While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

French marine archaeologists have discovered a massive undersea wall off the coast of Brittany, dating from around 5,000 BC. They think it could be from a stone age society whose disappearance under ...

A group of more than 100 Filipinos are suing British oil-and-gas giant Shell, claiming that its historical contribution to climate change from fossil-fuel production was a significant factor in ...

A $40 late fee on a Blockbuster Video rental led to the creation of the company that has swallowed Hollywood. Software entrepreneur and movie buff Reed Hastings was hit with sticker shock one day in ...

Florida is set to execute Frank Athen Walls, which will be the 19th execution in the state this year. This number shatters Florida's previous record of eight executions in a single year. Under Gov.

A recently enacted US House map would again make Troost Avenue a dividing line in the community, part of a plan to have Democratic-leaning Kansas City represented by three separate Republican ...

How to craft a narrative that matters by Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss Let’s say you’re a leader with an urgent organizational problem—anything from a broken culture to a product that no longer ...