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NASA space shuttle Endeavour has left the International Space Station for the last time late Sunday and is headed home ending nearly two weeks of joint flight. Endeavour's next mission will be attracting guests to the California Science Center museum in Los Angeles.

This morning the astronauts said goodbye to the crew of the International Space Station and sealed the hatch connecting the two vessels.

Casey Anthony trial rolled onto Saturday with Casey's mother Cindy breaking down into tears as she described a playhouse she had built for her granddaughter Caylee even as the prosecutors introduced as evidence the text messages that Casey had sent to her ex-boyfriend Anthony Lazzaro on the day Caylee was reported missing.

George Anthony, father of Casey Anthony who has been charged with killing her 2-year old daughter Caylee, took the witness stand on Friday, saying he smelled strong odor in his daughter Casey' car.

According to coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, known as Dr.Beachn Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Florida has been ranked no.1 beach in the United States. The beach sands are 99% pure quartz, soft and cool on the feet.

A Florida 10 year old boy fished , wrestled, then dragged home a 6 foot long alligator from a canal. The boy's grandfather immediately contacted authorities after discovering the alligator in his front yard. The boy was identified as Michael Dasher.

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey says more than likely...out for the rest of the year. The reigning NL Rookie of the Year made his comments in a conference call with local writers according to the San Francisco Chronicle and Mercury News.

In December, NASA held a press conference to announce that a bacteria discovered in a salty California lake appeared to use arsenic in its DNA. But the findings ran into criticism right from the start, and now the journal Science has published the critiques of the work, as well as a response from the team that did the original work.

Planking is a game that is gaining a lot of popularity where people (known as “plankers”) lie down on the ground – usually in an unusual location – and post the picture of planking on online community such as Facebook.

Democratic National Committee boss Debbie Wasserman Schultz went on the attack against Republicans over a CS Monitor breakfast with reporters.

Online retailer Amazon has released the list of top ten most well-read cities in America, with Cambridge in Massachusetts topping the list, followed by Alexandria, Virginia.

Both teams flew through the playoffs

San Francisco Giant's catcher Buster Posey is out for the rest of the entire season with broken left ankle.

Buster Posey, the San Francisco Giants' star catcher and last year's NL Rookie of the Year, sustained a serious injury last night in the Giants' loss to the Florida Marlins last night, 7-6 in twelve innings.

The Casey Anthony trial gained momentum on Wednesday as two former roommates of Casey Anthony and her ex-boyfriend testified that she never looked worried, depressed or angry after her daughter went missing.

An Apple retail store at 1981 Broadway, New York City, was accused of racial discrimination, according to a lawsuit filed in February, 2011.

According to the latest statistics of the US Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, L.A. was the 2nd most preferred US destination by overseas travelers in 2010 surpassing Miami which claimed the spot in 2009.

The San Francisco Giants and Florida Marlins played last night at AT&T Park in front of their 19th consecutive sellout crowd in 2011. The Giants rank third in the league in average attendance and that is only because AT&T park's capacity is less than where the Phillies and Yankees play.

OpenTable, the free restaurant reservation and customer review website, announced the top 50 restaurants voted as Great for Outdoor Dining by OpenTable diners

At 51.5 million visitors, one U.S. city has beat Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s goal of 50 million for NYC in 2012.