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SpaceX rocket launch aborted

A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remained stuck on the ground Saturday after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second abort of the historic flight. All nine engines...

SpaceX rocket launch aborted

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Cool weather aids in fight against Colo. wildfire

Lower temperatures, higher humidity help crews assigned to wildfire in northern Colorado

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg weds on day after IPO

From opening bells to wedding bells: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg weds after IPO

Viewing events, eyewear urged for 'Ring of Fire'

Viewing events, protective eyewear urged for 'Ring of Fire' to avoid eye injury

Tropical storm watch issued for parts of SC coast

Tropical storm watch issued for parts of SC coast after Alberto forms in the Atlantic

Mary Kennedy is mourned at private funeral in NY

Family and friends gather in NY for funeral of Mary Kennedy, estranged wife of RFK Jr.

Chinese activist who fled house arrest lands in US

Blind Chinese activist who escaped house arrest arrives in US after negotiated departure

Obama sees 'emerging consensus' on economic fix

Obama sees 'emerging consensus' developing on growth plus cuts to end eurozone crisis

LA police arrest 2 in killings of Chinese students

USC students react to arrests in killings of 2 Chinese students near LA campus

SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second

SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second before liftoff because of engine problem

Men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit

Men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit; targets included Obama's HQ, mayor's house

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Today In History

On May 20, 1712,

the first version of Alexander Pope's satirical mock-heroic poem "The Rape of the Lock" was published anonymously in Lintot's Miscellany. (Pope later revised and expanded the poem.)

In 1799,

French author Honore de Balzac (oh-nohr-AY' duh bahl-ZAHK') was born in Tours, France.

In 1862,

President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was intended to encourage settlements west of the Mississippi River by making federal land available for farming.