The group of armed militia who took over a federal building and were arrested earlier today weren’t the first ones to dispute land rights in Oregon. The state has has a long history of battles over land rights. This interactive map displays the transfer of land in the northwestern U.S. from American Indians to settlers between 1776 and 1887.
A massive snowstorm has been slamming the U.S. East Coast, but Tian Tian, the male giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., doesn’t seem to mind at all. We take a look at the economic impact of huge blizzards on major cities in the link… but seriously, we just couldn’t resist sharing Tian Tian. http://bit.ly/1PqCnNI
A California facility spewing massive amounts of natural gas is one of more than 400 storage sites across the United States. Underground wells from Alaska to New York store trillions of cubic feet of the fuel during the year, which utilities tap during chilly winters or power outages.
President Obama addresses the nation on the weekend that economic sanctions with Iran officially ended. As the Obama administration celebrated a successful diplomatic victory, Iran is preparing to reenter the international oil market once again.
Jennifer Lawrence has suffered major internet backlash after “scolding” a journalist during a press conference at the Golden Globes. But Anne Hathaway later came to her defense, assuring the public the “Joy” star was merely joking, and asking them to stop tearing down women “when we perceive them to have misstepped.”
Mexican officials allowed cameras a peek inside the house notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was hiding before his recapture late last week. The home was badly damaged during the raid that resulted in his arrest.
The Republican Party must begin proposing ideas rather than simply serving as an echo chamber of opposition should it wish to win the White House in 2016, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” Sunday.
North Korea’s alleged successful test of a hydrogen bomb has raised alarms from myriad world leaders. But what’s the difference between an atom bomb and a hydrogen bomb?
Atomic bombs utilize fission, or the tearing apart of plutonium or uranium atoms. Hydrogen bombs are far more powerful and utilize fusion, or the binding together of lighter elements like hydrogen into heavier ones.
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