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SpaceX's historic launch to space station scrubbed at last second

By W.J. Hennigan — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:12:00 CDT

SpaceX's historic launch to the International Space Station was aborted in the pre-dawn hours at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday when computers detected a problem with one of the rocket's nine engines and automatically shut down.

Lawyers for George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin family react to evidence release

By Bianca Prieto , Orlando Sentinel — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:50:00 CDT

Mark O'Mara and Benjamin Crump discuss the release of evidence in the case on the Today Show.

Lawyers for George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin's family discussed the newly released evidence in the case this morning on the Today Show, ending with a heated exchange.

Man who had 30 kids with 11 women wants child-support break

By Rene Lynch — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:30:00 CDT

You have to say this much for Desmond Hatchett: He has a way with the ladies.

Romney, 'super PAC' reject proposed Rev. Wright ad campaign

By Maeve Reston — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:43:00 CDT

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Mitt Romney said Thursday that he rejected the proposal presented to a GOP 'super PAC' that intended to tie President Obama to incendiary comments by his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. — a risky approach that former Republican presidential candidate John McCain ruled out when he ran against Obama in 2008.

Mary Kennedy suicide: Family criticizes media coverage

By Rene Lynch — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:07:00 CDT

The grieving family of Mary R. Kennedy -- the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. -- said media coverage of her suicide by hanging was riddled with "inaccuracies and misrepresentations" and that relatives plan to hold their own memorial service apart from the Kennedy clan.

First big NATO protest rolls out Friday

By David Heinzmann and Bill Ruthhart, Chicago Tribune reporters — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:18:00 CDT

Nurses group leads charge; Bridgeport activists allege overnight raid by police

The first major demonstration of the NATO summit weekend descends on Daley Plaza today, promising to gather thousands of people protesting government economic policies they believe benefit wealthy corporate interests at the expense of working people around the planet.

Romney raised $40 million in April, nearly matching Obama's haul

By Melanie Mason — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:39:00 CDT

WASHINGTON -- Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney pulled in more than $40.1 million for his election effort last month, his campaign said today, a near match of President Obama's April fundraising haul.

Flesh-eating bacteria claims another victim: New S.C. mom

By Rene Lynch — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:30:00 CDT

U.S. escalates clandestine war in Yemen

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:03:00 CDT

WASHINGTON -- In an escalation of America’s clandestine war in Yemen, a small contingent of U.S. troops is providing targeting data for Yemeni airstrikes as government forces battle to dislodge Al Qaeda militants and other insurgents in the country’s restive south, U.S. and Yemeni officials said.

Obama awards Vietnam War-era rifleman a posthumous Medal of Honor

By Michael Muskal — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:15:00 CDT

President Obama awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor to a Vietnam-era warrior Wednesday, commemorating his bravery as well as a generation of veterans often forgotten, even shunned, by the nation they served.