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Oakland Raiders, Charles Woodson earn OT win in home finale
By Eric Gilmore, The Sports Xchange OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders needed to work overtime Thursday night.
New findings from New Horizons shape understanding of Pluto and its moons
Five months after NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto to take the first images and measurements of this icy world and its system of satellites, knowledge about this distant...
NASA looks at Tropical Cyclone Melor's rainfall and dissipation
When Tropical Storm Melor was raining on Luzon in the northern Philippines, the GPM satellite analyzed the rainfall rate. The next day, NASA's Terra satellite caught a look at Melor...
Spacecraft carrying Russian, American, Briton docks with space station
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A Soyuz spacecraft successfully delivered a Russian, an American and a Briton to the International Space Station on Tuesday after blasting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...
Jennifer Lawrence on Golden Globes nom: 'Vote for Amy Schumer'
Marilyn MalaraLOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Jennifer Lawrence says she'd would gladly pass-up her third Golden Globe to let Amy Schumer take it home.
Nike unveils new Kobe shoes, Bryant hiding autographed kicks
Alex ButlerLOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and Nike took to Periscope to launch a new pair of signature shoes.
Researchers re-calibrate world's most sensitive dark matter detector
Brooks HaysLEAD, S.D., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The Large Underground Xenon is science's best hope for confirming the existence of dark matter; and new testing shows it is now more...
Tiny Star Shoots Out Flares 10,000 Times Brighter Than the Sun's (Video)
A small, cool star is emitting flares 10,000 times brighter than those ejected by the sun, a find that could be bad news for those hoping to find the galaxy...
Planetary influences on young stellar disks
A newborn star typically has a disk of gas and dust from which planets develop as the dust grains collide, stick together and grow. Stars older than about five million...
Engineers complete experiment onboard ESA sounding rocket
An experiment investigating how metals change from liquid to solid in microgravity has successfully taken place onboard a European Space Agency (ESA) sounding rocket. University College Dublin researchers designed the...
Japan asteroid probe enters 'target orbit' in space quest
A Japanese space probe successfully entered "target orbit" and is on its way to rendezvousing with a far away asteroid, in a quest to study the origin of the solar...
Saving NASA's STEREO-B—the 189-million-mile road to recovery
On Oct. 1, 2014, NASA mission operations lost communication with one of the two spacecraft of the Solar and Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or STEREO, mission, just as the spacecraft was...
A climatological treasure in Nevada opens up new perspectives
Devils Hole in the U.S. is a unique place. In this subaqueous cavern, conditions have remained stable for hundreds of thousands of years. In a project supported by the Austrian...
Window on the past
Space Science Image of the Week: Mighty black holes at the core of distant galaxies brighten up XMM-Newton's view of the Lockman Hole
Obama: Climate Deal Is Our 'Best Chance' to Save Planet
The international climate pact passed Saturday "represents the best chance we have to save the one planet we've got," President Obama said.
UPI Almanac for Monday, Dec. 14, 2015
By United Press International On Dec. 14, 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole.
Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks stomp Baltimore Ravens, lose RB Thomas Rawls
By Todd Karpovich, The Sports Xchange BALTIMORE -- Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson has exploited opposing secondaries in his team's recent resurgence.
Semyon Varlamov strong as Colorado Avalanche bury St. Louis Blues
By Rob Rains, The Sports Xchange ST. LOUIS -- There is something about playing the St. Louis Blues that seems to bring out the best in Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon...
VIDEO: Cosmonaut Padalka: 'Reaching orbit is intense'
Sarah Rainsford speaks to Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, who spent a record 879 days in orbit.
'Mike & Molly' canceled after six seasons, says co-star Rondi Reed
Karen ButlerLOS ANGELES, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Actress Rondi Reed made the surprise announcement that the current sixth season of her sitcom "Mike & Molly" will be its last.
Russia launches military satellite: ministry
Russia on Sunday successfully launched a military satellite from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the defence ministry said in a statement.
Cloud Shields and Cow Pills: The Craziest Climate Change Fixes
From helping cows get a handle on their flatulence to creating a giant atmospheric shield for the sun's rays, scientists have proposed some crazy climate fix ideas.
Vast desert sun farm to help light up Morocco
On the edge of the Sahara desert, engineers make final checks to a sea of metal mirrors turned towards the sun, preparing for the launch of Morocco's first solar power...
Best Space Stories of the Week – Dec. 13, 2015
Space.com delves into surprise salt on Ceres, a lack of alien lasers, a successful space delivery and a spectacular upcoming meteor shower in its top stories of this week.
Study: Harder to get Airbnb room with 'black-sounding name'
Brooks HaysCAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Airbnb rental requests with black-sounding names were less likely to be approved than those with white-sounding names, according to researchers.
'Joy' features soap-opera icons Susan Lucci, Maurice Benard
Karen ButlerLOS ANGELES, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Soap-opera icons Susan Lucci, Donna Mills, Maurice Benard and Laura Wright have small roles in writer-director David O. Russell's latest movie "Joy."
Demi Lovato falls on stage at Jingle Ball concert
Karen ButlerNEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Demi Lovato tripped over a microphone stand and fell to the ground at the end of her performance at Friday's iHeartRadio/Z100 Jingle Ball.
Kitson, boutique once frequented by Paris Hilton, closes all stores
Marilyn MalaraLOS ANGELES, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Kitson, he celebrity boutique made famous by the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan in the early 2000s, is preparing to close...