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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying two U.S.-German science satellites and five commercial communications satellites blasts off from Vandenberg Air Force base on the central California coast Tuesday afternoon, May 22, 2018.

Space X Launches Science And Commercial Satellites Into Orbit From California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched a pair of U.S.-German science satellites and five commercial communications satellites into orbit from California on Tuesday.

Leading supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment march in Washington on Sunday, July 9, 1978, urging Congress to extend the time for ratification of the ERA. From left: Gloria Steinem, Dick Gregory, Betty Friedan, Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman, D-N.Y., Rep. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., Rep. Margaret Heckler, R-Mass.

At 50, Does 'Feminine Mystique' Still Roar?

In 1963 Betty Friedan published a groundbreaking work that empowered a generation of women. With World War II over, women who had been working were told to find fulfillment at home. "The moment was so pregnant and ready for an explosion," says New York Times columnist Gail Collins.

Firefighters try to beat back the Woolsey Fire in the early hours of Friday. One day earlier, the blaze ignited as mourning residents tried to cope with quite another kind of terror in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

At Least 6 Dead, 150 Homes Burned As Blazes Ravage California

Three wildfires have forced more than 150,000 people to evacuate their homes across the state. Two of those dangerous blazes menaced Thousand Oaks even as it struggles to cope with a mass shooting.

Four unclaimed pets at the Animal Services shelter in Carlsbad are shown in this undated photo.

Pets Lost In Lilac Fire Waiting To Be Claimed

A 10-year-old turkey named Violet, brought in by county Animal Services during the Lilac Fire in the North County, is back home, but three animals remain unclaimed, authorities said Thursday.

A cyclist passes the row of tents and tarps along the Santa Ana riverbed near Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.

California Officials Move To Shut Big Homeless Riverbed Camp

Officials in Southern California's Orange County on Monday put hundreds of homeless camped out along a dusty riverbed near a baseball stadium on notice that they must move starting in two weeks.

Snow falls outside the White House during a spring storm on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The nor'easter impacted much of the East Coast, canceling flights, schools and work for many residents.

March A Fairweather Friend As Serious Storms Hit East And West Coasts

A rough start to spring for residents on both sides of the country. Southern Californians braced for rain and potential mudslides while residents of the Northeast dealt with heavy snow Wednesday.

How Jupiter's Red Spot Makes Things High Above It Hot, Hot, Hot

Think summer's hot on Earth? Space physicists tracking weather on Jupiter say the roar of the raging storm we call the Great Red Spot heats the outer atmosphere above it by more than 1,000 degrees F.

A firefighter monitors a burning outbuilding to ensure flames don't spread as the River Fire burns in Lakeport, Calif., on Monday, July 30, 2018.

Firefighters Battle To Curb Wildfire Before Winds Return

More than a thousand firefighters battled to keep a raging Southern California forest fire from reaching foothill neighborhoods Friday before the expected return of blustery winds that drove the flames to new ferocity a day earlier.

Wayne LaPierre, left, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, speaks at the NRA convention in 2015. A Russian politician who claims to know President Trump through the group says he saw him at that convention.

Gun Control Advocates To Press Russia Questions During NRA Convention

The National Rifle Association's ties to Russia have increased pressure on the group in recent months, and opponents are eager to seize on that during the NRA's annual meeting this week.

Geoff Walser picks out a ristra, a wreath-like decoration made from dried chiles, to purchase at the annual Pueblo Chile and Frijoles Festival, which draws thousands of chile lovers from Colorado and beyond.

The Chile Pepper Rivalry Heats Up Between New Mexico's Hatch And Colorado's Pueblo

The Hatch chile has long been Goliath of peppers in the Southwest, but farmers in Colorado are trying to roast the competition by brazenly touting their lesser-known but mighty contender: the Pueblo.

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