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Sen. Bob Casey On Trump Administration's Deportations

Rachel Martin speaks with Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, who blasted the Trump administration for deporting a mother and her 5-year-old son to Honduras.

State Rep. Charlie Geren (right), who sponsored Senate Bill 4, listens to debate on the House floor Wednesday with state Rep. Paul Workman of Austin.

Texas House Approves 'Sanctuary Cities' Bill

The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday to penalize jurisdictions that don't honor detainer requests from the federal Immigration and...

Thors Hans Hansson, member of the Nobel Committee for Physics, uses a pretzel to visualize his explanations of topology during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Tuesday, as the permanent secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Goran K Hansson, watches.

3 Physicists Win Nobel Prize For Theoretical Research Into Phases Of Matter

One half of the prize went to David J. Thouless; the other half was shared by F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz. They used math to explain the odd behavior of unusual states of matter.

Government scientists are working on a climate assessment that among other things will help predict "sunny day" floods like this one in Miami Beach, Fla., in 2015.

Huge Federal Climate Enterprise At Stake As Trump Team Moves In

The country's single biggest source of climate information is the federal government. What happens if a Trump administration tries to censor it?

The history of this sweet little drink traces back to Spain's conquest of Peru, and a drink called <em>ponche de huevos</em>, or egg punch.

In Peru, Sipping The Season With A Cocktail De Algarrobina

This eggnog-like beverage contains pisco; sweetened, condensed milk and a special syrup from a tree Peruvians call "the tree of life."

The food industry has processed lots of foods to hit that "bliss point" — that perfect amount of sweetness that would send eaters over the moon. In doing so, it's added sweetness in plenty of unexpected places – like bread and pasta sauce, says investigative reporter Michael Moss.

How The Food Industry Helps Engineer Our Cravings

To make foods irresistible, the food industry has added sweetness in unexpected places — like bread and pasta sauce. That's helped shape our cravings but may also be coming back to bite the industry.

The area around the confluence of the Silverthrone and Klinaklini glaciers in southwestern British Columbia provides a glimpse into how the terrain traveled by Native Americans in Pleistocene times may have appeared.

2 Gene Studies Suggest First Migrants To Americas A Complex Mix

Scientists assume a wave of people from what's now Siberia crossed into North America via Alaska, maybe 23,000 years ago. Genetics support that, but may also suggest another wave from Australasia.

Governor Perry to evacuees: 'Be patient, stay put'

By J. Lyn Carl, GalleryWatch.comAustin, TX –"Be patient, stay put."That was the message Gov. Rick Perry had today for Texans who either evacuated ahead of…

A man commutes to work on the New York City subway while enjoying breakfast in 2005. A New York state senator has proposed a law that would ban eating on the subway, in hopes of driving away rats.

Crumbs May Soon Dry Up For New York Subway Rats

Eating on the subway is legal in New York City, but a state lawmaker wants to change that. He says banning food could help control the rat population. The city's transit chief isn't keen on the plan, and not all riders like the idea, either.

Mitt Romney, then the president of the 2002 Salt Lake Organizing Committee, greets attendees at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Utah.

Romney To Highlight Olympic 'Rescue' At 10th Anniversary Of Salt Lake Games

The campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney helped pen the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation news release about the February event.

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