Shirtless man hijacks, then abandons school bus with 12 students; No serious injuries reportedAugust 28th, 2009 Shirtless man hijacks, then abandons school busATLANTA — School officials say a shirtless man hijacked an Atlanta public school bus with about a dozen students on board and then jumped out, letting it crash into a ditch. Atlanta Public Schools spokesman Keith Bromery says the man jumped through a window Thursday afternoon, threw the bus driver out of the seat and took over the wheel.
Clayton Williams abandons exploratory well in Liger Prospect, expects $18.5M 3rd-qtr chargeAugust 26th, 2009 Clayton Williams abandons exploratory test wellMIDLAND, Texas — Oil and natural-gas producer Clayton Williams Energy Inc. said Wednesday that it ended drilling operations on an exploratory test well because no commercial quantities of hydrocarbons existed in the sands.
It's a day of farewells for 2 space crews, with shuttle leaving after 1½-week station visitJuly 28th, 2009 It's a day of farewells for 2 space crewsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — They've spent the past one-and-a-half weeks together in space, and now it's time for two teams of astronauts to say goodbye.
Space shuttle Endeavour closes in on space stationJuly 17th, 2009 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour is closing in on the international space station following a two-day chase.
NASA starts fueling shuttle for sixth launch attempt after weather delays, hydrogen leaksJuly 15th, 2009 NASA starts fueling shuttle for 6th launch tryCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has finished fueling the space shuttle for a sixth attempt to launch Endeavour on a mission to the international space station.
NASA set to try sixth launch attempt for space shuttle EndeavourJuly 15th, 2009 NASA set to try 6th launch attempt of shuttleCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is hoping the weather finally cooperates for its sixth launch attempt for space shuttle Endeavour.
NASA aiming for Wednesday launch of space shuttle, try 6 for station delivery missionJuly 14th, 2009 NASA aiming for Wednesday shuttle launch, try 6CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is hoping the weather finally cooperates for its sixth launch attempt for space shuttle Endeavour.
After day delay because of lightning strikes, NASA fuels space shuttle Endeavour for launchJuly 12th, 2009 After day delay, NASA fuels Endeavour for launchCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has begun fueling space shuttle Endeavour after delaying its scheduled launch for a day because lightning struck 11 times near the pad.
Space shuttle Endeavour fueled for launch after lightning storm delayed NASA mission fora dayJuly 12th, 2009 Endeavour fueled for launch after lightning delayCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA finished fueling up space shuttle Endeavour on Sunday after delaying its scheduled liftoff for a day because lightning struck 11 times near the launch pad.
NASA delays space shuttle Endeavour mission because of lightning, will try again SundayJuly 11th, 2009 NASA delays space shuttle Endeavour launch 1 dayCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA scrubbed space shuttle Endeavour's scheduled launch Saturday after nine lightning strikes were reported near the pad.
NASA sails through countdown for Saturday launch of space shuttle, weather outlook poorJuly 9th, 2009 NASA sails through countdown, weather outlook poorCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is sailing through the countdown for Saturday's launch of space shuttle Endeavour, with weather the lone concern.
NASA fuels space shuttle Endeavour for leak test, hopes repairs prevent hydrogen seepageJuly 1st, 2009 NASA fuels space shuttle for leak testCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has filled space shuttle Endeavour's fuel tank in a test, and is finding everything to be leak-free.
NASA plans fueling test next week for shuttle Endeavour, replacing seals to plug leakJune 24th, 2009 NASA plans fueling test for space shuttleCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA will conduct a fueling test next week on space shuttle Endeavour to see if a hydrogen gas leak has been plugged.
NASA clears shuttle Endeavour for June 13 launch to space station, 5 spacewalks plannedJune 3rd, 2009 NASA clears space shuttle for June 13 launchCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has cleared space shuttle Endeavour for a June 13 launch to the international space station.
US ready to normalize ties if North Korea gives up nukesFebruary 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US is prepared to normalise relations and sign a peace treaty with North Korea if it abandons its nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday. Clinton, speaking at the Asia Society in New York days ahead of her trip to Asia, said Washington would also provide economic and energy aid to North Korea as long as Pyongyang adhered to a 2006 disarmament agreement.
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