PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The diamondback terrapin, a turtle species that lives on the U.S. east coast, is under siege from Asian gourmets and American developers, but now officials and lawmakers are coming to its rescue.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Part of an elaborate Japanese science laboratory has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its liftoff for the International Space Station, officials said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is heading toward a major shortage of cancer doctors by 2020 as the population ages and the medical profession struggles to replace retiring oncologists, researchers said on Tuesday.

A lot of love and an outpouring of support are being felt half way around the world. A 5-month-old puppy named Bear is making an unprecedented journey from Afghanistan to her new home at Fort Bragg.

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A soldier testified Tuesday that his sergeant gave him orders to kill three Iraqi detainees, then cut him with a knife to make it appear there had been a struggle. Spc. William B. Hunsaker said at the court-martial for Staff

An Athens resident finds medical waste in his three acre lot located next to a park on Gibson Road in Athens. The containers, which are designed to hold used needles are from ETMC.

Millions of dollars of cocaine are now off East Texas streets. Monday night, Rusk County deputies seized 127 pounds of coke out of a truck, driving from Houston. The man was pulled over along Highway 59, just north of Garrison

It's a topic every parent should talk to their children about, and an issue on the minds of East Texas parents. Monday, we told you about a 4 year old girl who's mother says was almost abducted by a suspicious

The verdict is in. A man accused of hitting and killing Rocklin Police Officer Matt Redding while driving drunk was found guilty Tuesday.Related Coverage Services Set For Slain Officer Police Join Forces Against Drunk Driving Driver Jailed Despite Officer Death

Lawmakers held hearings on the Bush administration's plan to allow Mexican trucks full access to U.S. highways. The move is opposed by Democratic lawmakers and labor unions. " E-Mail This " Add to Del.icio.us

The finals in skiing's World Cup begin Wednesday in Switzerland, where American Julia Mancuso is currently tied for second place. Before this year, Mancuso had never won a World Cup race; in the event's 40-year history, only one American woman

Scientists usually like to tout how much they know about a topic. But three new papers in the journal PLoS Biology underscore how much scientists don't know about the life contained in the Earth's oceans. By analyzing the DNA of

Two former Federal Reserve chairmen, a former Treasury secretary, numerous CEOs and the fabled investor Warren Buffett were among the participants in a conference on the U.S. economy Tuesday. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson convened the session to discuss proposed regulation

The Sarbanes-Oxley law of 2002 is making U.S. companies less competitive in global financial markets, and rules need to be changed, according to a new report by the bi-partisan Commission on the Regulation of U.S. Capital Markets in the 21st

Mexican insurance companies are getting into the microfinance market. And Jordana Gustafson reports from Puebla, Mexico, that micro-insurance could be coming soon.

President Bush is in Mexico, meeting with President Felipe Calderon. Their conversation's turned to immigration reform and trying to keep Mexican workers at home. Dan Grech reports.

Subprime lenders are in trouble. Foreclosures are up. Marketplace's Tess Vigeland talks with Kai Ryssdal about why that matters for the larger housing market and the whole economy.

Governments in the U.S. and elsewhere are considering phasing out incandescent lights in favor of flourescents to save energy. Commentator Tom McNichol says the emphasis should also be on consumer priorities.

Rico Gagliano of the Marketplace Players says if he could apply the same philosophy to comedy that Treasury Secy. Paulson wants to apply to business, it would make him more competitive, too.