Researchers with the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky are hoping to use devices normally meant to monitor earthquake activity to identify when tornadoes touch down. Kentucky ...

At a special work session and meeting Wednesday, Sept. 3, the Summit Board of County Commissioners discussed a ballot measure that would allow them to use lodging tax revenues for road repairs. The ...

Nebraska activists have filed an initiative to legalize marijuana and establish a constitutional right to use cannabis for adult over the age of 21. If organizers collect enough valid signatures from ...

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A group of surgeons has proposed measuring how often hospitals discharge post-surgical patients to nursing homes as a way to rate quality. The goal would be to reduce post-acute admissions and save ...

It was a sweltering afternoon at a Walmart near Traverse City, Michigan. Families moved up and down the aisles, oblivious to the danger looming nearby—until chaos erupted. In seconds, 11 people went ...

The Trump administration is preparing to use tariffs and travel bans as reprisals against countries that support an upcoming agreement to put fees on shipping pollution. Those moves, outlined in an ...

Telluric lines, once an astronomer's bane, have a new purpose. Astronomers are known for peering deep into the universe, but now, their observations might also help us better understand what's ...