‘Montana Dueling Dinos’ fail to sell at NY auction
By ULA ILNYTZKY and DEEPTI HAJELA In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013 photo, Clayton Phipps poses for a picture with one of the two “dueling dinosaurs” he discovered in New…
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Beagle’s nose predicts few US polar bear cubs
By DAN SEWELL FILE – In an Oct. 28, 2013 file photo, Elvis, a 2-year-old beagle, sniffs polar bear protein samples at Iron Heart Performance Dog Center in Shawnee, Kan.…
2 Civil War museums in US team up for new center
By STEVE SZKOTAK Christy Coleman, left, director of the American Civil War Center at Tredegar Iron Works, left, and Waite Rawls of the Museum of the Confederacy, pose in front…
Cannon from 1777 battle back ‘home’ in upstate NY
By CHRIS CAROLA Saratoga National Historical Park Curator Christine Valosin, left, and superintendent Joe Finan pose with a Revolutionary War cannon after a ceremony for the cannon at the park…
Egypt: Fears replace Christians’ high expectations
By HAMZA HENDAWI In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 photo, Coptic monks and altar boys worship in Mar Girgis, or St. George, Monastery, south of the ancient city of Luxor,…
How kids helped buy a copy of Gettysburg Address
By KERRY LESTER In this Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 photo, school groups and visitors view Illinois’ copy of the Gettysburg Address at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library, in…
Birds of prey seize the day in battle with gulls
By GILLIAN FLACCUS In this Oct. 28, 2013 photo, Mia, a 5-year-old Harris hawk eats a bit of meat after working at the Olinda Alpha landfill in Brea, Calif. The…
New app chronicles Lennon’s sailing trip
By DAVID BAUDER FILE – In this April 2, 1973 file photo, John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, speak at a news conference in New York. Six months before…