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  • Newark Mayor Cory Booker greets a 13-year-old at a relief center for those affected by Superstorm Sandy, in November.
    Cory Booker Eyes (Chris Christie-Free) Path To His Political Future
    The mayor of Newark, N.J., ended whatever suspense existed by saying he will "explore" a run for the U.S. Senate, not governor. He thereby averts a clash with the very popular Gov. Chris Christie.
  • Food companies have begun quietly reducing salt in regular foods because low-salt items like these don't sell as well.
    Big Food And The Big, Silent Salt Experiment
    Food manufacturers have been quietly reducing sodium by tiny amounts in popular foods like crackers for years now. That's because if products are marked "low sodium," consumers won't buy them. But companies are also working on ways to deliver more salt taste with less sodium.
  • Madisonville to House the Nation's Fourth Emergency Response Hub
    Madisonville will house the nation’s fourth Mine Safety and Health Administration emergency response center.MSHA’s Kevin Stricklin says the new center…
  • A section of the Sutter's Mill meteorite, dubbed "Darth Vader," is studied at a lab at the University of California, Davis. The meteorite is made of carbonaceous chondrite, which contains materials that formed the planets of the solar system.
    In Calif. Gold Country, A Rush That's Out Of This World
    When a meteorite crashed down in April on the exact spot where gold was discovered in 1848, professional and amateur meteorite hunters alike fanned out to collect small chunks. Now more than 50 scientists have published an analysis of the rare space rock.
  • A flooded house in Wickliffe, Kentucky. Photo by Ronda Gibson
    Lyon Co. Repeal Flood Insurance Ordinance After Map Problem
    Lyon County Judge Executive Wade White says local officials decided to repeal the county’s flood insurance ordinance because FEMA could not easily correct…
  • AR-15-style rifles are offered for sale at a sporting goods store in Tinley Park, Ill.
    Financial Ties Bind NRA, Gun Industry
    NRA leaders say that when they break their silence on the Sandy Hook shootings Friday, they will be speaking for the group's 4 million members. But they will also be speaking for the gun industry, which has close financial links to the association.
  • Think your prime rib holiday dinner is more pricey this year? You're right. But maybe not for the reason you think.
    Drought, Economics And Your Holiday Feast
    The Great Drought of 2012 dominated headlines this summer, but so far, it has not had a major impact on the prices of food on your holiday table, except the dairy products. That prime rib is more expensive for other reasons.
  • This morning on a beach in Brazil, some celebrated summer's first day — and the news that the world didn't end.
    Apocalypse Not? Seems Like It
    That talk about the Mayan calendar supposedly predicting the end of the world turned out to be just ... talk. Now, on to the next predictions about the end of the world. Watch out for 2016 and 2020.
  • House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Thursday in the Capitol.
    Everybody Over The Cliff?
    With the collapse of House Speaker John Boehner's "Plan B," there's renewed talk about the likelihood that the end-of-year tax hikes and automatic spending cuts will not be avoided. A dive off the so-called fiscal cliff could hit the economy hard. But it also could force compromise in the new year.
  • KY Joins Amgen Settlement
    Kentucky is joining other states and the federal government in a $614 million settlement with drug manufacturer Amgen to resolve its illegal marketing…
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