Nation Mar 31 DC decriminalizes marijuana Updated March 31 at 5:17 p.m. EDT Washington Mayor Vincent Gray signed into law Monday a bill that decriminalizes marijuana possession of an ounce or less in the District of Columbia. Possession of pot, previously a misdemeanor, will now…
Nation Mar 31 Facebook data reveals baseball territories across the United States Click for larger image. Infographic by Facebook Data Science As Major League Baseball opens up Monday, most MLB ball clubs across the United States will be suiting up to take to the field for…
Nation Mar 28 How the Garamond typeface could be worth $100 million in government savings A 14-year-old student thinks he has calculated a way to save the U.S. government more than $100 million per year, and it’s as simple as changing typefaces. The answer is to require all printed documents to be written in…
Science Mar 27 Comet ‘Siding Spring’ will make close approach to Mars Comet C/2013 A1 will be making a trip through Mars’ neighborhood in October. The comet, also called Siding Spring, will be knocking on the Red Planet’s door, in the astronomical sense, as it passes by Mars at a distance of…
World Mar 26 French satellite finds possible Malaysia flight debris field Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Wednesday that a French satellite found 122 objects in the Indian Ocean that could potentially be a plane debris field related to the missing Malaysian Flight MH370. The images, which were captured Sunday…
Nation Mar 25 Four arrested for BASE jumping from One World Trade Center Four people were arrested Monday in New York for BASE jumping more than 1,300 feet from atop the One World Trade Center tower in September.
World Mar 25 China demands evidence of Malaysia flight location as families protest for more information Hundreds of angry relatives of passengers that were aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 marched on the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing Tuesday with demands of more information.
World Mar 24 World leaders to boycott G8 summit in Sochi G7 leaders met in The Hague Monday -- without Russian President Vladimir Putin -- and agreed that they intend to boycott the G8 conference in Sochi, Russia this June. Instead, the G7 will meet separately in Brussels. In a…
World Mar 24 529 Morsi supporters sentenced to death in Egypt An Egyptian court sentenced 529 supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi to death Monday for murdering a police officer, among other charges, in relation to an attack on a police station in August 2013.