Forecasters say New York, Philadelphia, Boston and others along the I-95 corridor could be in line for some wet snow flakes this weekend, even though temperatures will be above freezing.
Asian Carp are a problem for the Great Lake States -- and they're asking the Supreme Court to help them do something about it.
Research funded by Google, the power-hungry search engine, concludes that America's geothermal resources could provide 10 times the current power from existing coal plants, according to a report released Wednesday.
Come on, America! Who wants to go to a fake haunted house for Halloween when you can experience real haunted houses (and some terrifying haunted roads) that have years of ghostly visitations and paranormal happenings to their names? Our top 13 picks span the U.S., choosing only those haunted locales with the most documentation, the scariest histories, and the creepiest happenings.
In case you missed it, here are some photos and videos of Monday's Northern Lights show as it moved into the sky view of southern states in the U.S.
NASA continued to roll out apps for astronomy enthusiasts to view pictures of far off worlds, get updates on missions and receive updates on the International Space Station.
Jack the Cat has been missing for two months now, since he escaped from his carrier in the American Airlines baggage area at John F. Kennedy International Airport. But his owner and her thousands of online supporters aren't giving up hope, as Saturday was dubbed Jack the Cat Awareness Day at the airport.
Raj Rajaratnam has broken his silence in an interview with Newsweek.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will develop national standards for the disposal of wastewater polluted by hydraulic fracking from shale-gas drilling and coal bed methane extraction.
The Magic Tree House books have whisked millions of readers on adventures to everywhere from ancient Egypt to feudal Japan. Now, the children's time-travel series is embarking on a new destination: the movie theater.
For achievements in science, technology and innovation, 12 people were awarded the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation award.
To paraphrase singer Britney Spears, Oops, she did it again. In this case, she is conservative commentator/columnist Ann Coulter, who says the Occupy Wall Street protest movement is a mob and similar to mob uprisings.
The end of a drilling ban in New York was meant to be a new dawn for energy companies. After years of waiting, they would finally be able to exploit the richest deposit of natural gas in the country. But as companies delve into new regulations for drilling in New York, they're discovering a bitter reality: half the land they had leased for drilling may now be out of bounds.
Rick Santorum, a 2012 candidate for the Republican Party nomination for U.S. president, said he would eliminate federal funding for birth control if he were president, because sex should only be for procreation. Does he live in this world?
Here is a list of the top 10 child-friendly restaurant chains in the U.S., as of 2011.
You might think the capital city of a U.S. state would tap a high-powered, national law firm to handle its bankruptcy case. But when Harrisburg, Pennsylvania filed for bankruptcy last week, it hired a one-lawyer, local shop with no bankruptcy experience.
Republican U.S. presidential hopeful Rick Santorum was exaggerating on Tuesday when he said a healthcare plan that his opponent Mitt Romney put in place in Massachusetts put a big dent in his state's budget.
Republican presidential hopefuls meet at Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday for the eighth debate in their race for their party's nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012.
Coalition of U.S. solar cells and panels makers have petitioned the U.S. government to stop rising tide of heavily subsidized product entering the American market from China's state-supported solar industry.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has nominated Patrick Foye, a top economic advisor, as executive director of the Port Authority, the bi-state agency responsible for regional bridges, tunnels and airports.
Nevada has the highest foreclosure rate in the country, but the Republican presidential contenders provided few concrete solutions to the crisis while debating in Las Vegas.
Republican rivals Mitt Romney and Rick Perry were involved in a verbal spat on Tuesday, at a CNN-sponsored Presidential debate. However, despite disagreements on immigration and healthcare, the two main challengers united to criticize fellow-candidate pizza-magnate Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan
