The 1980s offered a wild mix of ideas. Some gadgets felt exciting on the surface, but left behind nothing but regret. Poor ...

Revolutionary inventions from the 1920s, including medical breakthroughs like insulin and everyday innovations like Band-Aids, sliced bread, and the polygraph.

Using traffic volume and accident data, The Times ranked the worst Los Angeles intersections. Not all of the most problematic intersections were on major thoroughfares. Everyone who commutes in L.A.

The Department of Homeland Security admitted that the agency’s website dedicated to arrests of “the worst of the worst” was full of incorrect information, changing the site after receiving questions ...

The Department of Homeland Security admitted that its website featuring what it calls the “worst of the worst” arrested immigrants was rife with errors and changed the site this week after receiving ...

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Presidents’ Day is a good day to rank presidents. There’s debate about the top three—my choices are Lincoln, Washington, and FDR—but no suspense about who’s bringing up the rear. Even if he racks up ...

Big collectors have to be prepared to spend more than a few Benjamins to get their hands on iconic examples of American innovation. The good news: Prices have mostly gone up, especially for unique ...

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. Technology and entertainment in ...

A House Democratic lawmaker told Attorney General Pam Bondi that the "worst of the worst" targeted by the Trump administration are actually native-born Americans, not illegal immigrant criminals. Rep.

The University of California secured more U.S. utility patents than any other university in the world last year, according to rankings released today by the National Academy of Inventors. The No. 1 ...

The supposed origin of the expression “the Real McCoy,” he invented the auto- matic engine lubricator, a key railroad engine component, and was awarded more than 50 patents—which he sold for a ...