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EPA loses: Court tosses mandate for biofuels

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

3 companies pool research on hydrogen cars

By Tom Krisher - Associated Press

Study: Distant rural areas may feel cities’ heat

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

** FILE ** North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks at a banquet for rocket scientists in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in this image made from video. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video)

Obama urged to take tougher tack toward North Korea’s Pyongyang

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Japan launches 2 intelligence satellites

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

EPA rules kill Texas power plant, 3,900 jobs

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

North Koreans observe a moment of silence as they bow before portraits of the late leaders Kim Il-sung (left) and Kim Jong-il on Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Sirens wailed for three minutes at noon Monday in honor of the first anniversary of the death of Kim Jong-il. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

North Korea threatens Seoul over sanctions

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Brazil to do a biodiversity study of the Amazon

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Cambodia reports 3 new bird flu cases, 2 fatal

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

This image from June 6, 2008, provided by General Motors shows an illustration of all-around collision warning in a driverless vehicle. The possibility of driverless cars are leaving a growing number of technologists and economists to wonder what happens to the millions of people who make a living driving cars and trucks. (Associated Press)

Driverless cars move to realm of reality

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

A North Korean Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launching station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video)

North Korea vows ‘physical countermeasures’ against South

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Sickening fog settles over Salt Lake City area

By PAUL FOY - Associated Press

** FILE ** A religious statue stands in the fire-scorched landscape of Breezy Point after a Nor'easter snowstorm on Nov. 8, 2012, in New York. The beachfront neighborhood was devastated during Superstorm Sandy when a fire pushed by the raging winds destroyed many homes. (Associated Press)

Superstorm Sandy victims scoff at FEMA’s ‘Rapid Repairs’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Guyana pledges to protect jaguars

By DAVID McFADDEN - Associated Press

**FILE** Rep. Henry A. Waxman, California Democrat (Associated Press)

Hill Democrats seek allies for Obama climate push

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** One of the crocodiles at Gatorama near Palmdale, Fla., leaps out of the water to grab food on Aug. 19, 2012. (Associated Press)

Breakout: Thousands of crocodiles flee South African farm

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter warms up before the Yankees' 7-3 loss against the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 21, 2012, in Chicago. (Associated Press)

Yankees captain Derek Jeter plays Captain Planet in Switzerland

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Illustration: Tyranny and freedom by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Reining in England’s busybodies

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

$Piping is removed from a drill used in the "fracking" process to recover natural gas from the massive Marcellus Shale in Washington, Pa. The technology is changing Pennsylvania's economy. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)$

Fracking’s rise in U.S. inspires the world

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Democrat (The Washington Times)

‘Bipartisan’ task force on climate change one party short

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times