Matthew Borghese - AHN Staff Writer Cape Canaveral, Florida (AHN) - NASA is halting shuttle launch preparation at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) after a series of recent accidents. KSC Director Jim Kennedy stopped work on NASA's three-orbiter shuttle fleet and International Space Station...

Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter (AHN) - The director and stars of the Oscar-winning film "Tsotsi" enjoy an audience with Former South African president Nelson Mandela. Mandela said he identified with the movie's main character, who is a gangster. He told the group about stealing pigs as a...

Denise Royal - AHN Staff Writer Springfield, IL (AHN) - Elementary and middle school students in Illinois looking for a snack will have to find a healthier one. Vending machine candy, chips and soda have been banned from schools by the state's Board of Education during the academic day. The...

Julie Farby - AHN Staff Writer Houston, TX (AHN)—After engineers at the U.S. space agency found a possible manufacturing fault that could cause fuel level sensors to malfunction, NASA delayed its next space shuttle mission until July at the earliest. Shuttle program manager Wayne Hale...

Reuters - NASA lifted its ban on spacewalks from the International Space Station following ground tests of suspect safety equipment, a spokeswoman said on Friday.