Monday, September 13, 2010
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The fate of tax cuts approved during George W. Bush's administration is among issues facing the U.S. Congress, which returns to work after a five-week break. Cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 are scheduled to expire at the end of the year, and neither Democrats nor... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Supply ship reaches space station
HOUSTON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Parking at the International Space Station got a little tighter Sunday when an ISS Progress spacecraft arrived with fresh supplies, NASA announced. The unmanned ISS 39 joined an earlier resupply ship as well as the two Russian Soyuz spacecraft that brought the six-member... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Permanent Pa. 9/11 memorial nearly ready
SHANKSVILLE, Pa., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said Saturday a permanent memorial to the crash of a hijacked airliner in Pennsylvania would be dedicated Sept. 11, 2011. First Lady Michelle Obama and her predecessor, Laura Bush, attended an event near Shanksville Saturday... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Wisdom teeth could be stem cell source
TOKYO, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A study has found that human wisdom teeth contain a valuable reservoir of tissue that could be used to create stem cells, researchers say. Research has found that inducing the activity of four genes in adult cells could "reprogram" them into a stem cell-like state;... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Grover Cleveland started Labor Day
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The 116th observance of Labor Day Monday marks a federal holiday proffered by U.S. President Grover Cleveland to pacify an angry labor movement, historians say. Labor Day, often considered the day that signals the start of school, the end of wearing white accessories and... Sign in to see full entry.