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Proponents of keeping the leap second say it's a philosophical question, about whether we want to stay in tune with the Earth's orbit.

Muslim groups want the Indian-born author of Satanic Verses to be denied entry into the country. Rushdie is due to attend the Jaipur Literary Festival there later this week.

Could Twitter, along with NPR, The Guardian and The Washington Post answer some of the questions Wikipedia answers daily? They're trying it tomorrow during the great Wikipedia blackout of 2012.

Purdue is learning to play through tough times. Five days ago, the Boilers suffered their first home loss since February of 2010 when they fell to…

In South Carolina, the race to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney is hitting a fever pitch. The state's GOP primary is Saturday.

Old mattresses are among the worst kinds of household waste — recyclers don't want them, and neither do most landfills. A new business that started as a college project hopes to move mattress recycling into the mainstream, employing former convicts in the process.

Oil from the Canadian north is already making its way into the U.S. market through existing pipelines and tanker shipments. Energy experts say even if President Obama blocks the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, it may already be too late to stop Americans from relying on this dirty source of fuel.

The once sleepy role of secretary of state is rising in profile and controversy as the business of conducting elections has become more and more contentious over the past decade. From Maine to New Mexico, secretaries of state are making activism their trademark.

The city of West Lafayette is a little closer to endorsing a proposed fiber optic network throughout the county.The Redevelopment Commission has given its…

It's been one year since the uprisings began that led to the Arab Spring, but one country is proving particularly resistant to the forces of change. Ten months of protest by Syria's people, haven't convinced President Bashar Assad to step down.