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| Five Sci-Fi Ideas That Became Reality March 26, 2009 at 10:57 pm |
| While we're nowhere near being taken over by clone armies of 'Star Wars,' other ideas that were either created or developed by science fiction's dreamweavers have found their way into our world. |
| Scientists Say Herbicide Used on Mexican Border is Safe March 26, 2009 at 7:32 pm |
| Environmental groups are blasting a U.S. Border Patrol project to kill invasive plant life along the Mexican border with an herbicide activists are calling the next Agent Orange -- the Vietnam War-era deforesting chemical later found to cause cancer. |
| Huge Explosion Rocks Alaska's Mount Redoubt March 26, 2009 at 3:27 pm |
| After two days of relative quiet, Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano let loose Thursday morning with two big eruptions, the latter of which sent a cloud of ash and smoke soaring 65,000 feet into the air. |
| Tornadoes Destroy Homes, Injure 17 in Mississippi March 26, 2009 at 2:13 pm |
| A tornado destroyed dozens of homes and businesses in a small Mississippi community early Thursday, injuring several people and flattening a church although there were no immediate reports of fatalities. |
| Ejected Pilot Survives Crash, Dies in Rescue Accident March 26, 2009 at 1:44 pm |
| A fighter pilot who survived the crash of his training jet plunged to his death with a rescuer Wednesday after a cord broke as they were being pulled up to a helicopter, an Ecuador military official said. |
| N. Korea Makes Nuke Threats Over Rocket Controversy March 26, 2009 at 1:37 pm |
| North Korea said on Thursday it would restart its weapons-grade nuclear program if the United Nations takes any action to punish it for firing an alleged rocket that Pyongyang claims is a satellite, Reuters reported. |
| U.K. Therapists Still Trying to 'Cure' Homosexuality March 26, 2009 at 9:27 am |
| A sixth of British therapists said they had tried to help gay, bisexual and lesbian patients become heterosexual, even though evidence suggests such therapies can be harmful, according to a survey released on Thursday. |
| Fargo Readies Total Evacuation as Waters Rise March 26, 2009 at 7:11 am |
| As the Red River continued to rise into "uncharted territory," officials readied their evacuation plans, renewed a call for more volunteers, and vowed to build the dikes a foot higher than planned in an effort to hold back the water. |
| French Strikers Release 3M Exec Hostage March 26, 2009 at 5:33 am |
| French workers have released a manager of U.S. manufacturer 3M held for two days in a labor dispute over layoffs at a factory south of Paris. |
| Sacramento OKs Plan to Close 'Tent City' March 26, 2009 at 4:51 am |
| Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday he would try to find state money to help city officials relocate about 150 people from a homeless encampment that put California's capital in the international spotlight. |
| U.S.: North Korea Loading Rocket on Launch Pad March 26, 2009 at 2:00 am |
| North Korea is loading its highly controversial Taepodong-2 missile on its east coast launch pad in anticipation of an early April firing, U.S. officials said Wednesday. | |
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