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U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad

Diana Nyad: U.S. Swimmer Insane Training Schedule at 61 [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

"I also want it to be a moment for thousands, and I dare say millions of people my age, who are going to look and say, '60!'" Diana Nyad, U.S. long-distance swimmer, told CNBC Sunday morning. Nyad's personal test began at 7:45 p.m. ET when she plunged into the ocean and began her 103-mile swim between Cuba and Florida.
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LEGO Figurines to Fly on Juno Spacecraft

NASA Juno: Cutting Edge Science, Lego Toys

NASA sent a new spacecraft into space on Friday, taking with it cutting edge scientific instruments and Lego toys as it hurls towards its death in the name of science.
NASA's Juno Heads to Jupiter

NASA's Juno Heads to Jupiter [Live Coverage]

The NASA spacecraft Juno will lift off at 11:34 a.m. on Friday from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The four-ton spacecraft will start a five-year journey to Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, according to NASA's statement.
NASA Juno Spacecraft

Juno Spacecraft to Lift-Off Today to Unlock Secrets of Jupiter

NASA is on the brim of launching a new solar-powered Juno spacecraft all the way to Jupiter. Juno is set to lift-off at 11:34 am Friday from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, atop an Atlas V rocket. It will take five years for the spacecraft to reach Jupiter.
Padres batter Tejada is tagged out at the plate by Cardinals catcher Molina during their MLB National League baseball game in St. Louis

Cardinals Catcher Molina Banned for Spraying Spittle

St. Louis Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina has been suspended five games by Major League Baseball on Thursday for making contact with an umpire and spraying him with spittle during a heated confrontation.
Tropical Storm Emily

Emily breaks up over Haiti, still threatens rains

Tropical Storm Emily broke apart over the mountains of Haiti and Dominican Republic on Thursday but its remnants still packed rains threatening flash floods and mudslides in the neighboring Caribbean countries.
A day labourer stands behind a sign for an employment center in San Diego

Strapped states chop jobless aid

U.S. states are making "unprecedented" cuts to unemployment benefit programs, hoping to keep their budgets in line as the country's jobless rate shows no sign of budging, according to a report the National Employment Law Project released on Wednesday.

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