Giant Telescope Atop Hawaii’s Mauna Kea Should Be Approved, Judge Says

By DENNIS OVERBYE July 27, 2017 The stars are still in reach for astronomers who want to build a $1.4 billion telescope on top of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea. A year and a half after the Hawaiian Supreme Court revoked the telescope’s building permit,...

Cost debate continues despite Joint Chiefs putting a hold on transgender service ban

President Donald Trump’s sudden move to ban transgender people from the U.S. military is generating widespread controversy and even the chairman of the Joint Chiefs on Thursday pushed back on any immediate changes. Trump tweeted his ban Wednesday and followed it...

Honda says Florida crash death could be linked to Takata inflator

Honda Motor said on Thursday that a Takata airbag inflator ruptured in a July 19 car crash in Florida in what could be the 19th death worldwide linked to a faulty Takata airbag recalled as part of the largest automotive safety campaign in history. The Japanese...