The Antares rocket that exploded shortly after launching Tuesday evening was filled with student science experiments. The students who created those experiments are devastated and shocked by the loss.

A Florida woman is furious after an animal hospital removed her dog's eye without permission.

Kaci Hickox, the nurse who was forcibly quarantined in a New Jersey airport tent for three days, says she will not obey instructions to stay home in Maine. She recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone.

Shannon Rae Green explains which companies could bridge the gap for private space flight, as the Antares rocket explosion investigation continues.

The prosecution in the Jodi Arias sentencing retrial finished its summary of the facts of the murder Tuesday with a sputtering exchange of objections as jurors viewed and listened to X-rated evidence for a fifth day in a row.

Amber Vinson is back home with her family. The Dallas nurse was released from Atlanta's Emory University Hospital after being declared Ebola-free.

Zambian President Michael Sata died after an illness, the Zambian government said Wednesday. The Cabinet held a meeting to discuss a political transition, which would include elections within 90 days in the southern African nation.

USA TODAY's Shannon Rae Green interviews USA TODAY editor Mike James about the Antares rocket that exploded after launch Tuesday night.

The rocket explosion at NASA's Wallops facility in Virginia was captured from 3,000 feet by Ed Sealing at Sealing Technologies Inc.