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New drilling technologies and rising fuel prices have generated a boom in U.S. oil and gas drilling. It is also creating many high-paying jobs for young people. The average starting salary for petroleum engineering grads is nearly $79,000.

Grid operators constantly match what power plants are producing with what people and their TVs, microwaves and air conditioners need. But when the electricity comes from unpredictable sources, like wind or solar power, balancing the grid is a challenge, a new study finds.

Taliban says they will avenge the killing of 16 civilians, allegedly by a U.S. soldier, as questions arise over the possibility that more than a single gunman was involved.

Foreign Imports have dropped by more than two million barrels a day over the past four years, the administration says.

Aircraft carrier that served in hotspots, including the Cuban Missile Crisis, for more than five decades heads out on its final mission.

Injuries to children on farms cost the nation $1.4 billion a year, according to a new study. But most of the injuries and deaths happen to children and teens who aren't working on the farm.

The Justice Department says the state failed to show that the law would not deny or limit minorities' right to vote. It's the second state voter ID law the department has blocked.

The U.N.'s top torture official said Manning's solitary confinement violated the convention against torture.

A series of recent episodes in Afghanistan has raised questions about the U.S. effort to work closely with the Afghans and wind down the U.S. military mission after more than a decade of war.

In the past few months, job growth has picked up, while economic growth has slowed. What's going on?