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Supermoon, earth-grazing meteors, spring midpoint, and Cinco de Mayo: Okay, it’s officially a party!The brightest, biggest moon of the year will grace an evening that offers lots to celebrate, including the midpoint of spring and Cinco de Mayo. The only downside may be that the supermoon will make earth-grazing fireballs from the Aquarid meteor shower harder to see.
Alert: Major cyber attack aimed at natural gas pipeline companiesA major cyber attack is currently under way aimed squarely at computer networks belonging to US natural gas pipeline companies, according to alerts issued by the US Department of Homeland Security.
Clamoring for the future, Savannah has to first deal with the wreck of the CSS GeorgiaA scuttled Civil War battleship at the bottom of the Savannah River is just one of many complicating factors in Savannah’s bid to become a port able to handle 1,200-foot mega tankers expected to start moving through the Panama Canal in 2014.
Obama makes it official: He's running for reelectionPresident Obama has been fund-raising and making political speeches for months, most recently taking jabs at presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney. At rallies in Ohio and Virginia Saturday, Obama officially launched his campaign for reelection.
- Obama makes it official: He's running for reelection
President Obama has been fund-raising and making political speeches for months, most recently taking jabs at presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney. At rallies in Ohio and Virginia Saturday, Obama officially launched his campaign for reelection.
9/11 mastermind arraigned: Can the US deliver real, lasting justice?Khalid Sheik Mohammed, Al Qaeda's former No. 3 man, is being arraigned Saturday on 2,976 counts of murder. It's being called a modern-day Nuremberg trial that will test the fairness of US military commissions.
Should Mitt Romney worry about Ron Paul?Mitt Romney is way ahead of Ron Paul in the delegate count. But Paul's enthusiastic forces have been effective in controlling state party apparatus, and this could impact the GOP convention.
- Should Mitt Romney worry about Ron Paul?
Mitt Romney is way ahead of Ron Paul in the delegate count. But Paul's enthusiastic forces have been effective in controlling state party apparatus, and this could impact the GOP convention.
Student loans: Do Republicans really think program is socialist?President Obama said Friday that Republicans in Congress are calling federal student loans socialism. Republicans reject the charge. But the issue is highlighting political differences.
- The 9/11 trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: A quiz
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, is the lead defendant in what may become the most important US war crimes tribunal since Nuremberg. How much do you know about him and the case against him? Take our quiz.
Osama bin Laden papers cast his successor as a pompous know-it-allUS military officials released the seized documents this week in a clear attempt to sow discord among Al Qaeda leaders. Ayman al-Zawahiri is the current Al Qaeda honcho.
J.T. Ready: portrait of enigmatic vigilante at center of Arizona rampageJ.T. Ready, an anti-immigration icon of the extreme right who apparently killed himself and four others Wednesday, sympathized with movements ranging from neo-Nazism to Occupy Wall Street.
FocusSen. Dick Lugar trails GOP rival in poll. A surge of tea party power?Ahead of Tuesday's GOP primary in Indiana, incumbent Sen. Dick Lugar lags challenger Richard Mourdock by 10 points, a new poll shows. A Lugar defeat would be a convincing demonstration of tea party power in 2012 election cycle.
Keystone XL pipeline: TransCanada tries againThe Canadian firm has submitted new plans for a pipeline that is designed to avoid environmentally-sensitive acreage in Nebraska.
With meager jobs growth, 'time running out' for ObamaThe 2012 presidential election may hang on voters' perceptions about the economy, and Friday's report that just 115,000 jobs were created in April won't do much to help Obama. What's the outlook for the months ahead?
- Giant sinkhole forces Florida family to evacuate home
A 100-foot diameter well-rounded sinkhole appeared outside the home of a family in Windermere, Fla., Thursday. The sinkhole may still be expanding, so the family has moved out.
Sen. Rand Paul knows how to fix the TSA: end itFreshman Sen. Rand Paul, backed by GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul, aims to abolish the TSA – and its intrusive searches of air travelers – and to establish a passenger bill of rights.
War over #Julia: Has Obama campaign set a trap for Republicans?The Obama campaign's 'Life of Julia' Web infographic shows how government helps women from cradle to grave. Republicans have pounced on it as 'nanny state' excess. But the #Julia Internet meme has taken off.
Ted Nugent is back! Does Mitt Romney wish he'd zip it?Ted Nugent returned to the limelight Friday, insisting on a CBS show that he's a moderate, Romney-backing, 'nice guy' who takes children with serious illnesses on fishing trips. Somehow, though, his demeanor probably isn't reassuring to independent women voters.
Why Bin Laden disapproved of Al Qaeda in Yemen, Iraq, and SomaliaOsama bin Laden held some of the Al Qaeda franchises in disdain, according to the 17 letters released. Bin Laden also ordered an attack in 2010 on Air Force One, Obama's plane.
