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WASHINGTON – More teachers, it seems, are ready to leave their schools behind. Forty percent of public school teachers plan to exit the profession within five years, the highest rate since at least 1990, according to a study being released Thursday. The rate is expected to be even greater among …

Known for years by the code name “Longhorn,” (search) the successor to Microsoft’s Windows XP has been dubbed “Longwait” for its numerous delays. As features have been announced, it’s also been accused of copying Apple Computer Inc.’s Mac OS X. And that was before most people had the chance to …

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania – A group of Mauritanian army officers announced the overthrow of the president on Wednesday, hours after troops took control of the national media and the army chief of staff headquarters in the capital of this oil-rich Islamic nation. The group, which identified itself as the Military Council …

WASHINGTON – As a young White House lawyer, Supreme Court nominee John Roberts (search) cautioned against allowing President Reagan to say the United States was “the greatest nation God ever created,” saying he feared it would lead to political ridicule. In an Oct. 11 1984 memo, Roberts wrote that according …

SAN FRANCISCO – Personal computer maker Gateway Inc. (GTW) on Monday lowered its 2005 revenue and earnings forecast, sending it shares plunging 9 percent as pricing in the PC industry became increasingly cutthroat. While Gateway reported a quarterly net profit after a year-ago loss, helped by a payment from Microsoft …

LIMA, Peru – A Peruvian airliner crashed near a city in the jungle Tuesday, killing at least 37 people and injuring about 40, a provincial official said. The Boeing 737 with 100 people aboard went down near the Pucallpa municipal airport (search) at 3:12 p.m., Norma Pasquel, a Pucallpa airport …

SAN FRANCISCO – Intel Corp. (INTC) said Tuesday it is combining its desktop and notebook microprocessor architectures, as the world’s largest chipmaker focuses on boosting the power efficiency of its chips. The move is the latest as Intel shifts its focus from making chips that run at ever higher clock …

Washington, D.C. isn’t the travel destination it used to be. Here’s a vistor’s guide to help you make the best of it. PRESIDENT BUSH HAS GONE to great lengths to spread Democracy around the globe. Perhaps he should also focus on the struggles for freedom by a group much closer …

WASHINGTON – Harvard scientists announced they’ve discovered a way to fuse adult skin cells with embryonic stem cells (search), a promising breakthrough that could lead to the creation of useful stem cells without first having to create and destroy human embryos. The scientists said they were able to show in …

SAN ANTONIO – Democrats took their fight for Hispanic votes to the president’s home state Saturday, vowing to increase their party’s appeal among the nation’s fastest-growing minority group by giving Hispanics more resources and leadership positions. “There will soon be a Hispanic governor in the state of Texas,” Howard Dean …