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Where the Wild Stars Are

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Radiation and winds from massive stars have blown a cavity into the surrounding dust and gas...

Obama: Economic Inequality Has Deepened

U.S. President Barack Obama says economic inequality has deepened in America, even though the country has experienced four years of economic growth with 8 million new private sector jobs.

Shell scraps 2014 Arctic drilling plans

Speaking with investors today, Royal Dutch Shell CEO Ben van Beurden announced that the company would not attempt to drill in the Alaskan Arctic in 2014.

Tajik border troops complete OSCE-supported winter patrol course

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Fifteen border guard officers from the Main Directorate of Tajik Border Troops during a two-week OSCE pa...