Space Business Booming in Cape Canaveral
After the last space shuttle mission ended, in July 2011, the activity at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral,...
House of Representatives Passes Bill on Self-Driving Vehicles
U.S. congressmen have approved a bill to deploy self-driving cars and prevent states from blocking them. The U.S. House of...
Waste Not: Belgian Startup to Print 3-D Recycled Sunglasses
A Belgium-based start-up is on its way to making the world a bit sunnier, by printing the first 3-D sunglasses...
New Rockets Could Inspire Next Generation
Rockets that will take Americans back to space from U.S. soil for the first time since the retirement of the...
Chinese Investment Welcomed in Small Arkansas Town
One of China’s biggest textile mills is planning its first North American factory in a small town in the southern...
40 Years After Launch Voyager 1 Still Sending Data
Forty years ago, as President Carter was spending his first year in office, NASA launched two spacecraft hoping to learn...
Trump’s Trade Adviser Says Hopes to Reach Trade Deal with S. Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser expressed optimism on Tuesday about reaching agreement on a revised free trade pact...
New York Fashion Week Ready for Kickoff
New York Fashion Week, the first in a series of global style weeks during September, is gearing up with designers...
Facebook’s Pricey Cricket Bid Shows Appetite for Big Sports Events
Facebook’s $600 million losing bid to buy the streaming rights to a hugely popular cricket tournament in India shows the...
Immigrants Are Sought for Labor Shortage in Harvey Recovery
As a parade of motorists rolled down their windows on the edges of a Houston Home Depot parking lot offering...
US Factory Orders Tumbled 3.3 Percent in July
Orders at U.S. factories tumbled in July, dragged down by a sharp fall in orders for civilian aircraft. The...
For Chinese Millennials, Despondency Has a Brand Name
Chinese millennials with a dim view of their career and marriage prospects can wallow in despair with a range of...
Growing US Dilemma: Automated Jobs Meet Social Consciousness
Security guard Eric Leon watches the Knightscope K5 security robot as it glides through the mall, charming shoppers with its...
Creator of Food Sharing App Wants to Feed the World
Here’s a statistic for you to consider: the U.N. estimates that over 30 percent of the food that is produced...
Internet of Things Relying on Personal Assistants
The world of smart appliances capable of communicating with humans is slowly taking shape, thanks to the increasing popularity and...
Report: Fewer Americans Along Coasts Buy Flood Insurance
Amanda Spartz nearly did not renew her home’s flood insurance policy after her first year in Florida. Two hurricanes came...
Mesh Networks Can Keep People Connected During Natural Disasters
Natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey pose a threat not only to human lives but also to telecommunication systems. When they...
Cambodian Indigenous Minorities Fighting Tide of Development
Sah Phon can live with some grief from his ancestral spirits. The elderly villager abandoned them in Cambodia’s Stung...
Schoolchildren Help Build Tiny Home for Homeless Veteran
Homelessness is a serious problem, and there are a variety of approaches to combating it. Faith Lapidus has the story...
Washington-area Nonprofit Reclaims Floors and Doors, Gives Back to Community
U.S. home builders created more than a million units of housing in 2016. Often, older homes are demolished to make...
Harvey Likely to Crimp Growth, Employment Temporarily
Hurricane Harvey may temporarily slow U.S. consumer spending, hurt national economic growth and boost unemployment for a while. Experts say...
Russia Sees Artificial Intelligence as Key to World Domination
The digital arms race between the United States and Russia appears to be accelerating, fueled in part by new comments...
