Western tent caterpillars back en masse this spring

Wiggling masses of white-orange-and-black caterpillars are emerging from their silken nests to munch on tender leaves - signaling a second spring when Western tent caterpillars might be out in big numbers. | 05/10/13 15:04:50 By - Kie Relya

Government can’t find room for America’s wild horses

Wild horses, descended from the steeds of Spanish explorers, Native Americans, U.S. cavalry and ranch strays, are being offered for auction this weekend in Fort Worth, Texas, as part of a desperate effort by a federal government that can’t figure out what to do with them. | 05/09/13 16:50:15 By - By Sean Cockerham

Indian country torn over gay marriage

For Heather Purser, the first pang came more than a decade ago as she gathered clams on Puget Sound’s Chico Beach, watching her cousin’s new husband assist with the digging. She figured she’d never have a legal spouse to help with the backbreaking work. Then Purser, a member of Washington state’s Suquamish Tribe who knew she was gay at age 7, decided to act: She led a personal lobbying campaign that ended with her tribal council voting in 2011 to approve same-sex marriage. | 05/09/13 19:24:01 By - By Rob Hotakainen

Noted fantasy author Neil Gaiman writes ‘Doctor Who’ episode

— When “Doctor Who” calls, Neil Gaiman listens. At least, when producer Steven Moffat calls with an irresistible bait. Gaiman, noted author of such fantasy books as “Coraline,” “American Gods” and “Stardust,” is the screenwriter for the episode “Nightmare in Silver,” showing Saturday on BBC America. It should be available on iTunes shortly after that. | 05/09/13 11:46:23 By - Tish Wells

Feds hand millions in grants to states for arts, music

The National Endowment for the Arts announced more than $45 million in grants to state and regional arts agencies Wednesday, with funding for all states and an emphasis on arts outreach through schools, libraries and online in programs from Alaska to South Carolina and Texas. | 05/08/13 18:33:17 By - By Maria Recio

How architecture has affected the lives of Americans

“10 Buildings That Changed America” is a history of something so taken for granted that you may never look at a shopping mall or a skyscraper again in the same light. | 05/08/13 13:08:59 By - Tish Wells

Obama urges prosecution, courts-martial for sexual assaults in military

President Barack Obama delivered a blistering rebuke of sexual assaults in the military Tuesday, saying perpetrators are “betraying the uniform that they’re wearing” and that he’s told Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel the administration needs to "exponentially step up our game" to curb the abuse. | 05/08/13 07:19:04 By - By Lesley Clark and David Lightman

All the lonely people: how we live alone past 65

Clydie Pugh-Myers, one of the state’s first black licensed practical nurses, once drove a red Cadillac around Durham, sang in the choir at her church, and generally stayed busy. These days, living with two knee replacements, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other ailments, she can no longer drive and sits at home alone a lot. She says even people from her church don’t come to see her much. “Since I’ve gotten 84, it’s gotten tough,” Pugh-Myers said in her South Durham home. | 05/06/13 12:52:33 By - Thomas Goldsmith

70 years ago this month, the Battle of Attu raged in Alaska

The Battle of Attu, often dismissed or forgotten, was remarkable in many ways. More men were killed in action on Attu than at Pearl Harbor: at least 2,350 Japanese -- plus those never accounted for -- and 549 Americans; 1,148 Americans were wounded and 2,100 listed as casualties due to cold and shell shock. How many Americans died as a result of injuries in the weeks after the battle is uncertain, but some say it was equal to or greater than the battlefield deaths. | 05/06/13 11:54:27 By - Mike Dunham

Looking for college credit? Welcome to the buffet

Danine Adams has taken a few courses at a four-year university, some at a community college and still more online while working all over the country as an investigator for the Federal Bureau of Prisons – career experience that she’s also been able to transform into academic credit. | 05/01/13 17:27:05 By - By Jon Marcus

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in competition for unmanned aircraft test center

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, is competing to operate one of the nation's six new centers for developing and testing unmanned aircraft. | 05/01/13 17:10:21 By - Annette Cary

Chinese phoenixes soar at D.C.’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

There’s nothing wimpy about Xu Bing’s phoenixes. Even the two fragile, broken clay models on display at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery here show the power of the mythical birds. | 04/30/13 13:07:38 By - Tish Wells

Zombie game at Kentucky's Transylvania University leads to possible gang threat

A Transylvania University student wearing a red bandanna thought it was a joke when three men told him he was in the wrong territory and threatened to shoot him Sunday night, police said. | 04/30/13 11:48:07 By - Josh Kegley

Police dogs a big help in small towns

A decade ago, police dogs were seen as four-legged indulgences that took too big a bite out of the budget for most small-town departments to consider. | 04/29/13 13:09:09 By - Matha Quillin

Caddy Girls | Queens of the greens

Meghan Tarmey has built Myrtle Beach Caddy Girls into an empire that does business in several states and golf destinations across the U.S., has spawned related marketing and modeling companies, and is destined for a reality-based television show in the near future. | 04/29/13 12:40:48 By - Alan Blondin

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