In 1867, Lord Kelvin imagined atoms as knots in the aether. The idea was soon disproven. Atoms turned out to be something ...

The 49ers are 4-1. Since the NFL expanded to seven playoff teams per conference in 2020, only two teams that have started 4-1 ...

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On this week's Close Up, early voting is already underway for this year's city and school elections, giving Iowans a head ...

The arguable failure was the strike last month on Doha. It apparently didn’t take out its intended targets. But it also galvanized the White House and regional powers to force an end to the war. I don ...

In a repeat of the May primary, incumbents Michael Felegy and William Whitney are being challenged by Paul Barbehenn, Alicia ...

The candidates below are in contested school board races in Cumberland County. Because a number of candidates have ...

Sadly, the bill that passed in the House of Representatives 10 days ago is a pale reflection of what Obama promised (or ...

The Nation's Report Card reveals the slide in some students' test scores in reading and math began before 2020. What can be done to stem the decline?

University researchers are exploring a new way to use large language models (LLMs) for middle school math education. Researchers at George Mason University and William and Mary University have created ...

In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...

Walmart is probably one of the best-known supermarket chains in the world. Even if you're not American, you've probably heard ...