Sam Harnett

The tech start-up scene in Oakland is distinguishing itself with diversity.

Social networks, search engines and new apps try to answer our questions.

Colleges are growing their wait lists and using them in some surprising ways.

U.S. is pressuring Japan to remove import tariffs on pork and beef

Peer pressure works in getting people to use less water

The fracking boom is bringing in a surge of development -- and tax revenue -- to North Dakota. Now conservationists have a plan use some of that growth to protect the environment.

Large rodents called nutria damage thousands of acres of coastal wetlands in Louisiana each year. But trappers are becoming a dying breed.

Salt Lake City has become the genealogical capital of the world, and it's all because of Mormonism.

Social gaming company Zynga looks to stage a comeback with real-money gambling, first in Europe and then the U.S.

A group in San Francisco has found a way to report informal lending circles popular among some immigrant groups to credit bureaus -- as a way to boost the credit scores of participants.