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Michigan teens charged after rock thrown from overpass kills man

Five teenagers accused of throwing rocks from a Michigan highway overpass were charged with second-degree murder Monday in the death of a man killed when one of them smashed the windshield of a van in which he was riding.

Stephen Hawking thesis crashes Cambridge University website

As soon as physicist Stephen Hawking’s doctoral thesis became available online, thousands of people immediately downloaded it – so much demand that it crashed the website that Cambridge University posted it on.

Trump to push lawmakers to move quickly on GOP tax cut plan

For Kevin Hassett, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, the 1986 Reagan tax cut was a golden moment for economists and tax policy wonks, worthy of celebration.

 
Father of missing Texas girl charged with 1st-degree felony

The father of a missing 3-year-old North Texas girl was arrested Monday after voluntarily giving new answers to investigators questions about his daughters disappearance.

Middle-age America prognosis: retire later, die sooner

The U.S. retirement age is rising, as the government pushes it higher and workers stay in careers longer. But lifespans aren’t necessarily extending to offer equal time on the beach.

Georgia town pays tribute to 1,146 blacks buried in obscurity

For generations, segregation kept black and white Gainesville separate and unequal in life and death. On Sunday, those buried in obscurity were revered by the town in a ceremony to unveil a monument to their lives and finally welcome them as fellow residents.

 
4-year degree studying pot isn’t half-baked idea for stoners

Medicinal Plant Chemistry is the first program to offer a four-year undergraduate degree focusing on marijuana, according to Brandon Canfield, the associate professor of chemistry who started the program at Northern Michigan University.