Politics Nov 03 22 countries where voting is mandatory Despite all of the U.S. media’s fanfare about Tuesday’s midterm elections, most eligible voters likely will duck their civic duties on Election Day. Historically, nearly one-third fewer U.S. voters show up to the polls during a midterm election than a…
Nation Oct 31 Why street harassment happens, and why most people just ignore it More than half of U.S. women say they've been the target of street harassment. While few people actually admit to committing street harassment, the act is often done with the intent to frighten or dominate the targeted individual.
Nation Oct 28 U.S. Postal Service approved nearly 50,000 law enforcement requests to monitor mail Law enforcement agencies tracked the mail of tens of thousands of Americans in 2013 with the United States Postal Service’s approval.
Politics Oct 27 5 midterm election myths debunked Political elections create winners, losers and endless speculation about how to predict and interpret the results from all of those votes. The 2014 midterm elections are no different.
Nation Oct 21 Are you driving a car with dangerous airbags? The U.S. government recently issued an immediate recall for more than 4.7 million vehicles that were installed with defective airbags. However, the consumer website that lists vehicle identification numbers included in the recall did not appear to be working on…
Science Oct 15 Researchers hope search engine will shed light on dark data As much as 90 percent of information on the Internet is “dark” — locked away in clunky or outdated formats that makes it difficult, sometimes impossible, to access. Kenton McHenry gets frustrated just talking about what he had to go…
Politics Oct 08 Quiz: How much do you know about the 2014 midterm elections? Before it is time to cast your ballot on Nov. 4, take our quiz and see how much you know about the contest and candidates.
Nation Oct 03 Quiz: Do you know what these patented inventions do? In this quiz, see if you can identify what some devices were designed to do based on renderings submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Nation Sep 18 Dustbusters, pacemakers and seven other inventions NASA science made possible NASA announced this week that the agency would partner with the private sector to send astronauts to the International Space Station. The space agency awarded contracts to aerospace companies, Boeing and SpaceX. Together, they will send commercial crews into…