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RENO, Nev. – A geologist who proposed the theory that a comet or asteroid smashed into the Earth and killed off the dinosaurs is the winner of a top research award. Walter Alvarez, a geologist at the University of California, Berkeley, is the 19th recipient of the nonprofit Desert Research …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Storms packing heavy rain and high wind damaged homes and other buildings in several Southern states and killed at least two people. Power failures and wind damage were reported in Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee on Thursday. Wind gusts of up to 80 mph were reported …

WASHINGTON – Noting that Iraqis had a chance to devolve into civil war after recent attacks on Muslim holy sites and car bombings in the streets, President Bush said Tuesday that the country has demonstrated it does not want chaos. “We all recognize there is violence, that there is sectarian …