NASA scrubs Orion launch; will try again Friday
By MARCIA DUNN Wind gusts and sticky fuel valves conspired to keep NASA’s new Orion spacecraft on the launch pad Thursday, delaying a crucial test flight meant to revitalize human…
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Gun battles in Chechen capital leave 19 dead
By MUSA SADULAYEV Security forces in the capital of Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya stormed two buildings, including a school, in fierce gun battles with militants early Thursday that…
US businessman Mike Zaltsman jailed in Russia over broken window
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH and NATALIYA VASILYEVA Last year, he tried to bring NFL superstar Tim Tebow to Moscow to play for his American football team on a $1 million-per-game contract.…
VANDALISM, LOOTING AFTER VIGIL FOR MISSOURI Michael Brown
By JIM SALTER and JIM SUHR A man leaves a store on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A few thousand people crammed a suburban St. Louis street Sunday…
SPRINT NAMES NEW CEO AFTER DROPPING T-MOBILE BID
By PETER SVENSSON In this Feb. 5, 2014 file photo, Bolivian billionaire Marcelo Claure, founder of Brightstar Corp., is interviewed following a news conference in Miami. Sprint on Wednesday, Aug.…
GOP blocks tax hike on firms moving overseas
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER FILE – This July 9, 2014, file photo shows, from left, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and Sen.…
CEO: RIVERS TO QUIT CLIPPERS IF STERLING STAYS
FILE – In this Dec. 19, 2011 file photo, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling watches the Clippers play the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA preseason basketball game in…
DISCOVER FINANCIAL’S 2Q PROFIT JUMPS 7 PERCENT
FILE – This Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, file photo shows a Discover logo in the window at the entrance of a shop in Cambridge, Mass. Discover Financial reported quarterly financial…