10 million-year-old fossil found in Socorro refuge
SOCORRO (AP) - A geologic mapping project led to the finding of a 10 million-year-old fossil that's now being studied at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Dave Love, a geologist with the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, spotted a jaw and teeth 8 feet up from the canyon floor at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near Socorro.
U.S. and Poland negotiate missile defense placement
WASHINGTON (AP) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said President Bush on Monday removed key stumbling blocks in negotiations to allow U.S. missile defense interceptors on Polish soil. Negotiations had stalled over Poland's demand for help in upgrading its military in exchange for allowing the interceptors.
Suspicious liquids found on plane bound for Beijing
BEIJING (AP) - China disclosed Monday that suspicious liquids were found on a flight headed to Beijing from a far western Muslim region, and Olympic organizers tried to dismiss fears that the summer games were under threat.
