Search results for

Concorde crossed the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound, cutting travel time in half compared to a conventional passenger plane. The groundbreaking jet made its final flight on Nov. 26, 2003.

Former Google executive Marissa Mayer is now the new CEO of Yahoo. It is noteworthy both because she is one of a select few women in executive positions in Silicon Valley and because after the announcement she said she is soon expecting her first child. Audie Cornish speaks with former executive and long-time Valley resident Robin Wolaner about the news.

Karen Gibson and her two top assistants make up the first all-female leadership team since the office was established in 1789.

A new era of public transportation is driving into the Twin Cities. Connect Transit is launching a completely redesigned bus system with new routes,…

Illinois State University trustees will decide Saturday whether university president Larry Dietz has earned a performance bonus.Trustees are also…

New York City began mandating COVID-19 vaccines for municipal employees in July 2021. The mayor said more than 96% of city employees are vaccinated.

Voters in Oregon and Washington will decide Tuesday whether to strip cities of their ability to tax sugary drinks, thanks to ballot initiatives backed by Big Soda.

Phoenix has long been one of America's fastest growing cities. But central Arizona may finally be facing a reckoning as much of its groundwater supplies are becoming tapped out.

More than 20,000 people are expected to attend the 16th annual International AIDS conference underway in Toronto, Canada. AIDS has become a treatable chronic disease in wealthy countries like the U.S. Despite advances, treating AIDS is still not a simple matter.

Mayor of Normal Chris Koos said there are "still a lot of moving pieces" when it comes to determining whether or not a railroad pedestrian underpass will…