• Trump to reveal Supreme Court pick next Thursday

    Trump to reveal Supreme Court pick next Thursday

    Jan 25, 2017 01:00 PM EDT

    ... Gorsuch and Thomas Hardiman, according to a person familiar with the process who was not authorized to speak publicly about internal decisions and discussed the search on condition of anonymity. The three, ranging in age from 49 to 54, were on the list of 21 potential high court picks Trump ...

  • This jumping robot leaps to new heights

    This jumping robot leaps to new heights

    Dec 09, 2016 07:40 PM EDT

    ... 1.75 meters (or almost 6 feet) per second, a rate 56 percent better than all other jumping bots. The team created Salto after watching search and rescue workers maneuver through rubble. “Our goal was to have a search and rescue robot small enough not to disturb the rubble further ...

  • Amid regional instability and rising demand, a historic agreement could protect priceless cultural artifacts​

    Amid regional instability and rising demand, a historic agreement could protect priceless cultural artifacts​

    Dec 06, 2016 10:48 PM EDT

    ... of the chaos and climbed into the Cairo Museum through the roof. Looters made their way through the museum and damaged two mummies in their search for gold. Luckily, King Tutankhamun's famous golden mask and other priceless treasures were left untouched, but 110 artifacts were spirited away under the ...

  • Death toll rises to 36 in Oakland warehouse fire

    Death toll rises to 36 in Oakland warehouse fire

    Dec 05, 2016 04:25 PM EDT

    The number of those killed in a warehouse fire in Oakland, California, over the weekend rose to 36 Monday morning as authorities continued to search for what sparked the blaze. Authorities had to temporarily stop the search for bodies when they discovered a wall dangerously leaning inward, reported the Associated ...

  • Death toll rises to 33 following Oakland warehouse fire

    Death toll rises to 33 following Oakland warehouse fire

    Dec 03, 2016 08:30 PM EDT

    The death toll has risen to 33 following a warehouse fire that broke out late Friday night during a party in Oakland, California. The Alameda County Sheriff's office told reporters on Sunday that the number of dead may increase as rescue workers continue their search. Oakland Battalion Fire Chief ...

  • Trump claims 'millions' voted illegally, without evidence

    Trump claims 'millions' voted illegally, without evidence

    Nov 27, 2016 10:16 PM EDT

    ... been much easier for me to win" it because he would have altered his campaign to pile up overall vote totals, not Electoral College votes. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/802972944532209664 There's been no indication of widespread vote manipulation, illegal voting or hacking that materially affected the outcome one ...

  • Obama urges nation to 'forge unity' after bitter election

    Obama urges nation to 'forge unity' after bitter election

    Nov 11, 2016 05:15 PM EDT

    https://youtu.be/qg3Alkh2z_c ARLINGTON, Va. — Three days after Election Day, President Barack Obama used his last Veterans Day speech to urge Americans to learn from the example of veterans as a divided nation seeks to "forge unity" after the bitter 2016 campaign. Obama, in remarks at Arlington National ...

  • What's on your ballot? Here's how to find out

    What's on your ballot? Here's how to find out

    Nov 08, 2016 02:34 AM EDT

    ... ve tried to make it simple, social and empowering by giving people [information] to get their friends involved and to get their friends to vote.” https://twitter.com/matthewmahan/status/790939705311232000 So far, users have sent friends and acquaintances more than 1 million peer-to-peer invitations to vote for ...

  • Janet Reno, first woman U.S. attorney general, dies at 78

    Janet Reno, first woman U.S. attorney general, dies at 78

    Nov 07, 2016 12:17 PM EDT

    ... Feb. 28, 1993, agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms made a surprise raid on the compound, trying to execute a search warrant. But during the raid gunfire erupted, killing four agents and six members of the religious sect. That led to a 51-day standoff ...

  • Clinton aims high, Trump goes hard in closing push

    Clinton aims high, Trump goes hard in closing push

    Nov 06, 2016 05:54 PM EDT

    ... stage Saturday night at rally in Reno, Nevada, after someone near the stage had shouted "Gun!," according to the Secret Service. The agency said a search revealed no weapon. Trump returned a few minutes later to resume his remarks and declared, "We will never be stopped." The Republican candidate's ...