Top news for December 21, 2008

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Tensions Are Rising Among States That Rely on the Colorado River

DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit

Watch The Moon Cover Venus in a Rare Daytime Sky Event This Week

Nebraska’s Wide, Rolling Domain

Home again! SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down off California coast

New alliance to protect Atlantic’s leatherback turtles launched on World Sea Turtle Day - EurekAlert!

Utah’s stricter 0.05 BAC limit significantly reduces drunk driving fatalities - EurekAlert!

A nasal spray reaches a woman's brain differently depending on the week, and it may explain why a promising brain drug looked like a failure - EurekAlert!

A single broken gene reads aloud in several dialects across one Portuguese island family - EurekAlert!