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Astronomers may have detected the dawn’s early light — light from around the dawn of the universe, that is. Researchers from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (search) in Maryland believe they have captured traces of radiation from long-extinguished stars that were “born” during the universe’s infancy. The research represents the …

NEW ORLEANS – Nearly three months after Hurricane Katrina swept through south Louisiana, 321 bodies lie nameless and unclaimed in a makeshift morgue. Another 200 have been identified, but no one can locate the families among refugees scattered across the nation. Of those 300-plus unidentified bodies, 140 pose a challenge …

WASHINGTON – In a widening scandal on Capitol Hill, the government charged a partner of lobbyist Jack Abramoff on Friday with conspiracy to defraud American Indian tribes of millions of dollars in a scheme that lavished trips, sports tickets and campaign donations on a member of Congress. Michael Scanlon, an …