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The Chinese government believes the panda should remain on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's list.

The asteroid was spotted in 1999, the same year Mercury died at age 45. It was dedicated in honor of what would have been Mercury's 70th birthday. Official designation: Asteroid 17473 Freddiemercury.

There is a mystery in many poor countries. Why don't farmers specialize and grow more food? Two economists with very different theories go head to head to find out.

Thousands of protesters have descended on a quiet part of North Dakota, occasionally clashing with security personnel over plans to build an oil pipeline there.

The building was the headquarters of Longaberger baskets but the company is downsizing. Built for $32 million, it's going for $5 million. A lesson in not putting all your eggs in a basket building.

Olly Hicks and George Bullard paddled across open ocean and a stretch called the Devil's Dance Floor. They made the trip in 66 days.

The drop came after comments that raised the expectations for a rate hike from the Federal Reserve later this year.

One telenovela actress-turned-executive decided to create a new kind of drama. Her work changed the landscape of Spanish language TV--and of all TV.

An East African crowned crane has turned up in wetlands of Rancho Cucamonga. How the crane got there is a mystery. Romantics at heart, these birds mate for life.

An Australia woman noticed her fish choking on a pebble in its tank. She rushed to the vet, who dripped anesthetic into the fish's water and then pried the pebble out of its throat.