Heavy snow, strong winds whip through Great Lakes area
February 24, 2016
CHICAGO — A powerful storm brought heavy snow and biting winds to parts of the Midwest on Wednesday, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights in and out of Chicago and the closure of schools in districts in several states.
Justice Department Wants Apple to Unlock Nine More iPhones
February 24, 2016
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is demanding Apple’s help in unlocking at least nine iPhones nationwide in addition to the phone used by one of the San Bernardino, Calif., attackers.
Senate Republican Leaders Say They Won’t Meet With an Obama Supreme...
February 24, 2016
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell with other members of the Senate G.O.P. Leadership on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
NASA’s new laser technology could send humans to Mars in flat...
February 23, 2016
New York: For humans to arrive at the Red Planet with the available technology, it will approximately take five months to touch down on the Martian surface. NASA researchers are now working on a new laser technology that can send humans to Mars in flat three days.
Cruz seeks dismissal of case challenging U.S. presidential eligibility
February 23, 2016
Republican Ted Cruz asked a federal court in Houston to throw out a lawsuit questioning whether he is eligible to be president of the United States because he was born in Canada, saying the case against him "suffers from fatal deficiencies."
Senator Ted Cruz announces his 2016 presidential candidacy in Lynchburg, Virginia, March 23, 2015
Party ending for Vijay Mallya in Rs 8 trillion bank revamp
February 23, 2016
Mumbai, INDIA: The party appears to be ending for Vijay Mallya, the tycoon behind India’s best-selling beer.
Trump, Cruz, Rubio and the Power of Negativity in the 2016...
February 23, 2016
The GOP battle for the 2016 nomination may be one of attitude and outlook rather than policies, according to an analysis of the presidential debates.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a primary night rally on Feb. 9 in Manchester, N.H.
North Korea warns against U.S., South Korea military exercises
February 23, 2016
North Korea warned on Tuesday of harsh retaliation against South Korea and its ally the United States, which are preparing for annual joint military exercises next month amid heightened tensions following the North's nuclear test and rocket launch.
Search narrows for Planet Nine
February 23, 2016
US astronomers announced last month they may have found a ninth planet beyond Neptune, but conceded they had no idea where on an estimated 10,000-20,000-year orbit it might be.
This artist's concept illustration received January 20, 2016 courtesy of Caltech/Robert Hurt shows a distant view from Planet Nine back towards the sun
Obama works the phones on Scalia replacement
February 23, 2016
WASHINGTON D.C. – President Obama placed calls over the weekend to senators from both political parties as he works toward nominating a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia.
The group who received phone calls from Obama includes members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which would oversee the Supreme Court nomination process.
