TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will step up its uranium enrichment program by sharply increasing the number of centrifuges used to make nuclear fuel, a senior official said Wednesday, in direct defiance of...
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The expected U.N. vote Thursday to recognize a state of Palestine will be far more than symbolic — it could give the Palestinians leverage in future border talks with...
GOMA, Congo — Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda began retreating from the territory they seized last week and pulled out of the region of Masisi, their military leader said Wednesday, in the...
CAIRO — Egypt’s highest appeal courts suspended their work Wednesday to protest presidential decrees that gave the country’s Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi nearly absolute powers, state...
Mark Shriver shared his experience of caring for his father, Sargent Shriver, after he developed Alzheimer’s disease with other families at a lecture focused on the disease Wednesday.
In a lecture...
Retired Texas teachers may soon be seeing a boost in their financial benefits if two bills filed for the 2013 legislative session pass.
State Reps. Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock, and Armando “Mando”...
University officials say UT could feel repercussions from the automatic tax increases and spending cuts set to kick in as part of the fiscal cliff on Jan. 2, 2013.
If the U.S. Congress does not act,...
Four salamander species that inhabit Central Texas might be added to the endangered species list, but city officials say they are prepared for the restrictions associated with this change.
The U.S....
Physics honors senior William Berdanier will join the ranks of scholars who have studied under the prestigious Marshall Scholarship next fall, an award given to U.S. students who have shown great academic...
A discovery made with the help of UT-Austin equipment and research has thrown a supermassive wrench into astronomers’ understanding of black holes and how they form.
Using a telescope at UT’s...
A pair of bills filed in the Texas House of Representatives seeks to strip undocumented students of eligibility for in-state tuition.
State Rep. Lyle Larson, R-San Antonio, and state Rep. Bill Zedler,...
Before nursing students can begin their clinical classes in the spring, the UT School of Nursing will require them to pass a drug screening next month as part of new compliance standards.
Clinical programs...
