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Sprint Cup Series driver Kurt Busch leads the field during the NASCAR Quicken Loans 400 auto race at Michigan International Speedway, Sunday, June 16, 2013 in Brooklyn, Mich. (AP Photo/Bob Brodbeck)

Biffle holds on to win again at Michigan

Greg Biffle gave Ford a milestone victory — right down the road from company headquarters. Biffle raced to his second straight Sprint Cup win at Michigan International Speedway, easily holding off Kevin Harvick after points leader Jimmie Johnson smacked the wall in the final laps Sunday. It was the 1,000th ...

Washington State University student Brandon Hopkins holds a vile used to store honey bee semen Monday, June 3, 2013, in Pullman, Wash.   Entomologist Steve Sheppard and his crew are using liquid nitrogen to preserve semen extracted from honey bee drones  to preserve and improve the stock of honey bees, and to prevent the subspecies extinction. (AP Photo/Nicholas K. Geranios)

Washington State U starts sperm bank for honeybees

There's a lot of buzz at Washington State University over work to develop the first sperm bank for honeybees. Entomologist Steve Sheppard and his crew are using liquid nitrogen to preserve semen extracted from the industrious insects that pollinate much of the nation's food supply but face environmental threats. The ...

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2012, file photo park rangers fold a flag over the casket bearing the remains of Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson during a memorial service in Tacoma, Wash. Anderson, a 34-year-old mother of two, was shot and killed, when a car blew through the park visitor's checkpoint. Park rangers, wildlife refuge workers and U.S. Park Police suffered more attacks and threats in 2012 than in 2011, according to a group that represents federal resource workers. Reported incidents at six land and water agencies increased by about 38 percent in 2012, compared to 2011, the group says, including 43 percent jumps at wildlife refuges and areas patrolled by U.S. park police.  (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, Pool)

Report: Assaults increase on rangers, park police

Park rangers, wildlife refuge workers and U.S. Park Police experienced more assaults and threats from visitors last year than in 2011, according to a group that represents federal resource workers. A total of 591 incidents were reported by six land and water agencies in 2012, up 38 percent from the ...

Washington State U starts sperm bank for honeybees

There's a lot of buzz at Washington State University over work to develop the first sperm bank for honeybees. Entomologist Steve Sheppard and his crew are using liquid nitrogen to preserve bee semen. The goal is to preserve and improve the stock of honeybees and to prevent subspecies from extinction. ...

No Jackpot Winner

None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 28-36-40-48-55 Powerball: 1 (twenty-eight, thirty-six, forty, forty-eight, fifty-five; Powerball: one) Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $85 million jackpot. The prize goes to an ...

Another rabid bat caught in N. Idaho

Another rabid bat in northern Idaho has turned up, this time after one was caught by a Coeur d'Alene family's pet dog. The Spokesman-Review (http://tinyurl.com/l4xptqn ) reported Saturday the dog had been vaccinated, but that it will remain under observation for several weeks, just in case. Previously, another rabid bat ...

Web giants get broader surveillance revelations

Facebook and Microsoft Corp. representatives said that after negotiations with national security officials their companies have been given permission to make new but still very limited revelations about government orders to turn over user data. The announcements Friday night come at the end of a week when Facebook, Microsoft and ...

1 case of rare brain disease confirmed in B.C.

One case of a rare, degenerative brain disease has been confirmed in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, and a health official says two other cases are now suspected. However Paul Van Buynder, chief medical officer for the Fraser Health authority, said late Friday that even if the two suspected cases end ...

Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game

The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 02-05-31-33-34, Mega Ball: 20 (two, five, thirty-one, thirty-three, thirty-four; Mega Ball: twenty) Estimated jackpot: $29 million

Winning numbers drawn in 'Megaplier' game

The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Megaplier" game were: 4 (four)

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