HOUSTON — Arizona U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords can fly to Florida on Friday to watch her astronaut husband rocket into space as commander of the space shuttle Endeavour, her doctors in Houston confirmed to The Associated Press Monday.
WASHINGTON — Does misery really love company? An intriguing new study suggests that may be the case. Researchers who study how people’s sense of well-being varies from place to place decided to compare their findings with suicide rates. The surprising result: The happiest places sometimes also have the highest suicide rates.
NEW YORK — Nintendo says the successor to the hit Wii console will arrive next year, but isn’t saying anything about what the new system will do. The Japanese company says will show a “playable” model of the new console at the Electronic Entertainment Expo June 7-9 in Los Angeles.
The 51s allowed 15 hits and their offense was dormant until it was too late in a 10-4 loss to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Sunday in the Pacific Coast League at Colorado Springs, Colo.
Only the strongest survive in the NBA playoffs, so it might surprise some to see Kevin Durant carrying the Oklahoma City Thunder to a position of dominance.
NEW ORLEANS — With his left hand wrapped in a black bandage and cut patched up over his right eye, Chris Paul triumphantly cupped his hand to his ear and soaked in the roars of a packed and delirious New Orleans Arena.
As two multinational companies battle for the most lucrative public service contract in the nation, bus drivers and mechanics — the employees most likely to be affected by the outcome — are furious that their voices have not been heard.
The bald mound looks like a void in the Mojave Desert to motorists speeding northeast on Interstate 15 toward Utah. But Brig. Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, commander of the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, sees a safety net protecting Las Vegas from a catastrophe.
By many standards, the students in a government honors class at Green Valley High School are a politically conservative lot. Maybe it comes from the demographics of the Henderson-area school. Or, possibly, it’s a sign of changing times and attitudes.
The number of students sitting in front of teachers at all grade levels is likely to increase next year, as Clark County School District officials wrestle with how to improve student performance during a severe fiscal crisis.