States aim to cut energy costs for low-income households with community solar projects
Some states are trying to lower electricity costs for low-income households through community solar projects. One solar project in Oregon aims to lower residents' energy bills by up to 45%.
Seattle Public Transportation Has Gone to The Dogs — Well, One Dog
For once, a positive commuting story: When one Seattle-area dog wants to get on the bus, often she doesn't wait for her owner. She'll just hop on without him and meet up several stops later.
Russian Media Condemn Paris Attacks — But Question Who Was Behind Them
A tabloid and a TV channel have given play to theories asking if Americans plotted the attacks. Also, some religious figures have said Charlie Hebdo staff brought the violence on themselves.
Jury Selection To Begin For Accused Silk Road Mastermind
Ross Ulbricht is accused of running the now defunct site. For years, the website allowed hundreds of thousands of drug buyers, and thousands of drug dealers, to find each other online anonymously.
In Louisiana, Cheaper Gas Can Pump People Full Of Anxiety
When oil prices dropped in the 1980s, Louisiana was hit hard. The impacts of this latest drop have yet to be fully felt, but the City of New Orleans is more resilient this time.
Many French Jews Choose To Leave France Because Of Anti-Semitism
Renee Montagne talks to David Remnick, editor-in-chief of The New Yorker, who focuses his pen this week on anti-Semitism in France, and the future of France's Jewish community.
Ohio State Celebrates First Football Championship In Playoff Era
Ohio State routed Oregon 42-20 Monday night in Arlington, Texas. The game's offensive MVP, running back Ezekiel Elliot, rushed for 246 years and four touchdowns.
Prosthetic Eye Helps Keep 1-Eyed Fish From Being Bullied
Ever since losing an eye, other fish at the Vancouver Aquarium bullied a half-blind rockfish. The prosthetic eye, however, is helping, according to reports.
Fried Egg Found At Crime Scene
On the Isles of Scilly, just off the coast of England, someone forced their way into a soccer club's shed, damaging a door and leaving one clue: a fried egg.
Author Robert Stone, Known For 'Dog Soldiers,' Dies At 77
National Book Award-winning author Robert Stone was on the fringes of the utopian counterculture of the 1960s — but he preferred to write about what happened when that dream went sour.