J1Q2010

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: SpaceX launches the Dragon capsule on its first orbital mission atop a Falcon 9 rocket, marking a huge step toward NASA's post-shuttle era.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: SpaceX launches the Dragon capsule on its first orbital mission atop a Falcon 9 rocket, marking a huge step toward NASA's post-shuttle era.

A 52-year-old woman hiking the Columbia Trail alone here was hit in the chest with a rock thrown from a bridge over the trail, police said Wednesday.

HIGH BRIDGE - A 52-year-old woman hiking the Columbia Trail alone here was hit in the chest with a rock thrown from a bridge over the trail, police said Wednesday.

PENNSVILLE TWP. - Two Bridgeton men have been arrested and charged with shoplifting after allegedly leaving Walmart through a back door with two flat screen televisions they didn't pay for, police said.

KATMANDU - Helicopter rides back from Mount Everest after a week on the slopes of the world's tallest mountain might sound like a trekker's delight, but for the tourists trapped in the remote region of Nepal, the extended stay was not on the itinerary.

A New Jersey man who was a chemist at a suburban Chicago paint factory has pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets.

RARITAN TOWNSHIP - Even his supporters describe him as a drill sergeant, and no one denies Russ Riegel retired early amid controversy 20 years ago. But the legendary wrestling coach of Hunterdon Central High School still has many supporters who want something at the school named for him.

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea's new defense minister said his country would respond with airstrikes if North Korea attacks it again, South Korean state media reported Friday. It is some of the strongest rhetoric since the conflict broke out late last month.

Eminem's "Recovery" was made complete on Wednesday night as the Recording Academy nominated the resurgent rapper for 10 awards, including the biggest prizes: album, song, and record of the year.

The only thing keeping a new contract between the New York Yankees and Derek Jeter from being finalized is Jeter's refusal to accept that fact that he is now 36 years old, not 26.

n an effort to put Monday's 45-3 loss to New England behind them, Jets coach Rex Ryan buried the game ball from Monday night's 45-3 debacle as a symbolic gesture to his team.

The Richard Nixon Presidential Library will open a trove of records at the facility and online Thursday, including 265 hours of White House tapes, officials said.

(CNN) -- The Richard Nixon Presidential Library will open a trove of records at the facility and online Thursday, including 265 hours of White House tapes, officials said.

On Wednesday, anonymous hackers took aim at companies perceived to have harmed WikiLeaks after its release of a flood of confidential diplomatic documents. MasterCard, Visa and PayPal, which had cut off people's ability to donate money to WikiLeaks, were hit by attacks that tried to block access to the companies' Web sites and services.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA took a giant leap away from the spaceflight business Wednesday as a private company launched a spacecraft into orbit and for the first time guided it safely back to Earth, a feat previously achieved only by large national governments.

A man has been arrested for plotting to blow up a military recruitment center in the Baltimore area, authorities said Wednesday.