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(AP) — Vast frozen plains exist next door to Pluto's big, rugged mountains sculpted of ice, scientists said Friday, three days after humanity's first-ever flyby of the dwarf planet. The New Horizons spacecraft team revealed close-up photos of those plains, which they're already unofficially calling Sputnik Planum after the world's first man-made satellite. "Have a look at the icy frozen plains of Pluto," principal scientist Alan Stern said during a briefing at NASA headquarters. Scientists speculate internal heating ... Читать дальше...

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Business World Columnist Holman Jenkins Jr. on Eurozone efforts to prop up Greece’s failing economy, and the crises to come. Photo: Getty Images

Fly over Pluto's beautiful mountains and the plains of its "heart" in this amazing NASA animation built with some of the first close-up images from the New Horizons probe.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

The rental-car company restated more than two years of financial results and announced plans to cut costs and buy back stock. The management software developer reported mixed financial results, with profit topping forecasts, but revenue falling short. The toy company swung to a second-quarter loss on weak Barbie sales, but the earnings results topped Wall Street expectations.

The great thaw is nearly complete. The big weekend in Green Bay is finally here for Brett Favre.

The great thaw is nearly complete. The big weekend in Green Bay is finally here for Brett Favre.

The great thaw is nearly complete. The big weekend in Green Bay is finally here for Brett Favre.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana - State Attorney General Greg Zoeller is poised to join two Republican state senators in the race for the Indiana congressional seat that GOP Rep. Todd Young is giving up to run for the U.S. Senate next year.

Matthew Modine stars as a terminally ill billionaire questioning the existence of the afterlife in TNT's "Proof." To search for answers, he recruits a surgeon, played by Jennifer Beals, who is haunted by the sudden death of her teenage son and her own near-death experience. The deal clincher: She...

Chef Douglas Bernstein Can a restaurant owner poach talent from himself? Yes, since that’s what William Foss has done, moving chef Douglas Bernstein from his Fish in Sausalito, and installing him at his Kenwood Restaurant in Sonoma Valley. Kenwood’s opening chef Anthony Paone recently moved on to Lalime’s in Berkeley, and Foss says he couldn’t be happier for everyone involved. “Haig Krikorian owned Sea Salt, where Anthony had chef’d,” Foss said. “His Lalime’s was always Anthony’s dream, and then Lalime lost their chef. Читать дальше...

Sir Nick Faldo marks his retirement from competitive golf

The New Horizons team has released new images and videos of the towering mountains and newly revealed ice plains on Pluto.

Impressionist-comedian Frank Caliendo has sold a Studio City home once owned by Bud Abbott of the comedy duo Abbott and Costello for $1.4 million.

New research out Friday shows that Republicans will need a larger slice of Latino voters than previously thought if they hope to win the White House in 2016, creating an even tougher hurdle for the eventual nominee.

Photo of man standing on S.C. bridge to pay tribute to fallen U.S. Marines goes viral

Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia broke the world record in the women’s 1500 meters on Friday, running 3:50.07 in Monaco.

Outdoor climbing is a natural fit with Southern California's climate and topography. A growing number of adventurers, however, are tackling gravity on indoor terrain.

Once upon a time, the rock 'n' roll lifestyle was the exclusive preserve of, well, rockers. Nowadays, more and more people are living out of airports and hotels, working late into the night and eating on the run, says Gabrielle Francis, a naturopathic doctor, chiropractor, acupuncturist and massage...

Leader of the UK’s New Communist Party Andy Brooks claims that reporting on the MH17 plane crash in the Western media is one-sided.

A shoplifting report in Tomah led to a high-speed chase on the Interstate highway Wednesday.

MEXICO CITY - Representatives of Mexico City's regular cab drivers said Friday they dislike new regulations published this week for ride-sharing apps like Uber.