Updated: Sun, May 19, 2013

CLEVELAND (AP) — A proposal in Cleveland for a trash-to-energy plant could be sunk by rising cost estimates. But mayoral chief of staff Ken Silliman tells The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer (bit.ly/13CJbNN) the city has not ruled out the idea. He says the city is still pursuing an air emission...

Updated: Sun, May 19, 2013

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A University of Georgia marine scientist will explore the edges of the Gulf Stream with the university's first robotic submersible. Physical oceanographer Renato Castelao will work with another researcher to analyze data collected by the torpedo-shaped device, dubbed the...

Updated: Sun, May 19, 2013

SEATTLE (AP) — Winners of the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest were announced Saturday night. The annual contest is held by Region 10 of SPJ to honor journalism in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.

Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — The schoolchildren piled into the rail car in downtown Washington and looked up and down as the lights flickered and the floor rumbled. "We're here!" one of the young passengers shouted, all of them heading for the door like seasoned commuters. The rail car never actually...

Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013

POWELL, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in central Ohio has unveiled a new exhibit about some very old creatures. The newly opened Dinosaur Island features 25 large animatronic dinosaurs that blink, swish their tails and make loud sounds. The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/13ziDgn...

Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California law that requires all semiautomatic handguns to be equipped with technology that stamps a code with the weapon's make, model and serial number on bullet casings is now in effect after years of delays. Though the law was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in...

Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013

FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each. Down the road in another plant, crews slice solar cells, place them under glass...

Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A small but outspoken group of residential customers vows to continue battling Michigan's largest utility company over the freedom to opt out of having "smart" meters installed outside their homes. State regulators' days-old decision to approve an opt-out provision —...

Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Bill Monaghan, associate director of the Glenn Black Lab of Archaeology at Indiana University, used his hands for emphasis as he spoke to local middle school students Friday about earth works construction, the mounds and past farming practices at the Angel Mounds State...

Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — There are no reports of damage or injuries after a 4.3 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Northern California. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit at 6:46 a.m. Saturday 34 miles southwest of Eureka. USGS geophysicist Paul Caruso says the agency has...