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NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission
Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. Bolden checked on the progress Thursday a month after the Obama administration unveiled its 2014 budget that proposes ...
13 insurers to compete on Calif. health exchange
The state's largest health insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente, will be among 13 plans competing to provide coverage to millions of Californians through the state's new health exchange, officials announced Thursday. Covered California, the state agency running the health insurance marketplace, detailed plans and prices ...
Report: Most Calif beaches had clean water in 2012
Less winter runoff has allowed visitors to enjoy mostly clean water at California beaches, according to a report released Thursday. An estimated 93 percent of the 445 beaches along the state's coast that were tested for bacterial pollution from Memorial Day through Labor Day had good to excellent water quality. ...
James, Bryant voted to All-NBA first team
LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection. James received all 119 votes for the first team from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the U.S. and Canada. Joining the league's MVP and Bryant on the first team ...
Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View
Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Soon it will take only the click of a mouse or finger swipe on a tablet to explore some ...
Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous
Google's new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers. The ...
Czech police seek US man suspected of 4 murders
An American man is suspected of killing a family of four and is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, officials said Thursday. The bodies of the four victims — identified by neighbors as a married couple and their two sons — were found by firefighters who ...
Nixon library hosts 40th reunion for Vietnam POWs
U.S. Navy Lt. Mike McGrath was just 27 years old, with a wife and two toddler sons in the U.S., when he was shot down and taken prisoner on his 179th bombing mission during the Vietnam War. McGrath spent almost six years in North Vietnamese prisons, enduring torture and beatings ...
Visa names McInerney as president
Visa has named Ryan McInerney as president and tapped Elizabeth Buse to head its newly created global solutions group. The payments processing company said Thursday that McInerney will be responsible for its global client organization and product management. He will also oversee a new solutions group, which will focus on ...
Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas
A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S. The plane landed early Thursday at Dallas-Fort ...
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