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Senate Budget Committee staffers unpack boxes of President Obama's 2014 budget proposal on Wednesday.

Obama Calls New Budget A 'Fiscally Responsible Blueprint'

The White House is gearing up for another round of difficult budget negotiations. Republicans are opposed to tax increases in the president's plan, while Democrats don't like its new math on entitlement benefits.

Scientists could use recordings of wildlife to monitor the movements of invasive species like the European starling.

Eavesdropping On Nature Gives Clues To Biodiversity

Biologists who study the lives of animals can learn a lot simply by listening to them. The problem is that natural sounds can be far easier to record than to analyze. So scientists are working to automate the process with automated systems that do the identifying for them.

Egyptian drivers wait in long lines outside a gas station in Cairo on June 26. Along with a stuttering economy, traffic-clogging street protests and a crime wave, fuel shortages have come to symbolize the disorder of the post-Mubarak Egypt.

If Egypt's Political Crisis Looks Bad, Check Out The Economy

Egypt's new government must restore stability and security before it can tackle the bigger problems: unemployment, huge fuel and food subsidies, and an overly regulated private sector that has benefited from crony capitalism. But the challenges it faces are not uncommon in the wider Arab world.

For an academic, Alan Rosenthal had unusual political clout at the Capitol in New Jersey, his home state.

Remembering A Scholar Who Reshaped States

Alan Rosenthal, a giant in the study of state legislatures, was also a leading figure in changing the way they operated. He died this month, at 81.

Megan Horrigan mixes a shandy at Union Pub in Washington, D.C. "It's refreshing, great for the summer," says customer Tom Tupa, who sampled the drink.

The Dog Days Of Summer Lead Drinkers To Shandy

A beer-cocktail combo popular in 19th century England is seeing a global revival. Shandies are tasty, fruity and practically scream summertime. They're also lower in alcohol than a regular beer, which makes them more appealing as governments tighten rules on drinking and driving.

Couples kiss at the Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana, Calif., earlier this month.

How Many Gay Couples Have Tied The Knot? Nobody Knows

More same-sex married couples are likely to avail themselves of federal benefits now that the Supreme Court has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act. But precisely how many may do so is difficult to estimate — because no one knows exactly how many legally married same-sex couples live in the U.S.

A ballot scanner in New York City ahead of last November's election.

If Voting Machines Were Hacked, Would Anyone Know?

Even if most voting machines aren't connected to the Internet, "they are connected to something that's connected to something that's connected to the Internet," says one cybersecurity expert.

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Could Be In Trouble

The U.S. says Russia is violating the treaty and some Republicans want to respond by developing a new missile. But arms control experts say that could spur a nuclear arms race and isn't necessary.

A rescue dog waits to be adopted at the Pasadena Humane Society.

Fears Of A Black Market After Calif. Bans Some Commercial Breeding

Pet stores in California will only be able to sell dogs, cats, and rabbits rescued from shelters — but that doesn't mean the so-called "puppy mills" are going away.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces a special session of the Texas Legislature on June 6. This Tuesday, that special session closed, without the passage of a so-called bathroom bill that Abbott had sought.

Texas Bathroom Bill Stymied Again As Legislature Ends Special Session

Powerful business interests and some Republicans joined Democrats and LGBT activists in opposing an effort to pass a law restricting bathroom access for transgender people.

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