Laura J. Brown

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Salvaged tape from Columbia's data recorder might hold vital information up until just a few seconds before the shuttle disintegrated over Texas, accident investigators said yesterday. While the 9,400 feet of magnetic tape was...

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Friday that he will seek full disclosure of the information gathered by the board investigating the loss of space shuttle Columbia, even if Congress has to use its subpoena power to get it. "I come from an experience of open...

Flight data salvaged from Columbia debris appear to show that hot gases began to destroy the shuttle's left wing very soon after re-entry began, investigators disclosed Sunday. The new information, recovered from a device called the Orbiter Experiments,...

The independent board investigating the shuttle Columbia accident has no right to shield from Congress information it has gathered during its five-month probe, according to an analysis by the Congressional Research Service. The analysis, requested by U....

A grand jury convened in New York to help pursue those responsible for last week's terrorist attacks as the federal investigation intensified Sunday, with authorities holding at least two men arrested as material witnesses and expanding their list of...