Malaysia’s prime minister says he is now certain that someone disabled the communication systems on the passenger jet that disappeared last week with 239 people aboard.
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Obama Orders Review Of Deportation Practices
During a meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, President Obama said he had ordered the Department of Homeland Security to review deportation procedures and see if they can be made more humane.
Judge Throws Out Fine Against User Of Small Drone
A federal judge has dismissed a Federal Aviation Administration fine against a man who flew a drone near the University of Virginia to film a commercial video in 2011.
Virus Locked In Siberian Ice For 30,000 Years Is Revived In Lab
Scientists at a laboratory in France have thawed out and revived an ancient virus found in the Siberian permafrost, making it infectious again for the first time in 30,000 years.
Harold Ramis, ‘Ghostbuster’ Actor And ‘Groundhog Day’ Director, Dies
Harold Ramis, who was in the director’s chair for the comedies Groundhog Day and Caddyshack and was one of the stars of the Ghostbuster movies, has died. He was 69.
1 In 4 Americans Thinks The Sun Goes Around The Earth, Survey Says
A quarter of Americans surveyed could not correctly answer that the Earth revolves around the sun and not the other way around, according to a report out Friday from the National Science Foundation.
Fossil Shows Triassic-Era Sea Creature Gave Birth On Land
An extraordinary find of a fossil of 250-million-year-old air-breathing sea creature shows that it must have given birth on land, not in the sea as long assumed.
Scientists Say Their Giant Laser Has Produced Nuclear Fusion
Researchers at a laboratory in California say they’ve had a breakthrough in producing fusion reactions with a giant laser.
Afghans Release 65 Prisoners The U.S. Deems Dangerous
Afghan authorities on Thursday went ahead and released 65 prisoners from a high-security prison north of Kabul over the strong objections of U.S. military commanders, who say the men are dangerous terrorists who have attacked civilians and soldiers in the past.
WATCH: Cameras Capture Corvettes Being Sucked Into Sinkhole
Security cameras were rolling Wednesday when a sinkhole opened up underneath the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky.