Arvidson, who has handled the day-to-day directing of Spirit’s science research, while Principal Investigator Steve Squyres, of Cornell University, directs Opportunity’s science meetings and oversees all rover science, is partial to his charge but not as optimistic as he was just last month. "Spirit's in a tough situation," he summed up.

“It's a very complex situation, very difficult situation for the rover,” assessed MER Project Manager John Callas, of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where the ...

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The company will work to recover its customers' trust, Toyoda said.

The automaker filed recall papers early Tuesday afternoon with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Recall papers will be filed in the United States sometime Tuesday.

The worldwide recall involves 437,000 vehicles, including the Toyota Prius and Sai, along with the Lexus HS250h. The Sai is sold primarily in Japan.

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Despite 35 years of effort, the levels of sodium and chloride in five Madison-area lakes and in some city wells have risen significantly, according to an annual assessment of salt use by the Madison-Dane County Health Department.

The findings come even as many Madison streets are expected to remain snow-covered while roads outside the city are clear following a snowfall expected to end Wednesday. Much of the difference can be chalked up to salt.

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Much of the state is expected to receive several inches of snow by the end the storm that is expected to start Monday night, but the worst of it should hit areas to the south and east.

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MADISON - The Plan Commission on Monday voted in favor of a change to the city's waterfront setback law, which could help propel the proposed Edgewater Hotel redevelopment.

The proposed change, approved on a 5-4 vote with chairwoman Nancy Fey casting the tie-breaker, would require nonresidential lakefront property owners to build no closer to a lake than existing buildings. Currently, such projects require a variance to avoid having to move entire buildings farther from the lake, said City Council President Pro Tem Mark Clear.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — While the bulk of attention after the New Orleans Saints’ Super Bowl victory over the Indianapolis Colts focused on quarterback Drew Brees and cornerback Tracy Porter — two Saints with improbable journeys whose career performances came in the most important game either had ever played — the path of Sean Payton was just as, if not more, unlikely.

On Sunday, it was Payton, the coach once stripped of his play-calling duties while he was the Giants’...

CHICAGO — A coveted high-profile position was unexpectedly available Monday morning: the job of Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Illinois.

“Anyone interested should contact me,” said Gov. Patrick J. Quinn, the Democrat who won his party’s nomination for the top of the ticket in a primary last Tuesday. “This is going to be a process that’s open. People can apply and make their case.”

The unlikely vacancy came after an uproar surrounding Scott Lee Cohen, a poli...

While they dig out from an epic snowstorm on Friday and Saturday, road crews and utility workers across the Mid-Atlantic States may be facing a Sisyphean struggle. They are likely to be digging out all over again after another heavy snowfall that is forecast to start Tuesday afternoon.

The National Weather Service in Sterling, Va., issued a winter storm warning for the region, predicting as much as 20 inches of additional snow, with strong winds and hazardous travel conditions, before the stor...

A man accidentally shot himself in the leg shortly after leaving a Jupiter gun store.

Police say the unidentified man went to Chuck's Guns and Ammo Monday afternoon, looking for batteries for the laser sight on a small handgun. When the man was back in his car, the gun accidentally fired, hitting him in the leg.

The man was taken to a West Palm Beach hospital for treatment.

Orange County deputies fatally shot a pit bull after it attacked a small boy.

The sheriff's office reports that the dog attacked a 3-year-old boy and his father in the back yard of a home on Monday. Deputies responded and tried to corner the dog until animals services arrived. The pit bull charged the deputies, and the deputies shot it.

The boy was transported to a nearby hospital with bite wounds on his face. The father was also injured.

The dog did not have tags, and authorities hadn't been able to track down its owner.

A Miami Beach police officer shot and wounded a suspect.

Police say officers responded early Monday morning to several 911 calls that reported shots being fired. One of the responding officers reportedly shot a male suspect in the torso. The suspect was taken to a Miami trauma center and later listed in stable condition.

No officers were injured, but police say a gun was recovered from the scene.

It wasn't clear how many shots were fired.

Police are investigating the shooting.

U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek is adding some horsepower to his campaign.

Fans in the stands and watching ESPN2 cable coverage of Saturday's NASCAR race in Daytona Beach will see Mike Wallace's No. 01 race car emblazoned with the ``Kendrick Meek for U.S. Senate'' logo.

And this isn't just any race.

Driver Danica Patrick, the first woman to win an Indy Car race, will make her NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at the race at Daytona International Speedway -- virtually guaranteeing high viewership.

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