Once tied to a metal cylinder in France, the kilogram has now been redefined using the fundamental laws of physics. Treasury lashes out as OBR delivers verdict on economy Sheffield Wednesday match ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The Senate rejected a measure Tuesday that would have extended federal ...

Lansing — Michigan lawmakers approved a bill early Wednesday morning to fund state government's operations for one additional week, after their push to pass a new annual budget temporarily faltered ...

Last week’s United Nations General Assembly, held in New York City, generated no shortage of headlines. But one notable policy initiative from the world body was not discussed by world leaders when it ...

Moderate Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), one of two Republicans to vote against the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) earlier this month, said she will vote for it when it comes back to ...

Proponents suggest supervisors could gain political capital by passing the ordinance instead of sending it to voters. If the measure passes, the county's registrar of voters anticipates legal ...

The campaigns for and against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s controversial redistricting ballot measure are raising millions to flood California’s airwaves ahead of the state’s Nov. 4 special election. Through ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Surveys on Proposition 50, the redistricting measure on California’s November ballot, give different signals on ...

How can we guess the size of an extinct animal when all that remains are a few scattered bones? A study conducted by researchers at ULiège now provides an answer to this question. Using mathematical ...

In a world where powerful men seem free to behave corruptly, hypocritically, and with almost complete sexual incontinence, a Shakespearean play in which powerful men behave corruptly, hypocritically, ...

A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out Everest has steep competition. Mount Everest, left, tops out at 29,032 feet ...