half of mammal species in decline

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Swiss man flies over Channel on jet wing

A Swiss daredevil crossed the English Channel strapped to a homemade jet-propelled wing Friday, parachuting into a field near the white cliffs of Dover after a 10-minute solo flight.

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Mine yields one of world's largest diamonds

Miners in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho have found one of the world's largest diamonds, a near-flawless white gem weighing nearly 500 carats, mining group Gem Diamonds said on Sunday.

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Toilet-paper researchers create 3-ply tissue

If two-ply toilet paper is good, then three-ply tissue must be better. At least that's what toilet-paper researchers in northeastern Wisconsin hope.

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Porn passed over as Web users become social?

Social networking sites are the hottest attraction on the Internet, dethroning pornography and highlighting a major change in how people communicate, according to a web guru.

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Forbes Magazine was right, Dayton, Oh is a dying city.

Forbes Magazine was correct when it included Dayton, Oh in its recent list of dying cities.

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Eating too much? 'Law & Order' may be guilty

Crime TV has become a staple of the typical American viewer's diet, but a new study may give viewers pause about all the death they're letting into their living rooms. Must-bleed-TV may just make you eat and shop more.

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Oregon man captures 6-foot lizard in his yard

An Oregon man playing in the yard with his toddler sons captured a 6-foot-long lizard capable of killing pets and injuring humans. Ryan Nelson said he thought it was a crocodile when he first spotted the Nile monitor by the rose bushes.

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Super-smasher targets massive mystery

The world's largest science experiment will re-create big-bang energies on the smallest scale imaginable, as part of a multibillion-dollar effort to solve the biggest puzzle in physics.

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Fish flies out of lake, breaks Arkansas teen's jaw

An Arkansas teenager's jaw was broken when a fish flew from the lake where he was riding in an inner tube and smacked him in the face.

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Kennedy aims to return to Senate in January

Sen. Edward Kennedy, who has brain cancer, will not be on Capitol Hill this week when Congress returns from its summer break. He intends to work from his Massachusetts home this fall and return to the Senate in January.

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U.S. unemployment rate hits a five-year high

The nation's unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, the government said Friday.

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Poignant 'hugging' lion video inspires movie

Sony Pictures aims to bring the story of "Christian the Lion" and two men who bought him from a London department store to the big screen after millions viewed video of their reunion on YouTube.

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Palin fires back at media, 'Washington elite'

Sarah Palin, in her introduction to Americans as John McCain's running mate, struck back at news organizations and a "Washington elite" that have raised questions about her qualifications to be vice president.

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Palin disclosures raise questions about vetting

A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain's choice as running mate, called into question how thoroughly McCain had examined her background before putting her on the Republican ticket.

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Pellicano, lawyer convicted of conspiracy

A jury has convicted former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and entertainment lawyer Terry Christensen of federal wiretapping conspiracy charges. Both men face up to 10 years in federal prison.

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It's back-to-school time for bedbugs

Laptops, textbooks and new jeans are among the must-haves for college students heading back to campus, but the most common back-to-school item may well be the blood-sucking bedbug.

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GM recalls 857,735 vehicles for fire risk

General Motors Corp. is recalling 857,735 vehicles equipped with heated windshield wiper fluid system for a potential short circuit problem.

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Minnesota economy buffeted by crosscurrents

High energy prices have become the No. 1 issue for Minnesotans in this year's presidential race. High food prices are important, too, but they cut both ways in the agricultural state.

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'Inconsolable' baby elephant back with mother

The baby elephant appears to be in good health and its mother has begun nursing the calf in the wake of her violent initial reaction.

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Obama blasts Bush's 'failed presidency'

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night, declaring that his Republican opponent is not up to the task of resolving America's economic and foreign policy problems.

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Help-wanted ad for nanny:� 'My kids are a pain'

It was an unusually honest ad for a live-in nanny, a 1,000-word tome beginning, "My kids are a pain." But it worked, attracting a brave soul who's never been a nanny before.

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Biden goes after McCain as he joins the ticket

Joe Biden set the stage Wednesday for Barack Obama's historic address as the Democratic nominee by launching a heated attack tying John McCain to the Bush White House.

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Man rams into Playboy Mansion gates - twice

One man appears determined to crash the party at the Playboy Mansion.

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Why 'Mama' and 'Dada' are baby's first words

Languages in many cultures have apparently made the task easy by creating words for mothers and fathers that feature patterns of repeating sounds, a new study suggests.

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