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Obama Says Devastation Unlike Any He Has Ever Seen

Apr 29, 2011 - 1:06 PM |AP

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Expressing amazement at the destruction all around him, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped through the wreckage left by rampaging tornadoes and pledged help to those who...

NASA Delays Space Shuttle Endeavour's Last Launch

Apr 29, 2011 - 12:46 PM |AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA abruptly called off space shuttle Endeavour's final launch Friday because of a puzzling heater failure in a critical power unit, disappointing huge crowds converging on...

Jan Brewer Signs Bill Making Colt State Gun

Apr 29, 2011 - 12:21 PM |The Huffington Post

PHOENIX -- Arizona's governor has signed a bill designating the Colt Single-Action Army revolver as the state's first official firearm.

Appeals Court Overturns Stem Cell Research Ban

Apr 29, 2011 - 12:10 PM |AP

WASHINGTON -- Opponents of taxpayer-funded stem cell research lost a key round in a federal appeals court Friday. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. court of appeals in Washington overturned a...

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