Why do utility companies want to control your smart thermostat? We explain voluntary demand response programs, grid stress, ...

Firewalls are an essential part of network security, acting as a barrier between trusted internal networks and untrusted external networks. They monitor incoming and outgoing traffic and determine ...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struck down a ballot proposal that would have imposed the strictest statewide rent control in the US. The measure sought to limit apartment rent increases to 5 ...

The decision throws out a ballot petition that, if passed, would have capped annual rent increases across the state at 5% or the consumer price index, whichever is lower. State law today prohibits ...

A racist manager blocks an interracial couple at dinner, refusing them service and making discriminatory remarks based on prejudice rather than policy. His behavior escalates quickly as he publicly ...

The Trump administration’s Department of Justice has moved to block Evanston, Illinois’ landmark reparations program, joining an existing lawsuit that argues the program unconstitutionally distributes ...

To celebrate 30 years of greening efforts from borough residents and the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has launched two special installations and plans a summer party ...

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a key national security tool, appears poised to lapse as the House rejected an extension. Democrats have vowed to oppose any short-term ...

A federal judge on Friday sided with 20 Democratic states and halted an effort by the Trump administration to force states to comply with a range of conditions to get billions of dollars from the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate blocked an extension early Friday of a key surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies as concerns mounted over President Donald Trump's selection of federal ...