The Obama administration filed an appeal Wednesday of a U.S. district court ruling that ordered it to end all age restrictions on the Plan B emergency contraceptive pill.
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Video: NASA Details Space Telescope’s Cosmic Near Miss
A new video reveals just how close NASA came last year to losing its $500 million Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope in a narrowly averted collision with a defunct, Cold War-era Soviet spy satellite.
North Korea Sentences U.S. Citizen To 15 Years Hard Labor
North Korea has sentenced a U.S. citizen to 15 years in one of the country’s notorious labor camps for allegedly attempting to overthrow the Pyongyang government.
Poll: Most Americans Are OK With Surveillance Cameras
A few polls following the twin bombings during the Boston Marathon paint a mixed picture of where the American public stands on privacy and security.
Study: Release Program For Terminal Inmates ‘Poorly Managed’
A new watchdog report says a Federal Bureau of Prisons program designed to help terminally ill inmates get early release is “poorly managed and implemented inconsistently.”
Medics Arrive At Guantanamo As Hunger Strikers Increase
About 40 medical personnel have arrived at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay amid an increase in the number of hunger strikers at the facility.