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Richfield, Utah -- Tiny fossilized jaw bones found in Richfield, Utah, helped identify two new rodent species from as far back as 8 million years ago, a paleontologist says.

Chicago -- U.S. scientists say they've found genetics play a big role in some preterm births, explaining why women can do everything right and still give birth too soon.

Eureka, CA, February 5 -- An earthquake measuring 6.0 on Richter scale struck the northern coast of California, 47 miles off Eureka, on Thursday.

London -- Runoff from agriculture, roads and housing has badly polluted 80 percent of British ponds, stripping them of much of their plant and animal life, a study says.

Dublin, Ireland -- Astronomy buffs and people hoping to make some money were out Thursday looking for the remains of a meteorite seen streaking across the Irish sky.

Los Angeles -- Roxanne Marshall says her younger sister, Rielle Hunter, still loves former Sen. John Edwards and thinks they will be together some day.

New York -- The U.S. television network Syfy says it has acquired the basic cable rights from FremantleMedia Enterprises for all 26 episodes of the series "Merlin."

Los Angeles, February 3 -- It was pilot’s error, not bad weather, that caused the crash of a turboprop plane near Buffalo last year that killed 50 people, a federal safety panel said Tuesday.

New York, February 3 -- NASA’s Hubble Telescope has spotted the first head on collision between two asteroids last week. This is the first time that scientists have detected an interplanetary collision between two heavenly objects.

Chicago -- The American Medical Association says it has opened a Web site registry to help deploy physicians who volunteer for service in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.