Governor Approves Education Funding
May 1, 2012, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell announced today he will sign legislation that provides additional funding for increased costs of K-12 education.
Black Hole Outburst in Spiral Galaxy M83
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered an extraordinary outburst by a black hole in the spiral galaxy M83, located about 15 million light years from Earth.
Social Media Drives Publicity in Trayvon Martin Case
The shooting death in Florida earlier this year of an unarmed African-American teenager, Trayvon Martin, by a white, Hispanic neighborhood crime watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, sparked demonstrations across the United States, particularly within the black community.
Delta Becomes the First Airlines to Refine its Own Jet Fuel
Monroe Energy, owned by Delta Airlines, has announced that it has inked a deal with Phillips 66 to purchase its Trainer refinery located south of Philadelphia.