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Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti surpassed a space endurance record for a female spacefarer.

The chipmaker is purchasing a smaller chip manufacturer, Altera, for about $16.7 billion in cash.

The Justice Department said it will not seek a rehearing after Sister Megan Rice's sabotage conviction was thrown out last month.

After the ruling, Bob McDonnell said he never violated his oath of office; his lawyers say they'll continue to fight the conviction.

The case hinged on six words: "an exchange established by the state." The court agreed with the government's view that that could mean any exchange, including one set up by the federal government.

There have been at least 11 attacks in the San Francisco Bay Area in the past year, according to the FBI. The most recent occurred Tuesday and disrupted service as far north as Seattle.

The officials are off the job while authorities continue their investigation of the break out. The surviving escapee says the two prisoners conducted a dry run the night before they left.

Mitch Seavey is 53. His son Dallas holds the record as the youngest musher to win the race. He was 25 when his team finished the 1,000-mile course first in 2012.

The second unmanned commercial space mission to the International Space Station returns with more than 1 ton of cargo.

Popular culture and celebrities have shown us all sorts of motivations for code-switching. Here are some of the highlights.