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The U.S. Coast Guard is shutting down a mapping service called Loran-C, which has been in use since World War II. Some advocates say killing Loran will make the U.S. too reliant on its replacement: GPS.

World No. 2 Dinara Safina has been forced to pull out of next week’s Dubai Tennis Championships due to her ongoing back problems.

Nigeria’s short-list of targets for the vacant national manager’s job has been cut by one after Bayern Munich coach Louis Van Gaal distanced himself from the role.

After two years of bitter legal wrangles, the start of the 33rd America’s Cup has been delayed yet again by a lack of wind off the coast of Valencia in Spain.

Manchester City misfit Robinho made a winning second debut for Santos as he scored the decisive goal in a 2-1 victory against Brazilian rivals Sao Paulo on Sunday.

South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn ripped through India’s batsmen on the third day of the first cricket Test in Nagpur, taking eight wickets as the hosts were forced to follow on.

The New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl for the first time in the team’s 43-year history with a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

A second round of snow is heading toward Washington, D.C., and surrounding cities, where residents are still digging out after a record-setting blizzard.

Police in China have shut down what is believed to be the largest Web site for training computer hackers, according to local media reports.

Mission managers loaded the crew into the space shuttle Endeavour early Monday for a second attempt in as many days at getting into orbit.