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The courts are clogged in Nevada, partly because the state doesn't have an intermediate appeals court. Will Stone of Reno Public Radio reports that swaying voters to create one could prove difficult.

In the 20th century, Finland became a progressive, cutting-edge technological society. Its music, though little-known, followed suit: Relentlessly innovative, much of today's best music from Finland pushes the past firmly into the future.

There's an area that shows growing bipartisan interest in Congress — tackling what many see as the looming economic and national security threats the government of China poses toward the U.S.

Hillary Clinton plans to announce her intention to run for president Sunday. It will be her second run, and a very different campaign is in store.

After founding the quietly influential band Ash Ra Tempel at 17 years old, Göttsching would go on to have an enormous influence on the trajectory of electronic and dance music.

After the Civil War, the United States seemed poised to grant equal rights to blacks. But the Supreme Court's rulings in the late 19th century kept blacks segregated for decades, says constitutional scholar Lawrence Goldstone.

A rare vanishing flower that grows in only two places on earth survives only because people weed its habitat.

Landau's partnership with James Cameron led to a best picture win for 1997's "Titanic." Together they account for some of the biggest blockbusters in movie history, including "Avatar" and its sequel.

Braugher, who starred on Homicide and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, died Monday at age 61. Trained at Juilliard and adept at stage work, the actor had a steely authority that undergirded most of his roles.

Ukraine intelligence agents say they staged the apparent murder of a Russian journalist in Kiev in an attempt to trap a real assassin.