The explosion spread itself across the sky, pinned against the Earth's atmosphere like a giant butterfly. A moment earlier, the Challenger shuttle had been a white streak propelled upon a tongue of flame, building to its ferocious full-throttle speed of 17,000 mph, and then, suddenly, frozen in time. Forever.
The image will still be there Friday,...
The recent repeal of the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy notwithstanding, it's been quite some time since social issues played a prominent role in national politics.
Republicans rode to victory on the strength of so-called "values voters" in 2004, championing a message of social conservatism on issues like abortion and gay marriage....
STAR TREK, GOOGLE, AND THE DREAM OF UNIVERSAL TRANSLATION
Posted by Eileen Reynolds
There’s a terrible risk inherent in writing science fiction: sometime in the distant future, some nitpicking soul will remember to check up on which of your outlandish predictions come true, and which turn out to be wildly, laughably off the mark. In the case of...
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Five state employees were injured, including one who suffered a broken leg, in an elevator accident at the Florida Department of Education.
Officials say the elevator suddenly dropped five floors Tuesday at the 19-story building located a few blocks southwest of the state Capitol.
