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Driving a Prius and putting up solar panels aren't the only options for cooling the earth's climate. More radical ideas include brightening clouds, creating giant algae blooms in the ocean and launching spacecraft to deploy giant sunshades. It might sound a bit far-fetched, but scientists are considering ideas like these — known as geoengineering — to alter the climate.

In his new book, Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town, Nick Reding describes how methamphetamine transformed the town of Oelwein, Iowa — and how the town attempted to combat the epidemic.

The victim first called police on Sunday when she says Darrell Hunter entered the store threatening to shoot Chinese people. Officials arrested him days later when he returned to menace her.

The record-breaking bridge measures roughly 1,692 feet long and is suspended more than 570 feet above a rushing river. Officials in the town of Arouca called it "frighteningly beautiful."

Bitcoin mining has taken a lot of heat for being harmful to the environment since it requires massive amounts of electricity to generate the invisible currency.

Yes, Ireland has a legal definition for bread. And the nation's Supreme Court said Subway's bread has too much sugar to satisfy it.

Health care-related measures in the proposal are targeted to combat the opioid epidemic, boost mental health programs and assist the elderly, veterans and people with disabilities.

With some holiday spirit and over 100 volunteers, the White House has been decorated in the theme of "gifts from the heart." The theme honors front-line workers, first responders and the military.

The industry has seen its production sharply decline the past couple of decades because of issues such as residential and commercial development, foreign imports and a devastating bacterial disease known as citrus greening.

The newly identified strain of the coronavirus, which could be more transmissible than the previously dominant delta variant, has global health officials worried about a possible new surge in cases.

"Dwell time" is the amount of time visitors spend wandering through a museum. In most museums, that's around two hours. But in the newest Smithsonian, some visitors are there for as long as six.

The coffee giant said it was responding to last week's Supreme Court ruling that rejected the Biden administration's plan to require vaccines or COVID testing at companies with more than 100 workers.

The entertainment company estimates there are now 100 million households using someone else's account. Last month, it announced plans to start charging for password sharing.

Rodrigues island's "cafe marron" plant has been presumed extinct for scores of years. Then, one day, a little boy told his teacher that the plant lived, near his house. Suddenly, an obscure, skinny little bush that nobody had noticed became an international treasure and the focus of a 20-year effort to preserve it.

The Senate asks in hearings whether fraud was committed during the dispersal of Federal Emergency Management Agency aid following hurricanes in the South last year.

Belmont Park is 100-years-old as it prepares for another running of the Belmont Stakes, the last leg of the Triple Crown.

In the latest Politically Speaking column, Senior National Correspondent Linda Wertheimer says the Sept. 11 commission's final report is must reading.

Steve Cline was at home with his wife Annette last December when his heart suddenly stopped. Quick thinking and some help from a 911 dispatcher meant he made a full recovery.

The actor, who proudly calls himself a graduate of the "University of the Universal," has written a small book aimed at graduates. In A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future, Fox shares some lessons from his own life.

We've gotten some really funny and creative entries so far in our video project celebrating the Rite of Spring centennial. Where's yours? Check out some videos, grab the music and get cracking — you only have until Tuesday, May 28.

Even if the simple mechanics of "Chopsticks" elude you, you can still experience the rush of playing a piano concerto -- by exercising. The pieces in this mix are not recommended for the faint of heart.

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and the CDC are urging people to get flu shots. Both groups say the flu is likely to come back after a two-year hiatus, and it could be a bad year.

Hundreds marched to protest the death of Keith Lamont Scott. National Guard troops joined police and protesters on the streets, and the city established — but did not enforce — a midnight curfew.

The earthquakes, considered minor by geologists, started in December. No one knows what is causing them or how long they will continue.

Ground would be broken on the USF Sarasota Manatee housing/student center no later than this October, with plans to open in fall of 2024.