NASA: New pump resolves big space station leak
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday....

NASA craft's planet-hunting days may be numbered
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing the search for other worlds where life could exist outside our solar system....

Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town
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....

Alaska volcano shoots ash 15,000 feet into the air
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- One of Alaska's most restless volcanoes shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the air Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles when the weather allows....

Indonesia extends forest-clearing ban for 2 years
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia has approved a two-year extension to a landmark ban on clearing primary rainforests and peatlands, officials said Thursday. Environmentalists praised the move but said the government must do more to curb the nation's burgeoning production of greenhouse gases....

Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos
NEW YORK (AP) -- Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes....

Report: Feds' warnings about Sandy were confusing
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found....

Correction: Space Station-Star Trek story
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a story May 15 about astronauts at the International Space Station getting the new "Star Trek" movie, The Associated Press reported erroneously when the film opened on Earth. "Star Trek into Darkness" opened in the United States on Thursday; it opened in some other countries earlier in May....

No charges for teen after explosion at Fla. school
A central Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds - and who became the subject of a grassroots social media campaign on her behalf - will not face criminal charges, authorities said Wednesday....

Conn. chef set to feast on cicadas during invasion
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut chef Bun Lai is already known for his Mexican grasshopper dish and his fried rice with meal worms and crickets. But he might soon also be recognized as the cicada chef....