WASHINGTON — The annual National Christmas Tree Lighting returns to The Ellipse near the White House Thursday night, marking 102 years since a national tree first stood in the heart of Washington, D.C ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — Alliant Energy will start construction on a new power plant in Cedar Rapids — called the ...

We walk here, we walk there, we walk everywhere. Maybe you’re headed to work or to lunch in a busy city. You’re expending energy, and the exercise is good for you. But what if, on top of that, we ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

Renowned eyewear brand Oakley turns 50 this year. With the release of its Ellipse 50th Anniversary — an exclusive iteration that points to the brand’s disruptive innovations — Oakley is honoring the ...

Solar and wind accounted for almost 96% of new US electrical generating capacity added in the first third of 2025. In April, solar provided 87% of new capacity, making it the 20th consecutive month ...

The Coronado Generating Station (CGS) in St. John’s, AZ (Credit: SRP) Salt River Project (SRP) will convert the coal-fired Coronado Generating Station (CGS) to run on natural gas, following a ...

For its 50th anniversary in 2025, Oakley has released the “Oakley Ellipse” sunglasses The eyewear is the brand’s iconic elliptical “O” logo It features Physiomorphic Geometry for a close fit, Prizm ...

The only commercial nuclear power plant in the U.S. Pacific Northwest is set for a $700-million upgrade that would add nearly 200 MW of generation capacity. The Columbia Generating Station in Richland ...

A team has discovered how certain bacteria breathe by generating electricity, using a natural process that pushes electrons into their surroundings instead of breathing on oxygen. The findings could ...

A new way of generating clean power could run your lights with rain. Hydropower typically relies on the movement of water to create electricity through mechanical energy, such as spinning turbines in ...