Arts Nov 27 What seven teams of architects and engineers built with food Architects, engineers, designers and students build their structures for the 17th annual Canstruction competition in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Photo by Tidewater Community College Every year in more than 150 cities throughout the globe, architects, engineers, designers and…
Arts Jun 21 Weekly Poem: ‘The Man in the Wilderness’ Natalie Merchant's two-disc album, "Leave Your Sleep," is a collection of 26 traditional poems set to original music. The project began shortly after the birth of her daughter six years ago.
Economy Jun 04 Friday: Jobless Rate Falls, but Private Hiring Slows; BP Reports Progress Job seekers arrive for the Anaheim/Orange County Job Fair in California earlier this week. Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images. Employers added 431,000 workers to their payrolls in May, the Labor Department said Friday, but the job growth was fueled…
Politics Jun 01 Holder: Federal Criminal, Civil Probes Launched Over Oil Leak, Rig Blast Federal authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the massive Gulf Coast oil leak and the deadly rig explosion that caused it, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday afternoon. Holder announced the probes in New Orleans…
Science May 27 Thursday: Gulf Region Awaits Word on Top Kill; Obama Issues Security Strategy Oil settles in the marsh area of Blind Bay, Louisiana. Win McNamee/Getty Images. BP is expected to know as early as Thursday afternoon whether its latest effort to plug the five-week-old oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has…
Science May 26 Wednesday: BP Prepares to Plug Leak; Clinton Calls for Response to N. Korea Bags of oil collected from the beach await pickup Tuesday at Elmer's Island, Louisiana. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images. If all goes according to plan, BP on Wednesday will attempt to plug the leak that has been gushing oil into…
Science May 21 Video: Live Feed of Oil Leak Released, BP Raises Siphoning Estimate UPDATE: 1:27 a.m. ET Friday BP has posted a new live stream shown below. This stream is intermittent, and requires Windows Media Player. (updated 6/8/2010 with Ustream.tv feed of the spill.)…
Politics May 17 High Court: No Life Sentences for Juveniles Who Haven’t Killed The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that juveniles cannot be given life-sentences with no chance of parole for crimes other than murder. In a 5-4 ruling, the High Court said the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment ensures…
Science May 13 Thursday: BP Says Leak Fix Is Close; Obama Takes Tour to Buffalo Officials from BP said Wednesday they may be closer to stopping the underwater oil leak that has been gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for nearly a month. BP officials told the New York Times that engineers have…