Schools of robotic fish could one day map the ocean floor, detect pollution or inspect and survey submerged boats or oil and gas pipelines, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say. MIT engineers are showing off the latest generation of so-called robofish 15 years after they built the first one. The latest incarnation is sleeker, more streamlined and capable of mimicking the movements of a real fish
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Cheney: Justice review of interrogation methods is political
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said in an interview broadcast Sunday that the Justice Department’s decision to review waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques is politically motivated.
Nation remembers Ted Kennedy
President Barack Obama hailed Sen. Edward M. Kennedy as "a champion for those who had none, the soul of the Democratic Party and the lion of the U.S
Kerry Prepares to Protect Kennedy’s Legacy
Senator John Kerry, the new senior senator from Massachusetts, stood with his eyes closed, his right hand on Ted Kennedy’s flag-draped casket. Thirty seconds went by and, head bowed, Kerry crossed himself and stepped back. His hand reached toward the casket one last time for a final friendly pat
Suicide bomber strikes Baghdad police station; 9 killed
Nine police officers were killed and 11 wounded in a suicide bombing north of Baghdad on Saturday, local officials told CNN. The senator’s funeral is scheduled for Saturday at Boston’s Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston’s Mission Hill section. Dozens of Kennedy’s fellow senators are scheduled to attend as well as three former presidents — Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George W
U.S. reporter wounded in Afghanistan
A CBS News reporter was seriously injured Friday in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan that also killed a U.S.
Sen. Ted Kennedy to be laid to rest Saturday
Sen. Ted Kennedy will be buried Saturday at Arlington National Cemetery after a private funeral Mass.
The Mysteries of Chappaquiddick
In his sorrow last summer, he seemed larger than anyone had remembered. Forgotten were the early misadventures of the youngest son of a rich and famous family. Like Shakespeare’s Prince Hal, he was not what he had seemed to be, and friends and critics alike saw not an immature Senator from Massachusetts but the legend’s last guardian
Ted Kennedy’s family, friends prepare for memorial
Sen. Edward Kennedy’s close friends and family prepared for a memorial service at the JFK Presidential Library on Friday as mourners from all walks of life continued their own personal farewells. Numerous political heavyweights are expected to speak at the “celebration of life” service, including Vice President Joe Biden, Connecticut Sen.
Joe Kennedy’s First Marriage: Still On
The most controversial “marriage that never was” in recent U.S.