An executive order lets drivers use red-dyed farm diesel on highways through year's end without IRS penalties. Analysts say the savings are real but the fuel is hard to find.
The breach exposed records tied to unpaid fines going back 30 years, nearly 30,000 protective orders and 150,000 foster care board reports. Officials say there's no sign the data has been used.
The outbreak that began west of Philadelphia in April has led to 198 hospitalizations and five deaths. New York declared a disaster emergency as the national count nears 3,900.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist led the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, which detected high-energy neutrinos from deep space and opened a new kind of astronomy.
About 71,000 Montanans must now document 80 hours a month of work, school or volunteering. Advocates warn the early rollout previews what the rest of the country faces in January.
Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences shut Sept. 30 after Drexel cited rising costs. Crowds flooded in for final visits, and a foundation has offered a year of bridge funding.