A combine harvester gathers rice cultivated in dry fields in Niigata's Kita Ward, Oct. 2, 2025. (Mainichi/Shuichi Kanzaki) NIIGATA -- Rice grown in dry fields in the first year of trial cultivation ...

The most important task before winter arrives is harvesting, ensuring that nothing is wasted in what amounts to an entire season of work. Gathering and preparing all the produce for market or storage ...

The Census Bureau plans to use U.S. postal workers as census takers in at least two locations during field tests next year for the 2030 census, which will determine political power and federal funding ...

For a guy in charge of local schools, Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters generates an unusual amount of national news. This week, Walters announced a plan to create chapters of Turning Point ...

JR Motorsports teammates Connor Zilisch and Justin Allgaier have clear paths to the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs. For the other 10 drivers in the postseason field, it’s a ...

The Altoona Water Authority at a recent meeting authorized the transfer of 15 tons of the Class A soil amendment that it produces with its anaerobic digester and dryer to an employee who is a farmer, ...

GENEVA (AP) — Skiing’s governing body approved a gene testing policy for gender eligibility in women’s events Wednesday, but delayed a decision on letting some Russian athletes try to qualify with ...

One of the major reasons why AI data centers are sucking up so much power is the need to cool processors that run very hot. But Microsoft Corp. is trying out a possible solution: sending fluid ...

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 8: Diribe Welteji of Team Ethiopia competes during the Women’s 1500m Semi-Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 8, 2024 in Paris, ...