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The 100-inch telescope celebrates its 100th birthday on November 1. Photo by the Huntington Library in San Marino, California

Science Nov 01

100 years of Mount Wilson’s 100-inch telescope, the first to discover the universe

By Rashmi Shivni

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James Holmes Arraigned on 142 Charges; Profiling Young Mass Murderers

James Holmes Arraigned on 142 Charges; Profiling Young Mass Murderers…

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Conversation: Woody Guthrie at 100

Nora Guthrie talks to Jeffrey Brown about her father Woody Guthrie.

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Read Dec 17 How long do cold and flu viruses stay contagious on public surfaces?
Watch Dec 18 What’s next in the showdown over a government shutdown?
Watch Dec 17 Why helicopter parenting may jeopardize kids’ health
Watch Dec 18 Why a federal judge delayed Michael Flynn’s sentencing
Read Dec 17 How Ryan Zinke shifted Interior Department policy

Politics Dec 18

Nevada just became the 1st U.S. state to have a female-majority legislature

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Nation Dec 18

U.S. officials baffled by large migrant groups flocking to remote New Mexico border crossing

By Elliot Spagat, Colleen Long, Associated Press

Nation Dec 18

U.S. reverses fingerprinting rule for households sponsoring migrant children

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn exits a vehicle as he arrives for his sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1F833B3930

Politics Dec 18

Michael Flynn’s sentencing has been delayed. Now what?

By Tess Conciatori

Congress is facing a Friday deadline to reach a deal to avoid a partial government shutdown. File photo by REUTERS/ Leah Millis

Politics Dec 18

What a partial government shutdown would look like

By Saher Khan

Politics Dec 18

Read James Comey’s full testimony before House committees

By Erica R. Hendry

World Dec 18

Cease-fire in Yemen takes effect, but peace could prove elusive

By Ahmed Al-Haj, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Martha McSally greets her supporters on election night after winning the Republican primary for the open Senate seat in Tempe, Arizona. Photo by Nicole Neri/Reuters

Politics Dec 18

McSally appointed to McCain’s seat after losing Senate race in November

By Nicholas Riccardi, Terry Tang, Associated Press

Arts Dec 18

Director and actress Penny Marshall dies at 75

By Jake Coyle, Associated Press

Then White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn arrives prior to a joint news conference between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

Politics Dec 18

Flynn sentencing abruptly postponed to allow for cooperation in Mueller probe

By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press

Employees who fear burning out should start delegating more of their work and manage their boss's expectations, writes Nick Corcodilos. Photo by Tom Gill/Getty Images.

Ask The Headhunter Dec 18

Column: How to avoid burnout when you feel overworked

By Nick Corcodilos

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos attends a ceremony where President Donald Trump awarded the 2018 Presidential Medals of Freedom at the White House in Washington D.C. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters

Education Dec 18

Trump’s safety panel seeks to revoke school discipline rules

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Christmas trees at Evergreen Acres farm in Prince William County, Virginia. Photo by Vicky Stein

Science Dec 18

How to grow the perfect Christmas Tree (it’s harder than you think)

By Vicky Stein

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump presents a mock check from the Trump Foundation representing $100,000 to members of the Puppy Jake Foundation. The Trump Foundation would be dissolved under a legal agreement to resolve a lawsuit against the organization. Photo by Rick Wilking/Reuters

Politics Dec 18

Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve amid lawsuit

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders takes questions during a daily briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters

Politics Dec 18

WATCH: White House says it’s waiting for Senate plan in funding showdown

By Associated Press

Politics Dec 18

Trump administration moves to ban bump stocks

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump sits at his desk after signing directives to impose tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC165DD26990

Politics Dec 18

Trump signs order to create U.S. Space Command

By Associated Press

U.S. Border Patrol agents detain a man after he was spotted crossing illegally into the United States along the Mexican border near Calexico, California. Photo by Mike Blake/Reuters

Politics Dec 18

‘Zero-tolerance’ immigration policy hits snag in California

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

Arts Dec 18

An annotated page from ‘There Will Be No Miracles Here’

By Elizabeth Flock

U.S. President Donald Trump waves during a campaign rally at Southport High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. If the economy falters before 2020, it could make his reelection bid more difficult. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

Economy Dec 18

How the economy could become Trump’s biggest re-election threat

By Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press