Space station urine recycling system still on the fritz (Scientific American)

Turning urine into drinkable water apparently isn't so easy. At least not in space. As the space shuttle Endeavour and International Space Station (ISS) crews gear up for tomorrow's scheduled seven-hour spacewalk, they're still wondering what to do with their malfunctioning $250 million water-and-urine recycling system. The processor ran for about two hours today before shutting itself down, ...

Smoke sets off high school alarm (Nevada Appeal)

Carson High School students were evacuated Thursday after smoke from a burned-out motor tripped the school's new state-of-the-art, motion-sensored fire alarm.

FCC member seeks probe into radio ratings system (The State)

One of the two Democrats on the Federal Communications Commission is calling on the agency to investigate whether a new electronic measurement system used by Arbitron Inc. to track radio station listenership is unfairly harming minority broadcasters. FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein sent a letter Tuesday to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin urging the agency to open a formal investigation into ...

NASA scrambles to solve purification system puzzle (Florida Today)

Space shuttle Endeavour's crew faces an important juncture today, halfway through a 12-day stay at the International Space Station.

Bank hits panic alarm (York Daily Record)

A man who police say became irritated after finding there was no money in the cash drawer while attempting to rob a bank last week caught the attention of police again after making a commotion so loudly that a bank teller pressed the panic alarm, police said.