Space shuttle Endeavour rolls into new L.A. home at museum

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• Space shuttle Endeavour rolls into new L.A. home at museum
• Meningitis outbreak rises to 205 cases: CDC
• Skydiver safely jumps from stratosphere over New Mexico
• At center of meningitis scare, Nashville hospital battles to save lives
• Former senator Arlen Specter, 82, dies of cancer
• Peanut company linked to salmonella outbreak expands recall
• Damage but no injuries as U.S. Navy cruiser, submarine collide
• Moon rocks, chunks of Mars on auction block in New York
• Endeavour crawls through L.A. streets on slow roll to museum
• Moon rocks, chunks of Mars auctioned in New York
• Former senator Arlen Specter, 82, dies of cancer
• Meningitis outbreak rises to 205 cases: CDC
• Skydiver safely jumps from stratosphere over New Mexico
• At center of meningitis scare, Nashville hospital battles to save lives
• Space shuttle Endeavour rolls into new L.A. home at museum
• Skydiver breaks record for manned balloon flight at 23 miles high
• Peanut company linked to salmonella outbreak expands recall
• Factbox: Greatest risks of high-altitude skydiving
• Damage but no injuries as U.S. Navy cruiser, submarine collide

Space shuttle Endeavour rolls into new L.A. home at museum Posted: 14 Oct 2012 11:24 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The retired space shuttle Endeavour rolled into its retirement home at a museum early on Sunday, in the conclusion of a slow-motion parade through the narrow streets of Los Angeles. Endeavour arrived at about 10:45 a.m. at Exposition Park, the site of the California Science Center where the shuttle will go on permanent display on October 30 inside a pavilion "I'm so glad to be living to see this," said Los Angeles native Shirley Green, 78, who was on hand, wearing an American flag scarf, to watch the shuttle arrive at its new home. ...

Meningitis outbreak rises to 205 cases: CDC Posted: 14 Oct 2012 03:25 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Seven more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 205 in 14 states. The death toll from the unprecedented outbreak was unchanged at 15, the CDC said. It put the number of people sickened at 205 and said new cases were confirmed in New Hampshire, Florida, Indiana, and Tennessee. ...

Skydiver safely jumps from stratosphere over New Mexico Posted: 14 Oct 2012 02:57 PM PDT ROSWELL, New Mexico (Reuters) - An Austrian daredevil leapt into the stratosphere from a balloon near the edge of space 24 miles above Earth on Sunday and safely landed, setting a record for the highest skydive and breaking the sound barrier in the process. Cheers broke out as Felix Baumgartner, 43, jumped from a skateboard-sized shelf outside the 11-by-8-foot (3.3-by-2.4 meter) fiberglass and acrylic capsule that was carried higher than 128,000 feet by an enormous balloon. ...

At center of meningitis scare, Nashville hospital battles to save lives Posted: 14 Oct 2012 02:25 PM PDT NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - At the epicenter of one of the worst U.S. health scares in recent history, staff at St. Thomas Hospital have battled around the clock for more than two weeks to the save the lives of patients stricken with meningitis. The sprawling complex better known as a hospital for heart patients, which sits atop a hill overlooking a wealthy area of Nashville, has treated more than 15 percent of all victims in the nation of a rare form of fungal meningitis. St. ...

Former senator Arlen Specter, 82, dies of cancer Posted: 14 Oct 2012 04:58 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arlen Specter, a gruff, independent-minded moderate who spent three decades in the U.S. Senate but was spurned by Pennsylvania voters after switching in 2009 from Republican to Democrat, died on Sunday of cancer, his family said. He was 82. Specter played a pivotal role in many of the major issues of his time, including the investigation into the assassination of President John Kennedy, disputes over controversial Supreme Court nominees, and the Senate vote not to remove President Bill Clinton from office for perjury after an affair. ...

Peanut company linked to salmonella outbreak expands recall Posted: 14 Oct 2012 08:43 AM PDT (Reuters) - The New Mexico food producer linked to salmonella-tainted peanut butter has expanded its recall to include raw and roasted peanuts, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. Sunland Inc has also halted production at its nut butter and peanut processing facilities, the FDA said on Saturday. The moves came after food safety investigators looking into the tainted peanut butter inspected Sunland's production line and found salmonella that DNA tests determined was identical to the strain that caused last month's outbreak. ...

Damage but no injuries as U.S. Navy cruiser, submarine collide Posted: 13 Oct 2012 07:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy Aegis cruiser collided with a nuclear-powered submarine during exercises off the East Cost on Saturday, collapsing the sonar dome on the cruiser and possibly causing other damage, but no injuries, U.S. Navy officials said. The collision between the USS San Jacinto and the nuclear-powered submarine USS Montpelier occurred about 3:30 p.m., the Navy said in a statement. The Navy declined to say where off the East Coast the accident occurred. ...

Moon rocks, chunks of Mars on auction block in New York Posted: 14 Oct 2012 01:16 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several lumps of Mars and the biggest piece of the Moon ever offered for sale were unveiled on Sunday in New York in what organizers described as history's largest meteorite auction. More than 125 meteorites were being auctioned in the private sale, including an iron meteorite resembling a howling face that was found in the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa and a slice of the Willamette meteorite from the American Museum of Natural History, estimated to sell for at least $85,000. The 4-pound (1.8-kg) Moon rock was expected to go for more than $340,000. ...

