Federal and state environmental regulators are allowing several cruise ships to release their wastewater into Skagway waters as part of a research project.
-10 minutes ago.Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress, died on the Fourth of July.
1 day, 0 hours, 21 minutes ago.Fireworks aren't the only thing skyrocketing on this Fourth of July. The price of gas has hit another all-time high.
1 day, 3 hours, 39 minutes ago.Justin Verlander threw six strong innings, Michael Hollimon hit his first big league home run and the Detroit Tigers hung on to beat the Seattle Mariners 8-4 Thursday night.
1 day, 10 hours, 27 minutes ago.A-Rod and the Material Girl? That's a lot of hits. Reports that Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and Madonna have become close just as their marriages are disintegrating have both the celebrity gossip industry and the sporting world _ each a chatty bunch _ buzzing with questions about the two "friends."
1 day, 4 hours, 25 minutes ago.A man tore the head off a controversial Adolf Hitler wax figure at Madame Tussauds' new branch in Berlin on its opening day Saturday, officials said.
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