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House votes to renew all-plastic gun ban

With the advent of 3-D printers capable of producing plastic weapons, the House voted Tuesday to renew a 25-year-old prohibition against firearms that can evade metal detectors and X-ray machines.

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Federal study warns of sudden climate change woes

A panel of scientists advising the federal government says the world needs to worry more about hard-to-predict sudden changes from global warming than it does about the bigger but more gradual impacts.

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ISON's fizzle fits the comet mold

ISON's fizzle fits the comet mold

Comets visible from cities are rare, and usually unexpected.

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Who knows best where to deploy broadband access? Task force divided

Minnesota’s task force on extending broadband availability is divided over whether to recommend restoring a sales tax exemption for telecommunications companies.
by Dave Peters

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Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope

Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope

A comet that gained an earthly following because of its bright tail visible from space was initially declared dead after essentially grazing the sun. Now, there is a silver of hope that Comet ISON may have survived.

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Minn. names top broadband officer for new division

Gov. Mark Dayton's administration announced Tuesday that Cook County's Danna MacKenzie is the first executive director for the Office of Broadband Development, a division created last spring.

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Comet dances with sun, death; giving mixed signals

Comet ISON is teasing the solar system as it dances with the sun and it's giving astronomers mixed signals. Will it meet a fiery death -- or survive -- when it whips around the sun on Thursday?

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Helping low-income seniors build social web online

The Internet is often considered the realm of the young. But in the U.S., people over 65 are one of the fastest-growing groups to go online, and social media usage among seniors has soared.

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New research aims to teach computers common sense

Researchers are trying to plant a digital seed for artificial intelligence by letting a massive computer system browse millions of pictures and decide for itself what they all mean.

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FCC chief says he's opposed to in-flight phone calls

Just a day after his agency said it was reviewing "outdated and restrictive rules" banning the use of cellphones during flights, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is tempering his statement.

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