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  • <em>The Dream Garden</em> mural is a glass mosaic made by Tiffany Studios in 1916.
    Tiffany Is Known For Lamps And Stained Glass, But He Made Magical Mosaics, Too
    Louis Comfort Tiffany — son of the luxury jeweler — took a trip to Italy in the late 1800s and returned inspired. A museum in Western New York has devoted an exhibition to these lesser known works.
  • The Super NES Classic, a mini-version of one of the first Nintendo consoles, comes with a vintage controller.
    Retro-Games And Consoles Are The Latest Craze In The Gamer World
    Many gamers are spending big money on retro-games and their consoles, even as new games and consoles are released. What's with this craze to keep the past alive?
  • As Banjo Billy drives to one of seven anchor sites that make up the 100-minute tour, he tells crime, ghost and historical stories about buildings along the way.
    Banjo Billy's Bus Tour: History, Mystery And Bad Jokes
    Boulder, Colo., is usually associated with hiking and the outdoors. But one tour guide makes the town's history come alive through humor.
  • Some 280,000 voters are expected to cast ballots in Polk County, Fla.
    Flashbacks Of Florida 2000 As Voting Machines Age
    In 2000, the nation's biggest election meltdown took place in Florida due to paper butterfly ballots, ancient voting machines and poorly trained poll workers. Old machines are again a worry for some.
  • European Union Accuses Google Of Abusing Its Market Dominance
    The European Union has been looking into whether Google favors its own products in online searches. EU officials have filed a complaint against Google. The tech giant has not yet formally responded.
  • The Remember the Maine memorial in Veterans Park, next to city hall in East Chicago, Ind.
    'Remember The Maine' — In Indiana!
    How did a monument to the USS Maine, which sank in Havana Harbor in 1898, come to rest in Indiana? The answer tells a lot about the power and influence of veterans, years after war.
  • Proponents of open Internet access protest in front of the FCC headquarters in Washington, D.C. The commission votes Thursday on its proposed rules amid debate about network neutrality.
    FCC To Unveil Proposed Rules To Govern Internet Traffic
    The suggestion last month that the FCC might let Internet providers charge companies more for faster service prompted a firestorm of protest. The commission votes Thursday to begin debate on the plan.
  • Stolen credit card data are sold on underground markets, along with the malware and tools the thieves need to steal the data themselves.
    Risk Is Low And Business Is Booming In The Malware Market
    In a thriving underground, stolen credit card information goes on sale before anyone even knows a massive breach has happened.
  • 'Migrant Hire' Connects Refugees To German Tech Industry
    With an aging population and skilled labor shortage, German industry leaders view the almost million migrants who have arrived since 2015 as an opportunity. But integrating them quickly into the labor market is a challenge. Syrian refugee Hussein Shaker may have the answer. He's founded Migrant Hire, a website that helps refugees with software development skills obtain jobs in the capital's lively tech scene.
  • The Evolving World of Online Classifieds
    Craig's List, the community-oriented classifieds site, remains one of the most popular places on the Web to search for an apartment, a bicycle, or a kitchen table. Experts estimate there are tens of thousands of sites on the Web for job seekers, house hunters, and every other kind of seeker.
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