get some important things done in his second term. |
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Orange Is Everywhere As Netherlands Welcomes A New King  Following recent tradition, Queen Beatrix chose to abdicate in order to pass the crown to a new generation. Her son, Willem-Alexander, becomes the first Dutch king since 1890. |
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Book News: 'Winnie-The-Pooh' Author Wrote WWI Propaganda Also: A letter from Kurt Vonnegut to JFK; F. Scott Fitzgerald's financial records; Michael Wolff calls for an end to The New York Times Book Review. |
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Dozen People Said To Be Under Investigation In Boston Probe The investigation is widening as authorities try to determine if anyone helped the two brothers who are the main suspects in the attack and other crimes that followed. |
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U.S. Faces Fight At Intersection Of Crime And Extremism The Justice Department says about half of all international criminal organizations have links to extremist groups, such as Hezbollah, the Taliban and FARC rebels in Colombia. But diffuse priorities are hindering U.S. efforts to combat this growing problem of transnational, organized crime. |
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ATF Allies Say Agency Handicapped By Lack Of Director While the ATF is a fraction of the size of its sister agency, the FBI, it runs the show when it comes to tracing weapons at crime scenes and investigating bombs and arson. But the agency has been without a permanent director for almost seven years. |
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Will Bureaucracy Keep The U.S. Drone Industry Grounded? Tough federal aviation rules and public backlash against drones have raised worries that the U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle industry will be left behind foreign competitors. Developers say the U.S. light drone industry is being overtaken by manufacturers in Israel and Australia. |
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Brazilians Keep World Cup Hopes In Check Amid Complications The country is preparing to host the 2014 World Cup by refurbishing its stadiums for soccer's biggest event. But some of the venues are behind schedule, and the preparations are costing taxpayers more than they expected. Some now wonder if all of the fanfare is worth the effort. |
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Why Calif. Doesn't Want Smokers To Pay More For Health Insurance The federal health law allows states to charge smokers up to 50 percent more for a health plan sold through the new exchanges. But a bill moving forward in the California Legislature would prevent that from happening. |
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When It Comes To Productivity, Technology Can Hurt And Help With more employees working on the road and more distracting technologies in the office, some companies are creating new ways to improve efficiency. One software firm helps identify wasted time, while another makes it easier for co-workers to collaborate. |
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He Helped Discover Evolution, And Then Became Extinct Charles Darwin is known as the father of evolution. But another British naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace, played a major role in developing the theory of natural selection before fading into obscurity. A trip to what's now Sulawesi in Indonesia, and the unique animals he found there, helped form his seminal ideas. |
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'Very, Very Courageous': Rick Welts On Jason Collins The president of the NBA's Golden State Warriors came out in 2011. He said Monday that Collins' announcement helped him avoid a traffic ticket. |
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Palmetto Faceoff: Sanford, Colbert Busch In Spirited Debate The Republican's bid to salvage a political career and the Democrat's effort to start one collided in a vigorous debate just eight days before South Carolina voters decide who to send to Washington. The fast-paced hour in Charleston, S.C., marked the only face-to-face meeting of the candidates. |
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Saturn Shows Off A Massive Spinning Vortex: 'The Rose' NASA is calling it "The Rose." By any other name, it's a mammoth storm on Saturn, spanning an estimated 1,250 miles with winds swirling at hundreds of miles per hour. The "false-color" image is among the first batch of high-resolution pictures of Saturn's north pole. |
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Cargo Plane Crash In Afghanistan Kills 7 Officials are still trying to determine the reason for the crash north of Kabul, but they say there's no indication of hostile fire. There's no word yet on the nationalities of the dead. |
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Medics Arrive At Guantanamo As Hunger Strikers Increase About 40 medical personnel are at the facility where 100 of the 166 prisoners are refusing to eat. Twenty-one prisoners are being force fed through nasal tubes. |
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Europe Bans Pesticides In Move To Protect Honey Bees Three popular pesticides are being banned in the European Union, where officials are hoping the change helps restore populations of honey bees, vital to crop production, to healthy levels. |
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Iceland Elects Three Pirate Party MPs The election in Iceland over the weekend marked the first time members of the international online freedom movement were elected to the highest levels of a government. |
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If TV's Your Cup Of Tea, Try A Character-Infused Blend It looks like tea is joining the ranks of fan fiction and fan art as an option for expressing your love for the likes of everything from Downton Abbey and Doctor Who to Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games. One company is selling crowdsourced fandom blends inspired by customers' favorite TV shows, books, movies and comics. |
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Big Sibling's Big Influence: Some Behaviors Run In The Family Psychologists have long known that children often model their behavior on the actions of parents or peers. But science has only recently begun to measure the influence of siblings. An older brother's or sister's behavior can be very contagious, it turns out — for good and for bad. |
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Rubio Tries To Convince Conservatives He Hasn't Been Duped  Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is working to tamp down conservative backlash to the Senate's immigration bill, which he helped craft. Radio talk show hosts, Tea Party activists and conservative bloggers are concerned that Rubio and other Republicans are giving away too much on an issue they believe mostly helps Democrats. |
