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Speakers at the Personal Democracy Forum in Barcelona highlighted President Barack Obama's election as an example of how the Internet was affecting politics. "It's safe to say that Obama would not be president today if it had not been for...

A group from Southeastern Illinois College toured the Green Plains ethanol plant in Obion, Tenn. Wednesday as part of an effort to launch biofuels education programs.

The University of East Anglia said in a statement Saturday that it has asked police to investigate the theft of information related to its Climatic Research Unit. It says it cannot confirm that all the information posted online is genuine....

The director of the Lindsey Baum Search Center says volunteers are needed to search for the missing McCleary girl, noting that winter weather soon will halt ground searches. Volunteers can take part in the search from 9 a.m. to 4...

Heather Normand of Tacoma has loaded a variety of cargo onto jets over the years: food, water, troops, toilet paper, generators, helicopters, Humvees and more. But the the latest mission for the loadmaster from McChord Air Force Base has an...

They don't look much like elves, but Edgewood Elementary School student-council members nonetheless are doing their best to help Santa deliver goodies to Marines serving in Afghanistan. Early Tuesday morning, before school started, youngsters worked at filling stockings with snacks,...

A convicted child sex offender from La Porte could go back to prison. Joseph Stevenson, 31, made his initial appearance Friday in La Porte Circuit Court on Class C felony child molesting and a sex offender registry violation, a Class...

The countdown to Christmas has begun, and those looking to get a start on their shopping need look no further than their computer screens. From electronics to clothing and fragrances, money can be saved and bargains found online, thanks to...

Mission specialists Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik had just two hours of sleep before a depressurization alarm sounded around 0253 GMT, forcing them to exit the Quest airlock, where astronauts "camp out" before spacewalks to purge nitrogen from their bloodstream...

The Columbia River Crossing project, which includes five miles of freeway improvements, was supposed to deliver a quicker connection between Interstate 5 and state Highway 500. But engineers have proposed stripping out the Vancouver project, also known as SR 500,...