The tour-bus-sized telescope aims to unravel cosmic mysteries and identify more than 100,000 planets beyond our solar system.
Parton, who died at 80 on Tuesday, had charm, depth, beauty, wit and radiant goodness. She was also a songwriter whose work told the story not just of country music but of the country itself.
D.C. Reeves will continue to be Mayor of Pensacola after winning a crowded race Tuesday night, and Escambia County voters chose to return to an elected school superintendent.
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for governor, tapped state Sen. Bryan Ávila of Miami as his running mate, who would become lieutenant governor if they win the general election in November.
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NASA launched a telescope named after Nancy Grace Roman, the pioneering astronomer whose work helped make Hubble and generations of space telescopes possible.
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A corn dog may look like lunch. But to an economist, the price is a bigger story about food prices and inflation.
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The U.S. has pledged 3.5 million in flood aid for Tibet and Nepal, with the first $500,000 distributed by Catholic Relief Services. An aid worker with the group explains what flood survivors need now.
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Insanity defenses are notoriously difficult to win. But Massachusetts law could give Lindsay Clancy a better chance.
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For more than 50 years, Noel Godin went after famous and powerful people with cream pies. His targets included politicians, philosophers, filmmakers and, famously, Bill Gates.