Nation Aug 14 Ferguson police chief, Sen. McCaskill speak at news conference Ferguson, Missouri police chief Thomas Jackson spoke to the press Thursday, calling the situation in the St. Louis suburb a "powder keg," but said that law enforcement was aiming to "facilitate" the protests.
Nation Aug 13 Stanford professor first woman to receive 'Nobel Prize' for math Maryam Mirzakhani, a mathematics professor at Stanford University in California, is the first woman to receive the Fields Medal -- considered the “Nobel Prize” of mathematics -- since the award was established in 1936.
Nation Aug 13 Golden Age of Hollywood's Lauren Bacall dead at 89 Husky-voiced actress Lauren Bacall, who leapt to fame after starring in her first movie at age 19, died Tuesday in New York City at the age of 89.
Nation Aug 11 Police again disperse crowds in Ferguson with tear gas, rubber bullets St. Louis County police reportedly took stronger measures than the night before to disburse the crowds, stem potential looting and vandalism. Arriving in armored vehicles and showing more force than was visible on Sunday, the police urged residents to return…
World Aug 11 Power shift underway in Iraq as Maliki faces challenger Malaki supporters marched in the streets chanting support for the embattled prime minister, and militias and leaders across Iraq braced for a potential attempt at a military coup. But as yet Malaki has not made an obvious move to retain…
World Aug 07 Is the U.S. bombing Islamic State Group in Iraq? The news is unclear There was confusion about possible U.S. actions against ISIS in Iraq Thursday night, as news organizations published differing and contradictory reports about possible air strikes or humanitarian drops. The Pentagon denied that the U.S. dropped bombs or humanitarian supplies for…
Science Aug 06 How to reuse cigarette filters to store energy Collect those discarded cigarette butts. South Korean researchers have found a way to convert the used filters into a material that can be used to store energy.
Nation Aug 04 Toledo mayor lifts city's water ban Toldeo’s mayor says the city’s tap water is safe to drink, lifting a ban that has affected nearly 400,000 people in northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan since Saturday. Mayor D. Michael Collins lifted the ban at a Monday morning news…
Politics Aug 02 Watch Kentucky's Fancy Farm picnic stump speeches The parties bus in their faithful, and thousands of pounds of mutton are served up alongside a raucous campaigning and politicking.
World Jul 24 Two killed as 10,000 clash with police in the West Bank Violence broke out in the West Bank late Thursday when 10,000 marched to protest the Israeli incursion of Gaza. Two protesters were reported killed when the crowd clashed with police at a checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem, the Jerusalem…