President Barack Obama held a little-noticed meeting in March with executives of a Belgian aerospace company while in Brussels to meet European leaders. It was barely a footnote in a trip dominated by tensions with Russia ...
Business
May 19, 2014
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Female politicians' success can be predicted by their facial features, especially in conservative states where women with more feminine faces tend to do better at the ballot box, a Dartmouth College-led study finds.
Social Sciences
May 15, 2014
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The White House is finally on the solar grid, in response to prodding by environmentalists and nearly four years after then-Energy Secretary Steven Chu pledged that solar panels and a solar water heater would be installed ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 12, 2014
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An array of solar panels blanketing the roof of the White House is getting its day in the sun.
Energy & Green Tech
May 10, 2014
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President Barack Obama praised Friday measures taken by his administration to develop solar energy in the United States, despite attacks and setbacks from his Republican opponents.
Energy & Green Tech
May 9, 2014
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Most Americans are already feeling man-made global warming, from heat waves to wild storms to longer allergy seasons. And it is likely to get worse and more expensive, says a new federal report that is heating up political ...
Environment
May 6, 2014
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The White House will focus this week on its efforts fighting climate change as a new environmental assessment is released, an official said Monday, amid pushback from a reticent Congress.
Environment
May 6, 2014
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A study ordered by US President Barack Obama and released Thursday concludes that analysis of "big data" can help society in many ways, from improving health care to spurring economic growth.
Internet
May 1, 2014
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A White House review of how the government and private sector use large sets of data has found that such information could be used to discriminate against Americans on issues such as housing and employment even as it makes ...
Internet
Apr 26, 2014
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A new Obama administration privacy policy out Friday explains how the government will gather the user data of online visitors to WhiteHouse.gov, mobile apps and social media sites. It also clarifies that online comments, ...
Internet
Apr 18, 2014
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