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Jackson Pollock Treasure Found

Thirty-two previously unknown works by the late Jackson Pollock have been discovered in a storage locker on Long Island. The paintings belonged to photographer, filmmaker and Pollock friend Herbert Matter. The works will go on tour, after which Matter's family will donate some of them to museums.

NASA Unveils Plans for Shuttle Replacement

NASA releases plans for a new spacecraft that would replace the space shuttle. The vehicle is part of a system that will be capable of putting astronauts on the moon by 2018, laying the groundwork for space travel to Mars. NASA says the new system is designed to be 10 times safer than the space shuttle.

A vehicle rests on its side after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods along a road in the Rancho Palos Verdes section of Los Angeles on Tuesday. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his agent said.

Tiger Woods 'Awake, Responsive' After Undergoing Surgery For Rollover Crash

The legendary golfer suffered "multiple leg injuries," according to his agent. The sheriff's department said Woods was driving the only car involved in the collision.

This image made from video of a mounted camera provided by the Tempe Police Department shows an exterior view moments before an Uber SUV hit a woman on Sunday in Tempe, Ariz.

Police In Arizona Release Dashcam Video Of Fatal Crash Involving Self-Driving Car

An external view shows 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, who suddenly appears in the headlights walking her bike. An interior view shows the safety driver in the moments leading up to the impact.

Electric vehicles at a charging station in San Mateo, Calif., last year. The governors of a dozen states, including California, have called on President Biden to order that all cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. after 2035 be zero emission vehicles.

Governors Urge Biden To Order 100% Zero-Emission Car Sales By 2035

In a letter to the president, 12 governors asked that the White House order a ban on greenhouse gas-emitting cars and light trucks within 14 years.

A Hyundai Sonata sits in a Hyundai car dealership in Des Plaines, Ill., in 2012. U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and Kia vehicles for more than six years.

U.S. regulators step up probe into Hyundai-Kia engine failures and fires

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's opening an engineering analysis to evaluate whether previous recalls of some Hyandai and Kia models covered enough vehicles.

Florida lawmakers seek study of EV impacts on infrastructure

A copy of the Ten Commandments is seen along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol on June 20 in Atlanta. Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit on June 24 challenging Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom.

How will Louisiana's Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?

It's unclear whether the new law that requires a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in Louisiana classrooms has any teeth to enforce the requirement and penalize those who refuse to comply.

Ianina and Sergiy Piontkovskyi, at their home in a suburb of Washington, D.C. on March 4.

Ukrainians in the U.S. support their country. But getting aid there is difficult

As Russia bombs Ukraine, many Ukrainians in the U.S. are trying to help their country, but are finding challenges as normal shipping channels are broken with dangerous roads and blocked ports.

Danger Storm Car Glass Rain Lead Melancholy

Driver Safety Tips During Tropical Storm Elsa

As Tropical Storm Elsa passes along the coast of Southwest Florida, there are still feeder bands far from the center of the storm that is producing heavy rain over the region. Flood warnings are in effect over parts of Lee, Charlotte, and Sarasota counties. Florida Highway Patrol Lieutenant Greg Bueno urges motorists to drive cautiously on wet roadways.

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