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Rescued Antarctic passengers continue journey home

An Australian icebreaker carrying 52 passengers who were retrieved from an icebound ship in the Antarctic resumed its journey home on Saturday, leaving behind another two icebreakers trapped in pack ice.

Police arrest suspect in killing of California priest

Police arrested a suspect Thursday in the killing of a respected priest and educator who was found dead on New Year’s Day in a church rectory in Northern California.

Gloom and doom? Americans more pessimistic about future

Ask people to imagine American life in 2050, and you’ll get some dreary visions. Whether they foresee runaway technology or runaway government, rampant poverty or vanishing morality, a majority of Americans predict a future worse than today.

 
Freezing temps shut down Northeast; at least 14 dead

A storm in the Northeast on Friday shut down major highways temporarily, grounded flights, closed schools and was blamed for at least 14 deaths in the eastern half of the country. Frigid temperatures were unusual even cities accustomed to blasts of winter weather.

Dad sends ‘youngest astronauts ever’ to space

A Finnish man decided last year that for Christmas, the best present he could give his sons would be to send them into space.

Female Alabama fan unleashes punches on Oklahoma fans

Alabama fans were understandably frustrated during the Crimson Tide’s 45-31 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners Thursday in the Sugar Bowl.

 
Brain samples stolen, sold on eBay

A man who allegedly stole human brain samples from a medical history museum was arrested after a California man who bought some of the tissue online alerted authorities.

9-year-old delivers baby sister

A 9-year-old girl delivered her own baby sister this week after her mother went into labor at their Chicago home.