In 1947, Chuck Yeager (1923- ) became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Not only did he prove that the "sound barrier" could be broken, but he set in motion development that has led to the high-speed fighters that...

Sound Barrier was a heavy metal band from Los Angeles from 1980 to...

Residents from the Twin Cities to the southwestern corner of Minnesota and into Iowa reported seeing a flaming object shooting through the sky Wednesday, and experts said they may have been watching a meteor.Shortly after 2 p.m., people across the Twin Cities reported seeing a...

Today is Friday, May 18, the 138th day of 2007. There are 227 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 18, 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed "separate but equal" racial segregation with its Plessy v. Ferguson decision, a ruling that was overturned...

From somewhere west of swank and south of sumptuous comes the “S” in this SUV. Lexus doesn’t do sinew and sweat, if that’s what you’re thinking a sport-ute ought to be. This is “sport” as in somethingoff the Ralph Lauren rack. Call it supple and...

The Syrian government charged Thursday that Israeli aircraft dropped "munitions" inside Syria overnight and said its air defenses opened fire in a new escalation of tensions between the decades-old foes.It was unclear what happened. Syria stopped short of accusing Israel of purposely bombing its territory,...