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Crews pumping water out of the Sanford Underground Laboratory in Lead have reopened a second deep shaft that eventually will be used as the primary entrance and exit for science experiments.

The jack-o-lanterns are drying out, and you aren't ready to pull out the garland.

Twenty whooping cranes led by four ultra-light aircraft are poised to fly over Central Illinois on their way to wintering grounds in Florida.

Poppy sellers were banned from collecting outside a Marks and Spencer store in Swindon because the Poppy Appeal was not one of the store's designated charities, they claimed.

A 61-YEAR-OLD woman from a small town in eastern France is taking on the might of one of the world's greatest fashion houses in a case that threatens to shake up the way the industry treats its skilled workers.

For nearly 60 years he's been Japan's most famous robot. Astro Boy, the celebrated comic strip and cartoon superhero first sketched by manga master Osamu Tezuka, has been given a new lease on life in a 3D Hollywood blockbuster.Duration: 01:56

For folks interested in the intersection of arts and science, the PBS series Independent Lens is presenting a fascinating in-depth look into origami titled Between the Folds .

The bright yellow signs on U.S. 285 are the first indication that things aren't right in Carlsbad.

Old North State Winery is joining the growing micro-brewing beer business, with plans to start distributing its brews to bars and restaurants next year! According to The Business Journal's Justin Catanoso, Ben Webb, the general manager and winemaker for the downtown Mount Airy winery, said for the last five months, Old North has been making and ...

As global temperatures and energy costs continue to soar, renewable sources of energy will be key to a sustainable future.

Bombardier may have to revise its business jet forecasts after an industry association said its deliveries continued to fall in the third quarter.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association has released a grim assessment of the industry's third quarter shipment and billings.

It wasn't long ago that thousands of members of the Church Universal and Triumphant followed their leader's call to donate their life savings to build underground shelters against a coming nuclear apocalypse.

The funeral of Luqman Ameen Abdullah tomorrow morning will bring Muslim leaders nationwide to Detroit.

There is very little difference between Indian and Pakistani fashion, says Pakistani designer Huma Adnan, who has carved out a niche for herself in her country's fashion industry, having moved out of the shadow of designer husband Amir Adnan.

FOR THE LOVE OF GIVING: Maria Stubel, 101, helps Jordan Watchmaker, 5, don one of the tuques she knitted for the Bissell Centre.

The federal and California state tax honchos couldn't plan it this way if they tried, so forget about your conspiracy theories.

The "Knitting is Sexy" 2010 calendar debuts in Denver this week. It happens during a special launch party at Strings on Thursday, November 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. Strings is at 1700 Humboldt Street in Denver.

Genealogy Web site Ancestry.com hopes to raise about $100 million when it goes public today.

Microwave. A small, portable microwave requested. Contact Mary Ventzke of North Central Health Care at 848-4450 or mventzke@norcen.org . Grocery bags, both paper and plastic, are an ongoing need at The Salvation Army food pantry.