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Double Hand Transplant Patient Moves His Fingers

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 9:52pm EDT

Richard Edwards, the nation’s third double hand transplant recipient, can wiggle his fingers and says he feels "fantastic."

Moose Tramples Child

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 9:04pm EDT

As a moose charged from the forest in Colorado, a toddler playing with his older brother was trampled beneath its hooves.

Canadian Parents More Lenient Than French or Italian

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 8:33pm EDT

Canadians are tolerant, Italians are demanding and the French are in between.

Man Aims Laser Beam at Pilots

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 8:30pm EDT

A man tried to dazzle pilots with a laser beam as they were landing at a Paris airport.

Hawking: God Didn't Create the Universe

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 8:20pm EDT

He argues that the Big Bang was inevitable due to the law of gravity

Highest-Paid Athlete Ever? A Charioteer

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 7:49pm EDT

Roman racer Gaius Appuleius Diocles, an illiterate charioteer, earned the modern equal of $15 billion.

One-Third of Employees Say Managers are Incompetent

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 7:29pm EDT

Just 50 percent of respondents said their managers are competent or very competent.

Mixed Bag of Space Rocks Found Near Earth

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 7:24pm EDT

Survey of asteroids near Earth finds a much wider variety of the space rocks than previously thought.

NASA Aims to Plunge Car-Sized Probe Into the Sun

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 7:21pm EDT

NASA is developing an ambitious new mission to plunge a car-sized probe directly into the sun's atmosphere.

What's a Gumby Suit?

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 5:57pm EDT

The Mariner oil platform explosion off the Louisiana coast created a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico and forced 13 crew members to jump into the water wearing protective Gumby suits.