An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have safely returned to earth from the International Space Station.

The mortuary has offered to exhume the body and pay all expenses for both families to have proper funeral services.

Diners will have to wait a little longer to find calorie counts on most restaurant chain menus, in supermarkets and on vending machines.

A researcher says widespread interest in the world of the undead isn't just a random fad.

A Dutch airliner is flying from New York to Amsterdam on a fuel mix that includes leftover oil from frying Louisiana's Cajun food.

The Library of Congress plans to display a copy of the Gettysburg Address over a six-week period starting later this month.

Nicholas Broms was trying to squeeze a better high from marijuana when his Oregon condo caught on fire. An explosion knocked out a wall, blew out his sliding glass door and torched his arms.

Polish doctors say a 25-year-old man has undergone a three-hour operation to remove a screwdriver lodged about five centimeters (two inches) into his head.

A Maine jury has convicted an insurance agent on 13 counts in a prostitution scandal centered at a Zumba studio in a small coastal town.

A prosecutor says an insurance agent on trial for promoting prostitution was not just a voyeur who watched sexual acts via Skype but an active business partner who signed a lease, reviewed ledgers and checked out the background of clients.

A study of "missed connection" posts on Craigslist, where love-struck hopefuls try to track down and win over a stranger who caught their eye, found that Wal-Mart is the most popular place for people to find love at first sight, according to Psychology Today magazine.

The commercial supply ship Dragon has arrived at the International Space Station after a shaky start.

If scientists learn how to manipulate the peach's chill hours, it could mean getting larger, juicer varieties into stores faster.

Science experiments by the NASA Mars rover Curiosity have been put on hold as engineers troubleshoot a problem with its computer.

One of the oldest fulltime schoolteachers in the nation has retired at the age of 94.

Police say a toddler who bounced out the second-story window of a Spokane home was saved by his mother who leaped after him.

Great white sharks off the coast of California are set to enjoy greater protection, as state officials consider whether to add the predator to California's list of endangered species.

A radio transmitter and then a feast of quail and mouse led to the capture of a California zoo's bald eagle after three days on the lam.

A New York City police officer accused of plotting to cook and eat women is going on trial.

The San Jose Mercury reports that Anna Ayala, the so-called Chili Finger Lady, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of being an accessory to a felony and filing a false police report.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has officially fired a district chief whose brief marriage to a teenager triggered public outcry in the world's most populous Muslim nation.

A Virginia Beach pizza shop owner is showing his support for firearm rights by giving gun owners a 15 percent discount.

A California Highway Patrol officer has arrested a Napa woman on suspicion of driving under the influence for the sixth time.

A webcam set up to monitor a San Diego seal colony around the clock has captured two women harassing the animals.

A Southern California woman who never knew her father is about to receive his Purple Heart, Silver Star and other military medals he earned before he died in World War II.