California State Polytechnic University is the first – but probably won’t be the last – college to offer courses on brewing beer that it sells on campus. Koby Harris, brewery…
Public opinion is divided about whether the Orange County Government Center in Goshen, N.Y., should be saved. The building is on the World Monuments Fund’s global watch list, but many…
NEW YORK – A bomb threat made by an anonymous 911 caller forced the evacuation of hundreds of tourists Friday from the Statue of Liberty, but a thorough sweep of…
The entrance of a house is covered with ash from the eruption of the Calbuco volcano in Puerto Varas, Chile. The Chilean government has declared a state of emergency in…
Comcast has dropped its bid to purchase Time Warner Cable because of government concerns that the new company would control too much of the broadband market and would have too…
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California departs a news conference where she wouldn’t say if she supports legislation to give President Barack Obama authority to fast track trade agreements.Andrew…
WASHINGTON – Loretta Lynch won confirmation as the nation’s first black female attorney general Thursday from a Senate that forced her to wait more than five months for the title…
The Nasdaq Stock Market that broke new ground Thursday is not the same stock index it was 15 years ago during the dot-com bubble. Many of the companies that dominated…
Former CIA Director David Petraeus was given two years’ probation and a $100,000 fine for giving his biographer classified information.Bob Leverone/Associated Press Petraeus appeared at the sentencing, which came two…
Lesley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, wears a sweatshirt remembering her son during a news conference Thursday. The family announced it is filing a lawsuit against the city of…
Lynch The 56-43 vote installs Lynch, 55, now U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, as the first black woman in the nation’s top law enforcement post. She…
Susan Walsh/Associated Press<br><br>IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday that his agency’s overloaded phone system hung up on more than 8 million callers seeking help…
WASHINGTON – A Republican-led committee investigating the 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s role, is signaling that its final report could…
TOKYO – Japanese authorities said they were investigating after a small drone laced with traces of radiation was found Wednesday on the roof of the prime minister’s office, sparking concerns…
Shiite Houthis rebels on Wednesday protested after Saudi Arabia launched new air attacks against the rebel forces in southern Yemen.Hani Mohammed/Associated Press The continued air strikes suggested that the U.S.-backed…
New research of earthquake zones in the continental United States shows more than half the U.S. population lives in earthquake-prone areas. The research says Californians – where the Northridge quake…
Privacy advocates are arguing that federal officials have not released enough information about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs for the public to decide whether they should be reauthorized.Patrick Semansky/Associated…
WASHINGTON – The House gave final legislative approval to a long-delayed bill to boost energy efficiency, sending the measure to the White House. The bill was approved Tuesday on a…
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Jim Reardon praised a Monday court ruling that upheld his claim that San Juan Capistrano, Calif,’s tiered water-ricing plan violated the state constitution.Lenny Ignelzi/Associated Press The ruling by the 4th…
Orbital camera has changed our understanding of the universe and space itself
Veronica Berns is trying to raise funds through a Kickstarter campaign to publish comic books that will help explain complex scientific work. She created her own comic, Atomic Size Matters,…
In 84 days from November 2013 to January 2014, the area around Azle, Texas, shook with 27 magnitude 2 or greater earthquakes, while scientists at Southern Methodist University and the…
