Posted: 4:10 PM NASA researchers say a series of test flights in California has shown a commercial jet could safely fly with a blend of jet fuel made from camelina plant oil while producing fewer emissions.
Posted: 1:46 PM Conservationists are warning that elephant meat is now flooding the markets in villages near a famed wildlife reserve in Central African Republic.
Posted: 11:52 AM Pieces of what appeared to be human skull and teeth have been discovered at a South Florida airport inside a passenger's carry-on bag.
Posted: 11:25 AM The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he want to overhaul the way the U.S. grants asylum to immigrants after the Boston Marathon bombing.
Posted: 10:49 AM Federal regulators are telling airlines they can fly Boeing's 787 Dreamliners again as soon as they replace its problematic lithium ion batteries with a revamped battery system.
Posted: 10:46 AM The Rhode Island medical examiner's office says a body found in Providence is that of a Brown University student missing since last month.
Posted: 4:17 PM The Wall Street meltdown of 2008 and the ensuing recession did little to help make high school seniors financially savvy and less than half have a solid understanding of economics.
Posted: 4:08 PM The White House now says it's willing to consider legislation that would give the administration the budget-cutting flexibility to avoid furloughs of air traffic controllers.
Posted: 4:02 PM More than 1,000 people in Kentucky have had medical debts paid by a nonprofit agency in New York.
Updated: 3:36 PM U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is being criticized in a new radio ad for voting against expanded background checks for gun buyers.
Posted: 12:07 PM The leader of the Ohio Senate says the Republican-controlled chamber is ready to move forward with a bill essentially outlawing Internet cafes.
Posted: 11:49 AM The Columbus Zoo's recent additions include a monkey named after a quirky scientist character on the CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory."
Updated: 8:18 AM Alexandria, Va., and Knoxville, Tenn., are cities for readers, if not always the kinds of books your parents wanted you to read.
Updated: 8:18 AM The Federal Reserve says it will begin circulating a redesigned $100 bill this fall, more than two years after its initial target.
Posted: 11:24 AM General Motors says the battery-powered version of its Chevrolet Spark mini-car can travel up to 82 miles on a single charge, putting it among the leaders in mass-market electric vehicles sold in the U.S.
Posted: 11:15 AM West Virginia University is losing more than $13 million in state funding for the next academic year.
Updated: 5:15 PM A federal appeals court is weighing whether a family of home-schoolers from Germany should be granted asylum and allowed to continue living in Tennessee.
Posted: 4:26 PM The Senate's second-ranking Democrat is pressing the Obama administration to explicitly spell out its justification for using drones for targeted killings.
Posted: 2:14 PM A new state investment program that's offering Ohio school districts, cities and libraries higher yields and easier access to their invested income has surpassed the $1 billion mark, the state treasurer said Tuesday.
Updated: 5:16 PM Hackers have compromised the main Twitter account of The Associated Press, sending out an erroneous tweet about an attack at the White House.
Posted: 1:12 PM A federal official says the man charged with sending poison letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a Mississippi judge has been released from jail.
Posted: 1:05 PM Michelle Obama is thanking federal employees for their service and sacrifices as they do more work with fewer resources.
Posted: 1:03 PM Federal officials say the Boston Marathon bombing suspect's medical condition has improved.
Posted: 1:00 PM An Illinois teenager charged with trying to join an al-Qaida-affiliated group in Syria via a sham FBI website has appeared at a detention hearing in Chicago.
