AP - The predominantly black neighborhoods known as the 9th Ward can be brought back largely as they existed before Hurricane Katrina flooded them, a survey contends.
AP - Scientists reported Sunday they had found a plentiful source of stem cells in the fluid that cushions babies in the womb and produced a variety of tissue types from these cells — sidestepping the controversy over destroying embryos for research.
AP - Through the bars of his cage, an African lion named Jupiter stretches his giant paws around the neck of Ana Julia Torres and plants a kiss on her puckered lips.
AFP - One of Hong Kong's most prominent political women has been targeted by an animal rights group over her support for the fur trade, with activists warning it could be a vote loser.
SPACE.com - Supermassive black holes anchor most if not all large galaxies. But astronomers have been unsure whether very small galaxies tend to pack serious black holes at their centers.
AFP - The death toll from floods in Malaysia has risen to 17 as fresh heavy downpours forced hundreds to evacuate in the country's north and the eastern state of Sabah.
