LOS ANGELES – Spirit, the robot on wheels that reached the top of a Martian hill this summer after an epic climb, is heading back down toward its next target for exploration. After two months at the summit of Husband Hill (search), the six-wheeled rover is descending to a basin …
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LAS VEGAS – Roy Horn (search) says “the magic is back.” But two years after he was nearly killed by a tiger on stage, the magic is about walking short distances, not making elephants disappear. “I meditate a lot, but I am constantly in pain,” Horn, of the famed duo …
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This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” June 22, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: A FOX News exclusive: Dutch teen Joran van der Sloot’s (search) parents go “On the Record.” Their son was the last known person to see Natalee Holloway (search) …
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MILWAUKEE – American Indian (search) tribes shared $900 million in casino gambling revenue with governments in 2004, a 23 percent increase over the previous year, according to a comprehensive review of Indian gaming released Wednesday. The report said 405 tribal casinos in 30 states also contributed $6.2 billion in taxes, …
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WASHINGTON – Housing starts (search) rose 0.2 percent in May, falling shy of expectations, as groundbreaking on housing with two or more units slid 19.3 percent, a Commerce Department (search) report showed on Thursday. May housing starts increased to a 2.009 million unit rate from a downwardly revised 2.005 million …
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BRYAN, Texas – A Texas A&M University (search) student who had been feared murdered after disappearing nearly seven years ago has been found alive and working in Kentucky, according to authorities. Brandi Stahr (search) went missing in October 1998, and police spent hours searching for her body in wooded areas. …
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CHICAGO – Shares of General Motors Corp. (GM) rose Friday, following a meeting between the world’s largest auto maker and United Auto Workers (search) leaders in Detroit that indicated GM might get some wiggle room on cutting employee health-care costs. In New York Stock Exchange (search) trading, GM shares were …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Author Terry McMillan (search) has filed for divorce from the man who inspired the 1996 novel “How Stella Got Her Groove Back (search),” which chronicled the romantic adventures of a 40-something woman who falls for a guy half her age. In papers filed in Contra Costa County …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer spending was flat in May, coming in slightly weaker than expected, government data showed on Thursday, while a key gauge of inflation also held steady. The Commerce Department (search) said personal income increased 0.2 percent, just beneath Wall Street (search) forecasts for a 0.3 percent gain. …
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YUMA, Ariz. – Autopsies scheduled for Monday on six people — including four children — found dead at a Yuma home were expected to shed more light on the henious crime that has rattled this small town in southwest Arizona. Authorities released little new information on Sunday, other than to …
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