Endeavour crawls through L.A. streets on slow roll to museum Posted: 13 Oct 2012 09:38 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The retired space shuttle Endeavour rolled at a snail-like pace through narrow city streets on Saturday, arriving five hours late at a key checkpoint but steadily closing in on its final destination at a museum. Enthusiasm remained high despite the slow pace with an estimated 165,000 bystanders lining the streets to greet the spaceship. At its current pace, the shuttle could arrive at the California Science Center at about 2 a.m. Pacific Time (0900 GMT) on Sunday, said Paula Wagner, a spokeswoman for the center. ...

Moon rocks, chunks of Mars auctioned in New York Posted: 14 Oct 2012 06:56 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Meteorites from Mars and the biggest piece of the Moon ever offered for sale went on the block on Sunday in New York in what organizers billed as history's largest meteorite auction, which brought in over $1 million. More than 125 meteorites were offered in the private sale, from gray pockmarked lumps of iron to highly polished slabs glittering with extraterrestrial gems. But many of the big-ticket items, estimated to sell for $50,000 or more, did not find buyers. The most expensive items on offer were four pounds (1. ...

Former senator Arlen Specter, 82, dies of cancer Posted: 14 Oct 2012 04:58 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arlen Specter, a gruff, independent-minded moderate who spent three decades in the U.S. Senate but was spurned by Pennsylvania voters after switching in 2009 from Republican to Democrat, died on Sunday of cancer, his family said. He was 82. Specter played a pivotal role in many of the major issues of his time, including the investigation into the assassination of President John Kennedy, disputes over controversial Supreme Court nominees, and the Senate vote not to remove President Bill Clinton from office for perjury after an affair. ...

Meningitis outbreak rises to 205 cases: CDC Posted: 14 Oct 2012 03:25 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Seven more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 205 in 14 states. The death toll from the unprecedented outbreak was unchanged at 15, the CDC said. It put the number of people sickened at 205 and said new cases were confirmed in New Hampshire, Florida, Indiana, and Tennessee. ...

Skydiver safely jumps from stratosphere over New Mexico Posted: 14 Oct 2012 02:57 PM PDT ROSWELL, New Mexico (Reuters) - An Austrian daredevil leapt into the stratosphere from a balloon near the edge of space 24 miles above Earth on Sunday and safely landed, setting a record for the highest skydive and breaking the sound barrier in the process. Cheers broke out as Felix Baumgartner, 43, jumped from a skateboard-sized shelf outside the 11-by-8-foot (3.3-by-2.4 meter) fiberglass and acrylic capsule that was carried higher than 128,000 feet by an enormous balloon. ...

At center of meningitis scare, Nashville hospital battles to save lives Posted: 14 Oct 2012 02:25 PM PDT NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - At the epicenter of one of the worst U.S. health scares in recent history, staff at St. Thomas Hospital have battled around the clock for more than two weeks to the save the lives of patients stricken with meningitis. The sprawling complex better known as a hospital for heart patients, which sits atop a hill overlooking a wealthy area of Nashville, has treated more than 15 percent of all victims in the nation of a rare form of fungal meningitis. St. ...

Space shuttle Endeavour rolls into new L.A. home at museum Posted: 14 Oct 2012 11:24 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The retired space shuttle Endeavour rolled into its retirement home at a museum early on Sunday, in the conclusion of a slow-motion parade through the narrow streets of Los Angeles. Endeavour arrived at about 10:45 a.m. at Exposition Park, the site of the California Science Center where the shuttle will go on permanent display on October 30 inside a pavilion "I'm so glad to be living to see this," said Los Angeles native Shirley Green, 78, who was on hand, wearing an American flag scarf, to watch the shuttle arrive at its new home. ...

Skydiver breaks record for manned balloon flight at 23 miles high Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:36 AM PDT ROSWELL, New Mexico (Reuters) - Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner broke the record for the highest manned balloon flight on Sunday after his craft rose 23 miles above New Mexico, project sponsors said. The 43-year-old daredevil was inside a capsule tethered to the massive but extremely delicate helium balloon high above Roswell, New Mexico. He aimed to set four world records, including jumping from the capsule to become the first person to break the speed of sound in a skydiving freefall. (Editing by Barbara Goldberg and Doina Chiacu)

Peanut company linked to salmonella outbreak expands recall Posted: 14 Oct 2012 08:43 AM PDT (Reuters) - The New Mexico food producer linked to salmonella-tainted peanut butter has expanded its recall to include raw and roasted peanuts, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. Sunland Inc has also halted production at its nut butter and peanut processing facilities, the FDA said on Saturday. The moves came after food safety investigators looking into the tainted peanut butter inspected Sunland's production line and found salmonella that DNA tests determined was identical to the strain that caused last month's outbreak. ...

Factbox: Greatest risks of high-altitude skydiving Posted: 14 Oct 2012 07:25 AM PDT (Reuters) - Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner faces a slew of dangers during his attempt to break the altitude record for a freefall jump on Sunday. Here is a look at some of the risks: Colliding shock waves, triggered by a human body moving faster than the speed of sound, could hit with the force of an explosion, though the risk of this is much less likely in the stratosphere, where the air is extremely thin. The low-pressure environment could cause Baumgartner to go into a flat spin. ...

Damage but no injuries as U.S. Navy cruiser, submarine collide Posted: 13 Oct 2012 07:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy Aegis cruiser collided with a nuclear-powered submarine during exercises off the East Cost on Saturday, collapsing the sonar dome on the cruiser and possibly causing other damage, but no injuries, U.S. Navy officials said. The collision between the USS San Jacinto and the nuclear-powered submarine USS Montpelier occurred about 3:30 p.m., the Navy said in a statement. The Navy declined to say where off the East Coast the accident occurred. ...

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