These skilled technicians know how to make ice for figure skating, speedskating, hockey and curling — each requiring different temperatures, textures and hardness.

Privately funded scientists made a virus related to smallpox from scratch, hoping it might lead to a better vaccine. But critics worry about repercussions.

Paracho is celebrating after a former resident helped design the guitar featured in the hit Disney-Pixar movie.

After a New York run in 2015, the show is set for its Los Angeles premiere at the Japanese American Cultural Center.

A lawsuit filed Tuesday aims to halt what it sees as the criminalization of minor property code violations, which can hit homeowners with thousands of dollars in cost recovery fees.

The new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is making the agency less aggressive in its mission. An internal memo obtained by NPR says the CFPB will unveil a strategic plan to that end.

In an era when many kids get a first smartphone at age 10, psychologists say the devices have turned us into Pavlov's dogs — drooling for the next notification, buzz or text. Ready to dial back?

President Trump blocked the release of a Democratic memo rebutting an earlier Republican memo. He says the Democrats' memo has too much secret information.

Delay tactics forced a short-term partial government shutdown after midnight, but Congress approved the two-year deal early Friday morning.

In the 1980s, California towns used local zoning rules to block offshore oil and gas drilling. State lawmakers are considering a similar strategy to push back against the Trump administration.